The last decade has seen significant advances in the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus. The usual management of type…
Hypoglycaemia in diabetes
Hypoglycaemia is a feared and common unwanted effect of diabetes mellitus treated with insulin or sulfonylureas; it is the main…
Glycaemic management in patients with diabetes in hospital
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the inpatient population is three times greater than in the general population. A significant…
In a Critical State: Ongoing Barriers to Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Recent advances in Hepatitis C Virus HCV treatment could be described as revolutionary: for uncomplicated patients, treatment is nearly 100%…
Medicine as a Meritocracy
When we (the authors WF and JA) were graduating from medical school in 1969, 50 years ago, our class pictures…
Diabetes Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness: Beyond Metformin and Sulfonylureas
On any given night in the United States, an estimated 553,742 people are homeless.1 Applying a broader definition of homelessness…
A Retrospective Review of the Sepsis Definition after Publication of Sepsis-3
To determine if the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) was being utilized in defining sepsis…
Medicine in ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is often a branch of medicine that is viewed as minor in relation to other specialities. However, there are…
Effects of Smoking on Solid Organ Transplantation Outcomes
Tobacco smoking is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. Both donor and recipient smoking have been shown to increase…
Smoking and Solid Organ Transplantation
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. On average a smoker can expect a decrease of 10 years…