Clinical

The idea that fruit and vegetables might cause cancer sounds bizarre. For decades, studies have shown that people who eat more plants tend to live longer, healthier lives, with lower rates of heart disease, stroke and several common cancers.

Recently, I was approached by a colleague who had seen a patient with type 1 diabetes using a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist in combination with basal bolus insulin to manage their glucose levels.

Healthcare professionals should assist patients with completing an asthma action plan to help them take control of their asthma and respond quickly when symptoms change.

You may know your basic high- and low-density lipoproteins, but have you got the facts straight on their lesser-known sibling Lp(a)? Find out here!

You may know your basic high- and low-density lipoproteins, but have you got the facts straight on their lesser-known sibling Lp(a)? Find out here!

More common during hot weather and after very intense exercise, ‘rhabdo’ has been reported to be on the rise in parts of the country.

‘The thought behind that is that one, there’s no cysts in the ovary, so it’s very confusing,’ said Dr. Melanie Cree, one of the authors of the Lancet article.