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The Alternative: Herbal Medicine

This week, Jonathan continues his series on alternative medicine by taking us back in time to the roots of medicine through herbal remedies.

Factor XI Inhibition: The Holy Grail of Haemostasis-Sparing Anticoagulation

Ajay Kakkar opened this virtual meeting by discussing the history of the treatment and prevention of thrombosis…

Evra (Norelgestromin and Ethinyl Oestradiol) and Contraceptive Options Available to Females Today

Increased contraceptive choice is a pivotal shift in modern contraception that has improved the autonomy of females and may help to better match contraception to their individual and cultural identities.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Burden of Disease in Patients with Plexiform Neurofibromas

NF1 is an autosomal dominant disorder, arising from a mutation in the gene that encodes neurofibromin. It is a tumour-predisposing…

Management and Multi-specialty Approach in the Evolving Treatment Landscape of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Plexiform Neurofibromas

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a rare disease, occurring in approximately 1 in 3,000 people. Among the numerous manifestations…

Aficamten: A New Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

REDWOOD-HCM was a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-finding clinical trial of aficamten in patients with symptomatic oHCM on background medical therapy.

Automated Echocardiography Analysis: Expanding Access and Saving Time

December marks the launch of Us2.ai’s automated cardiac analysis platform1 as a cloud-based service on the EchoNous Kosmos device…

Identifying Common Biomarkers Between COVID-19 and Commonly Associated Comorbidities

The recent COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and, since its…

Current Therapy for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) is a rare and aggressive disorder, resulting from the inheritance of mutations in the two alleles of genes regulating the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) function.

Risk Factors and Prevention of Post-endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis: An Update

The therapeutic technique of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has evolved as a therapeutic endoscopic technique for…