“Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honour their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.” —Maya Angelou. Recent Findings Aging is a complex process that leads to changes in all the systems of the body and all the functions of the person; however, aging develops at different rates in different people, and chronolog...

We know that women who experience stroke are more likely than men to initially be given a non-stroke diagnosis, and this could be because they don’t always display what could be considered the ‘classical’ symptoms of stroke as often as men do.   According to World Stroke Organization WSO: Incidence and Prevalence for all Stroke Types Combined in Women with all ages estimated 6,437,105. C...

“It’s estimated that between 15-30% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients will have detectable new-onset thyroid dysfunction.” It’s a good time to review the data on how COVID-19 infection impacts the thyroid, and conversely on how existing thyroid disease may impact the risks associated with COVID-19 infection. This is not as easy a task as one might think. An unprecedented number of medical journal ...

What is sepsis? Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. If not recognized early and managed promptly, it can lead to septic shock, multiple organ failure and death. It is most frequently a serious complication of infection, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where it represents a major cause of maternal and neonatal morbidit...