Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

Renewed focus on patient adherence

Patient adherence is the focus of a new project launched by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and led by Pfizer.

The Alternative: Yoga and Meditation

Jonathan discusses the ancient spiritual practices of yoga and meditation, outlining historical and scientific evidence of how these methods can improve…

Correlation Between Asthma in Children and COVID-19 Hospitalisation Risk

Study finds that uncontrolled asthma in children is linked to an elevated risk of COVID-19-related hospitalisation…

Specific Immunotherapy in Young Children Induces Peanut Allergy Remission

Peanut allergy in children affects almost 1.5 million of the United States’ population aged 17 and younger…

ASH Highlights: An Experts Review

In this podcast, Dr. Subarna Chakravorty and Dr. Rachel Kesse-Adu discuss their highlights from ASH surrounding sickle cell disease.

The uphill recruitment battle

Recruitment for pharma is not an easy task, especially when the goal is to appeal to the younger generation. Read the article and find out more.

Interview: Carlos Caldas

Carlos Caldas | Clinician Scientist and Senior Group Leader, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute; Chair of Medicine…

Vitamin D Deficiency Presenting as Proximal Myopathy: An Overlooked Diagnosis - A Case Series and Review of the Literature

Vitamin D is essential for skeletal and skeletal muscle health. It is present in varying quantities in certain foods, but the average diet does not contain enough to meet daily needs. A good source is exposure to sunlight for sufficient time to enable the skin to synthesise the vitamin from cholesterol using the ultraviolet spectrum. In some countries, a regulated process of fortification of certain commonly consumed foods exists.

Are We Failing Our Patients? Why Sex and Gender Matter in Psoriasis Management

Julie Ann Lough, asks whether patients are being failed by the healthcare system, and explores why sex matters in psoriasis management.

Urology

Bariatric Surgery and Risk of Urolithiasis

Obesity (BMI: >30 kg/m2) has reached epidemic proportions, both globally as well as locally in the Caribbean region, without discrimination against age, sex, race, socioeconomic, and educational levels.