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World AIDS Day
Lung Cancer : Awareness Month
Lung Cancer is one the most common forms of cancer to occur around the world, with more than 2,000,0000 people diagnosed worldwide each annually, and is the leading cause of cancer death annually.1
WHO Aims To Introduce Cheaper Generic Insulin
To combat globally high prices of insulin, the World Health Organisation (W.H.O) has announced an initiative to allow drug companies to produce biosimilar insulin products. This would be through a...
Medicinal Cannabis - Legalised But Inaccessible?
The demand for medicinal cannabis has exponentially increased in the last few years with claims that cannabis is an extremely effective medication for treating a multitude of different conditions...
World Diabetes Day
On the 14th of November, World Diabetes Day will be marking the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who along with Charles Best co-discovered insulin in 1922. In remembrance of this discovery, WHO...
Patient Definition checklist
Preparing epidemiology data for use in a forecast model - do you know your target population?
Use our guide to check your thinking.
A look into...Gastro Oesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a common condition occurring when reflux of gastric contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. It is classified into two subtypes: with...
A look into...Graves' Disease
Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland, in which helper T cells autoreactive against the thyrotropin receptor activate B cells to produce anti-thyrotropin receptor antibodies....
A look into...Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition in which a person has problems with memory, language, executive function and visuospatial skills that are noticeable to others and can be observed in...
A look into...Cystinosis
Cystinosis is a rare inherited lysosomal storage disorder following the Mendelian inheritance pattern. It is caused by mutations in the CTNS gene that encodes cystinosin, a lysosomal cystine‑proton...