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  • General Public Content

    Psychiatry · December 9, 2021

    Anorexia Nervosa

    Author: Zainab Adamji Editor: Leah Farquharson, Nicholas Huen Scientific Review: Ozair Ali Overview Anorexia Nervosa, commonly referred simply as Anorexia, can be classified as a s

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    Neurology · September 16, 2021

    Angelman Syndrome

    Author: Christine Ma Editor: Leah Farquharson   Overview Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a rare neurological disorder with varying subtypes (Madaan & Mendez, 2021). Angelman Syn

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    Dentistry · September 1, 2021

    Mouth Cancer

    Head and neck cancers are the 6th most common human cancer and up to 48% of head and neck cancer cases are due to oral cancer (Irani, 2020). Oral cancer, or mouth cancer, affects t

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    Gastroenterology and Hepatology · August 10, 2021

    Alcoholic Hepatitis

    Author: David Vaz Editor: Leah Farquharson Overview Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) refers to the inflammation of the liver due to prolonged, and heavy alcohol use (Im, 2019). Originally

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    Allergy and Immunology · August 3, 2021

    Autoimmune Hepatitis

    Author: Leah Farquharson Editor: Nelly Sadat Overview Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) is an autoimmune disease that affects the liver (Manns et al., 2015). AIH is an incorrect immune re

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    Allergy and Immunology · August 3, 2021

    Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Author and editor: Nicholas Jo Overview Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of arthritis affecting joints, muscles and tendons (Schneider & Krüger, 2013). Early d

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    Infectious Diseases · July 27, 2021

    Influenza

    Author: Alison Shieh Editor: Helia Mansouri Dana Overview Influenza, otherwise known as the flu, is a respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus that affects approximately 5

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    Infectious Diseases · July 22, 2021

    Septic Arthritis

    Author: Helia Mansouri Dana Overview Infectious arthritis, commonly known as septic arthritis, refers to the inflammation of the joints due to infection by bacteria, viruses, and f

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    Neurology · June 24, 2021

    Cerebral Aneurysm

    Cerebral aneurysms are vascular abnormalities in which a bulge in an artery in or near the brain is formed when the arterial walls are weak. The dilation of the aneurysm may vary i

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