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Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: Diagnostic tests and biomarkers to monitor

Crohn's disease
Ulcerative colitis

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: Diagnostic tests and biomarkers to monitor

8 Mar 2021 • 2 Likes

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis both fall under the umbrella term of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They are two disorders that progress in the form...

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Endometriosis: Everything you need to know!

Endometriosis

Endometriosis: Everything you need to know!

6 Mar 2021

What is endometriosis?Endometriosis is a gynaecological condition characterised by the abnormal presence of endometrial tissue (or uterine tissue) outside the uterine cavity. This tissue follows the...

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Obesity: What surgical treatments are available?

Bariatric surgery
Obesity

Obesity: What surgical treatments are available?

4 Mar 2021

Surgical solutions in the care for obesity Different surgical procedures are possible and each are considered according to the individual. Sleeve gastrectomy: Also called vertical sleeve gastrectomy,...

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Bowel Cancer Awareness Month: Let's shine a light on colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month: Let's shine a light on colorectal cancer

2 Mar 2021

Bowel cancer in a few figuresBowel cancer, also called colorectal cancer, includes cancers of the colon and rectum. Between 60 and 80% of colorectal cancers develop from benign tumours: polyps or...

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Castleman disease in children

Castleman disease

Castleman disease in children

1 Mar 2021 • 1 comment

What are the symptoms and treatments for Castleman disease in children? Castleman disease is rare, and even more so in children. When it is paediatric (when it appears in childhood), the...

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Rare Disease Day: Isolation and psychological impact, let's talk about it!

Rare diseases

Rare Disease Day: Isolation and psychological impact, let's talk about it!

28 Feb 2021 • 2 comments

Rare diseases: diverse and complex pathologiesFor a condition to be classified as a rare disease, it must affect less than one person in 2,000. These diseases will affect the patient's life in a...

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Cushing's syndrome: A long and difficult care journey

Cushing syndrome

Cushing's syndrome: A long and difficult care journey

27 Feb 2021 • 1 comment

First, can you tell us a little more about yourself?I could start like one of my favourite songs: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Sandrine, I would like to make a success of my life and to be...

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Working with a chronic illness: Carenity members share their experience!

Working with a chronic illness: Carenity members share their experience!

25 Feb 2021 • 2 Likes • 3 comments

856 Carenity members responded to our surveyWe conducted a survey from February 10th to 22nd, 2021 in which 856 Carenity members in the US, the UK and France participated. We asked them questions...

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COVID-19 vaccination: "I would do it again any time".

COVID-19 vaccination: "I would do it again any time".

24 Feb 2021 • 1 comment

Hello Biggi1964, first of all, thank you for agreeing to share your experience with us.Could you first tell us a bit more about yourself?I am 56 years old and was born with hip dysplasia (a...

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Long COVID and post-traumatic stress: Everything you need to know!

Long COVID

Long COVID and post-traumatic stress: Everything you need to know!

23 Feb 2021

Post-traumatic stress: definition, symptoms and causesPost-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can impact an individual's life from a social, physical or psychological point of view. It often occurs...

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The History of Cancer: Everything there is to know!

Cancer

The History of Cancer: Everything there is to know!

22 Feb 2021 • 1 comment

Where does the name "cancer" come from?The word "cancer" is a Latin word meaning "crab". Hippocrates (460-377 BCE) was the first to compare cancer to a crab, using an analogy to described the...

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Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist: What’s the difference and which is right for you?

Psychiatry

Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist: What’s the difference and which is right for you?

20 Feb 2021 • 1 Like

Many people incorrectly use the terms psychiatrist and psychologist interchangeably. Though the two roles sound similar, there are actually a number of important differences, in terms of education,...

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