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One of the most important paradigm shifts that led to today’s healthcare and medicine, is prevention. Not simply preventing the disease from happening, but also preventing further deterioration in those who have it. This helps everyone: improves patient’s quality of life, occupies less beds, and reallocates resources where they are needed. This is why I…
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When we talk about disease (breakthroughs in diagnostics and understanding) or treatment (latest innovations changing the scene), we tend to forget something very basic but very important. In the quiet background, muscle is wasting away because illness blunts appetite, clinic days run long, and “eat what you can” recommendation turns into not much at all.…
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(cover: A mouse cDNA microarray containing approximately 8,700 gene sequences. The microarray reflects the gene expression differences between two different mouse tissues. By National Cancer Institute, Unsplash) In the early days of medicine, treatments were guided by a handful of basic principles and a limited understanding of the human body. Physicians might have relied on…
