Sepsis is a medical condition wherein the immune system overreacts to an infection, turning the white blood cells against the body’s own cells and tissues.
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Drug eruptions are adverse skin reactions to drugs that occur in about 3% of hospitalized people. They may resemble skin diseases very closely but generally
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The damaging effects of glyphosate-containing herbicides on humans, animals and the environment have been widely studied for several decades. In an effort to better quantify
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A novel coronavirus that was first reported in China in December 2019 quickly led to a global pandemic. Named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Barrett's esophagus is a condition characterized by abnormal alterations in the cells that line the esophagus. A normal esophagus is lined with flat squamous cells,
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Viruses can occasionally, but quite rarely, move from one species to another. This is called a spillover event but can also be known as a
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Newborn screening refers to the screening of blood samples taken from newborn infants to test for genetic and metabolic disorders that can become life threatening
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Postpartum depression (Postnatal depression) is a severely distressing but treatable condition. Postpartum depression needs to be identified in good time so that professional help can
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Down syndrome or Down’s syndrome is a genetic condition caused by the presence of an additional copy of chromosome 21 in a person’s cells. This
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West syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy most common in infancy. It is characterized by infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia, and mental deficiency. With this said,
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