One of my patients—who had been struggling with obesity, uncontrolled diabetes and the cost of her medications—agreed in June 2019
Month: January 2022
Behavioural outcomes of antidepressant treatment
Mood and anxiety disorders are some of the biggest contributors to morbidity worldwide, and may be lethal. Appropriate treatment is
Today’s hot topic: Should you let chile peppers spice up your meals?
For thousands of years, people have picked up chile peppers to provide their diets with pizazz. There’s no doubt chile peppers are
The circadian clock in heart failure
Disrupting circadian rhythms, which change naturally on a 24-hour cycle, has been implicated in heart disease, but it is unclear
Study: Stronger evidence linking virus to multiple sclerosis
There’s more evidence that one of the world’s most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing
How COVID-19 is affecting global efforts to eliminate malaria
The epidemiology of COVID-19 is complicated. We’ve worked out the virus spreads through the air, so instead of wiping things
Additional antibodies may protect against COVID
When we talk about antibodies against COVID-19, we tend to mean the so-called neutralizing antibodies, that offer protection by blocking
Pressure leads GPs to increase antibiotic prescribing
The pressure GPs are working under has been linked to increasing broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing in England by health economists at
Major step forward in development of diagnostic blood test for glioblastoma
Researchers at the University of Sussex are one step further to developing a blood test capable of diagnosing the most
Understanding sex differences in heart disease to improve outcomes for women
Heart valve calcification is one of the leading causes of death in Canada. The condition is more prevalent in men,
