Rare diseases

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

28 Feb 2021 • 2 comments

To mark Rare Disease Day on 28 February, we wanted to focus on the psychological consequences rare diseases can cause in the lives of patients. How to overcome isolation when living with a rare...

Long COVID

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

23 Feb 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has had numerous impacts on the population. Beyond the short-term consequences, for some people the virus will have long-term consequences. What is post-traumatic stress...

Multiple sclerosis

Treatments for multiple sclerosis: Patients share their opinions!

18 Feb 2021 • 1 comment

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an auto-immune disease that affects the central nervous system and progresses in the form of relapses. Different types of treatment are therefore necessary to act on the...

Stress: Reponse, consequences and how to manage it

16 Feb 2021

Stress is a part of daily life and the way the body functions. However, when it turns into anxiety, becomes chronic or too much for an individual to handle, stress can lead to many different health...

COVID-19 and the flu: What are the differences?

10 Feb 2021 • 7 comments

The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has raised many questions and anxieties. The similarity of symptoms between the flu and COVID-19 has long been a source of debate.What are the differences...

Epilepsy

How does epilepsy affect memory?

8 Feb 2021 • 1 Like • 3 comments

Epilepsy is a chronic medical condition characterized by recurrent seizures. These seizures come from a malfunction of the brain in which the neurons that are supposed to work together through...

Breast cancer

What are the roles of BRCA1/BRCA2 and HER2 status in breast cancer care?

4 Feb 2021

Mutations in the BRCA1 and 2 genes have been widely recognised as a genetic predisposition for breast cancer.What does it mean to be a carrier of these mutations? What is HER2 status, which is...

Lupus

Lupus: Contraception and planning for pregnancy

2 Feb 2021

Lupus is a rare disease that affects about 1 in 1000 people in the UK. It is an autoimmune disease whose occurrence is influenced by many factors.How do hormones impact lupus? What contraception is...

COVID-19 vaccines: Information and opinions of patients with chronic illness

30 Jan 2021 • 6 comments

The COVID-19 pandemic has been sweeping the globe for more than a year, with more than 2 million people now dead from the virus. Vaccine development and commercialisation are now the focus of...

Multiple sclerosis

MS Hugs: What are they and how to live with them?

23 Jan 2021 • 1 comment

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath covering nerve fibres, leading to nerve damage. This nerve damage causes...

Castleman disease

Castleman disease and HIV: A focused look at the HHV-8 virus

20 Jan 2021

Castleman disease is a non-cancerous, non-malignant disease affecting the lymph nodes. Both non-communicable and non-hereditary, there are several distinct forms of the disease in terms of both...

What is a clinical trial?

14 Jan 2021 • 2 comments

Clinical trials aim to improve the care and treatment of patients at all stages of their health condition. Clinical trials can help assess the efficacy and tolerance of new treatments before offering...