“These medicines will give people more treatment options and help them to live well for longer,” says Pharmac’s Director Equity and Engagement, Dr Nicola Ngawati. “We expect about 180 people will ...

Ray Kohn, a 47-year-old stunt driver from Ohio, gained over 115 pounds and noticed his hands, feet, and head growing ...

Insulin allows cells to absorb and use glucose. In people with insulin resistance, the cells are unable to use insulin effectively. Insulin resistance occurs when cells in the body do not respond ...

Feeling that post-break dread after the time off? You’re not alone. A 2023 poll revealed that a staggering 85% of people are unhappy in their jobs, with only 15% reporting feeling truly engaged ...

Alice Levine, an endocrinologist at Mount Sinai who studies acromegaly. Levine was not involved in Kohn's care. People need large amounts of the hormone as a child, but adults need less of it.

The following is a summary of “Lived experiences of people with chronic kidney disease on maintenance dialysis: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies,” published in the ...

A clip viewed over 2million times has explained how unsightly blemishes could be a sign of a rare tumour in the body that one in four people could unknowingly have.

The most frequent conditions are acromegaly (growth hormone excess), Cushing disease, growth hormone deficiency, diabetes insipidus, Sheehan syndrome , Pickardt Fahlbusch syndrome ...