Vitamin D in autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders
Theresa Mallia & Therese Hunter
UK’s Breast Cancer Screening Glitch
by Ian Ellul – Last May, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that 450,000 women between the ages of 68 and 71 in the UK failed to receive invitations for a final routine breast cancer screening.
Imaging Breast Implant Rupture – Part 1
Dr Pierre Vassallo – Breast augmentation is the most common form of cosmetic surgery performed today.
Is this disseminated ovarian cancer or not?
Short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.
Maddy’s Pandora: Cherry Blossoms and Clinical Chemistry
Michelle Muscat i2i Publishing; 200 pages; £8.95 Published in December 2017 ”Every single one of us has a story to tell.” This story revolves around two girls of the same age with initially apparently very little in common characterwise, called Madeleine and Madison Moretti. One is an…
The 39th World Medical & Health Games are coming to Malta
Sports Director Pierre Chicco talks Medigames with TheSynapse.
Gene Editing … Quo Vadis?
Ian Ellul – As discussed in the last editorial, modern gene editing is quite precise but it is not perfect.
Nip and Tuck … Embrace the Future
I wish to start 2018 by discussing gene editing which, following last year’s remarkable advances, is rumoured to continue to make a star appearance on stage. Gene editing basically rewrites DNA, disabling target genes, correcting harmful mutations and changing the activity of specific genes.
Is Lymphoma Curable?
Short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.