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Antenatal depression
Imagine that you’re 33 weeks into your first pregnancy. It’s going well, the baby’s growing and is healthy, and you’re in a loving relationship with the father. You’re excited about starting a family and can’t wait to meet your new little one. Now imagine that you’re 33 weeks into your first pregnancy, and everyone around you is excited and happy for you, after all, pregnancy is a time when you should be blooming. But you’re feeling alone, isolated, terrified, and anxious. You feel guil… Read this article >>
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Maxillofacial medicine
Maxillofacial surgery is needed for many conditions, including facial injuries, head and neck cancer, salivary gland disease, impacted teeth, cysts and tumours of the jaws, oral mucosal diseases, facial pain, and disorders of the temporomandibular joint. Maxillofacial surgeons need under… Read this article >>
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Chronic hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is endemic in many parts of the world such as China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. An estimated two billion people worldwide are infected, and 60 000 people die of the disease every year.1 Hepatitis B generally has a low prevalence in developed countries; however, the number of peop… Read this article >>
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Cervical cancer and human papillomavirus
In 2002 Jade Goody appeared on the reality television show Big Brother and became one of the most famous, outspoken, and controversial British celebrities almost overnight. In March 2009 she died at the age of 27 from cervical cancer, which claims about… Read this article >>
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Hyponatraemia
Hyponatraemia is a common disorder among hospital inpatients that will often be identified, investigated, and managed by the junior doctor. Patients can become seriously unwell, and it can lead to death, yet guidelines on how to manage these patients are scarce. Hyponatraemia (abnormal… Read this article >>
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