Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disorder caused by BCR-ABL1 igureusion encoding for a tyrosine kinase oncoprotein. Since the introduction of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), imatinib, in 2000, …
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide contributing to approximately 600,000 deaths each year with this number on the rise in the developing world. The aetiology of …
Background: Medicine is an ever evolving field of knowledge, new practice, and research. There are various clinical research methodologies; the clinical researcher may actively collect patient information, or retrospectively obtain …
Strongyloidiasis is a disease caused by infection with the soil-transmitted helminth Strongyloides stercoralis. The infection can become life threatening if it progresses to complicated strongyloidiasis. S. stercoralis infection is a …
This review critically appraises the major considerations associated with oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for men who have sex with men (MSM) within the Australian context, and suggests implications for future …
Purpose of review: To determine the maternal and neonatal outcomes after operative vaginal delivery of foetuses in the persistent occiput posterior position, and examine the efficacy and outcomes of techniques to …
Meniscal tears are amongst the most common knee injuries. The purpose of the current article is to identify the most common meniscal tears, current treatment options, and potential future treatment …
Aim: To evaluate the role of cricoid pressure in modern day anaesthetics. Methods: A literature review was conducted using the following databases: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PubMed, Scopus, Ovid …
Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory dermatosis with many comorbidities, particularly psoriatic arthritis, metabolic syndrome, and depression. Psoriasis has a significant impact on quality of life, especially for those with …
The selective oestrogen receptor modulator (SERM), tamoxifen, is pivotal in treating oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancers—the most common subtype of breast cancer. As the first targeted therapy for breast …
