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Digestive Disorders and Mental Health

Patients who have gastrointestinal disorders also have high psychiatric comorbidity. Read more here.

8 Jul 2022

What is Castleman Disease?

Castleman disease (CD) is a heterogeneous group of disorders that share morphological features, initially described by Benjamin Castleman in the 1950s.

8 Jul 2022

What is Blue Diaper Syndrome?

Blue diaper syndrome (BDS), also known as Drummond's Syndrome, is an extremely rare metabolic disorder, first described in 1964.

8 Jul 2022

The History of Deprescribing

The term ‘deprescribing” was first used almost two decades ago, in 2003, but more time elapsed before suggested guidelines for this practice were published.

8 Jul 2022

What are Histiocytic Disorders?

This article explores histiocytic disorders, a group of disorders arising from an over-production of histiocytic white blood cells called histiocytes.

7 Jul 2022

What is Infantile Myofibromatosis?

This article discusses infantile myofibromatosis (IM), a rare disorder that causes one of the most common proliferative fibrous tumors of infancy.

7 Jul 2022

What is Johanson-Blizzard Syndrome?

This article looks at Johanson–Blizzard syndrome (JBS), a rare autosomal recessive condition caused by homozygous and compound heterozygous mutations in the UBR1 gene.

7 Jul 2022

What is Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy?

Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy refers to the use of psilocybin, the active ingredient in psilocybin mushrooms, in the context of pharmacotherapy. This article explores Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy in more detail.

7 Jul 2022

The Sustainable Management of Healthcare Waste

Healthcare waste management (HCWM) has become a major challenge as the population size increases and healthcare facilities expand.

7 Jul 2022

Sleep and Hormones

Sleep has been shown to interact with the endocrine system over a wide range of hormones, in both directions.

7 Jul 2022

The Effect of Optimism on Health

There is growing recognition of the effectiveness of optimism as a positive psychological function and tool for better mental and physical health.

7 Jul 2022

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