Category: 6. Health

Introduction

Infections are among the most frequent complications and causes of mortality after hip fracture surgery.¹ Within 30 days after surgery 15% of patients are treated in hospital for infection.² The 30-day mortality is 15% among…

Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events create ideal conditions for pathogens and their vectors – such as mosquitoes, midges and ticks – to thrive.

This is confirmed by a recent report for the…

Introduction

Silicosis is a type of pneumoconiosis caused by prolonged occupational exposure to reactive crystalline silica that leads to interstitial lung disease.¹ Various occupations are closely related to the risk of silicosis, including…

Introduction

During abdominal cross-sectional imaging, adrenal tumors are frequently detected incidentally with a prevalence ranging from 5% to 7%.¹ Non-functioning adrenal tumors (NFAT) are the most common incidental tumors of the adrenal gland,…

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic hematologic disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene that leads to the production of hemoglobin S (HbS). This abnormal hemoglobin promotes red blood cell sickling, resulting in…

Hospitals are bracing for a once-in-a-decade flu season, with a mutated version of the virus that is spreading widely in younger people expected to drive a wave of admissions when it reaches the elderly.

The threat has prompted NHS managers to…

It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat.

Then, a sneeze.

Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days.

Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known…