by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
There has been a good deal of concern and confusion about prolactinomas (benign tumours of the pituitary gland) since the sad death of Tara Palmer Tomkinson in February 2017. This is mainly because she had recently revealed its diagnosis. So the first thing I...
by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Multiple finger prick testing of blood glucose levels has unfortunately been a crucial part of managing type one diabetes but some patients have recently been using a monitoring system which relies on a patch the size of a £2 coin placed on the upper arm. Increasingly...
by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
You may recall from a previous blog post that pancreatic cancer and diabetes seem to be linked however it’s not clear which is the risk and which the symptom. Of course, it is even harder for scientists to work out how the two conditions are linked when they...
by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Such has been the growth rate of metabolic diseases that they’re now amongst the most significant in affecting the world’s population. The most well known is probably Type 2 diabetes brought on, it is believed, by obesity or increased fat accumulation. One of...
by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
It is recognised that cancer cells avoid destruction by shutting down checkpoint inhibitors in T-cells thus preventing the body from attacking the cancer itself. In direct response, the most promising cancer drugs in today’s treatment are something called...
