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15 entries

  • 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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    Orthopedia · June 24, 2021

    Morton’s Neuroma

    Morton’s Neuroma is neuropathic pain in the forefoot and is related to the interdigital nerve (Gougoulias, 2019). It commonly occurs between the second and third metatarsals (Zabag

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