Danielle Lam

• East Coast Community Healthcare CIC

Chronic infections with the hepatitis B and C viruses have significant worldwide health and economic impacts. Previous treatments for hepatitis C such as interferon and ribavirin therapy were ineffective and poorly tolerated by patients. The introduction of directly acting curative antiviral therapy for hepatitis C and the wider use of nucleos(t)id...

A 41-year-old male patient presented with isolated right lower limb swelling. An ultrasound scan showed right external iliac and femoral vein deep vein thrombosis due to extrinsic compression by an aneurysm of the right common iliac artery. Investigations including imaging and a tissue biopsy of right and left femoral arteries confirmed a rare clin...

Introduction: Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an increased risk for developing glucose intolerance (GI) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). The impact of the change in the diagnostic criteria for GDM from ADIPS 1991 criteria to IADPSG 2010 is unknown. The aim was to determine the impact on the diagnosis of GI and DM2 i...

Background: There is limited published research on expectant fathers in the setting of teenage pregnancy. We have previously reported higher levels of psychological distress and adverse social factors. Here we report on their expectations of fatherhood and perceived role in pregnancy. Methods: Observational study of 50 expectant fathers in the set...

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