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Overlap Syndrome: how obstructive sleep apnea and COPD coexist

Overlap syndrome, or COLDOSA, is the name given when a patient is suffering from both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnoea. Combined, these conditions cause a significant drop in oxygen during sleep, leading to an increased risk of disability and death.

7 Jul 2022

Origins of Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic resistance is a pressing issue that has been brought to the attention of the scientific community in recent times.

7 Jul 2022

How Will Open Access Research Help Tackle Future Pandemics?

The global sharing of research information during the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has helped to combat the disease.

7 Jul 2022

Supporting the Mental Health of Minorities

Sexual, gender and ethnic minorities have faced significant health-related difficulties, especially in terms of mental health.

6 Jul 2022

What is Pandemic Preparedness and Why is it Important?

This article considers why we need to be prepared for a future pandemic, where we are now in the preparedness stakes, and where we need to go.

6 Jul 2022

Misconceptions about Infertility and IVF

This article focuses on some of the misconceptions surrounding IVF as well as infertility, a condition usually considered as the inability to conceive following a year or more of unprotected sexual intercourse.

6 Jul 2022

Revolutions in Infectious Disease Testing

Infectious diseases still take 14 million lives worldwide each year, making up a quarter of total deaths. This makes them a leading cause of mortality. Read more about the revolutions in their diagnosis here.

6 Jul 2022

What are Adaptogens?

An adaptogen is a non-toxic substance that is believed to heighten the ability of the human body to resist the effects of stress and restore or support normal physiological functioning. This article discusses adaptogens in more detail.

6 Jul 2022

What is Ocular Motor Apraxia?

This article explores ocular motor apraxia (OMA), which is a neurological condition resulting in an inability to turn the eyes voluntarily in a horizontal manner.

5 Jul 2022

What are Medical Alert Devices?

This article explores medical alert devices. These are medical technologies that tend to the complex physiological monitoring of patients.

4 Jul 2022

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

Cancer vaccines are a relatively new technology in the field of oncology. Read more here.

4 Jul 2022

Biological Changes During Fatherhood

Distinct and overlapping biological changes occur during fatherhood in response to exposure and close contact with that infant.

4 Jul 2022

What Are The Health Effects of Over-Sanitization?

Using cleaning agents in disinfection products is thought to produce various outcomes associated with several organ systems, including respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms and effects on the skin.

1 Jul 2022

Eradicating a Disease; What does it Take?

This article considers some of the factors that currently pose a challenge to the notion of disease eradication with a focus on the issues of surveillance, prospects for prophylaxis, and the concept of the patient's right to choose.

30 Jun 2022

Can Brushing your Teeth Improve your Overall Health?

The notion that our teeth may affect the whole of our anatomy is both true, and something that is far overlooked. This article explores the reasons why our oral hygiene can affect our overall health.

30 Jun 2022

What is Contrast-Induced Nephropathy?

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a complication that results in the impairment of kidney function that results from the intravenous or intra-arterial contrast administration of contrast media during angiographic procedures.

30 Jun 2022

Social Identification and Mental Health

Theories suggest that social identity is linked to psychological wellbeing, defined as increased positive-hedonic indicators like self-esteem and life satisfaction and decreased negative indicators like depression, anxiety, and stress.

30 Jun 2022

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

According to modern scientific concepts, tumor types are now categorized into separate groups based on their response rate to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI).

30 Jun 2022

Insight into Implantable Medical Devices

Implantable medical devices are introduced into the human body through surgery or other medical interventions to serve specific functions. Learn more here.

30 Jun 2022