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Hunger, Fullness, and Weight Loss Injections

HOT TOPICS IN MEDICINEHunger, Fullness, and Weight Loss Injections This is the first in an ongoing series exploring current medical topics that are receiving significant media attention. The longer I spend in medicine, the more I realise that the complexity of medical issues can often prevent people from truly understanding their own health, which may limit their ability to take control of it. When these issues make their way into the mainstream media, they are often presented with a particular…

Andrew Baillie December 16, 2024

How Your Doctor Makes Decisions About Your Health

I remember going to see my GP long before I became a doctor. I’ve always been curious about how things work, and the doctor’s office was no exception. What kind of mysterious process allows doctors to determine what’s going on with your health? Just by talking to you, laying hands on you—how do they decide what tests to do? How does it all work? Years later, when I entered medical school, I was excited to finally learn these “secrets.” But…

Andrew Baillie November 8, 2024

Understanding Cancer’s Growth and the Advancements of Oncological Treatments for Various Cancer Types

According to a scientific report published in 2021, the worldwide cancer burden in developing nations is expected to climb by 47% between 2020 and 2040. The number is worrying since new globalisation-related issues are exacerbating demographic changes (Sung et al., 2021). As a result, continued oncological research is required to have a more comprehensive understanding of the molecular pathways that lead to cancer. Cancer is a complex, heterogenous defect of genetic origin. The first objective of this essay aims to…

Amaan Ahmed December 27, 2023