John F Kennedy (JFK)’s complex medical and surgical history The 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy (JFK), had a complex medical and surgical history that is now thought to be an autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 with Addison’s disease and hypothyroidism. He also had gastrointestinal symptoms from adolescence, which now fit well […]
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Lyndon Johnson and his kidney stone Lyndon Baines Johnson – often referred to by his initials ‘LBJ’ – was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He previously served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 under President John F. Kennedy, and was sworn in shortly after Kennedy’s assassination. […]
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When the future King Edward VII came down with appendicitis (or ‘perityphlitis’, as it was called back then) in June 1902, mortality rates for the disease were over 25%. It was about two weeks before his scheduled coronation on June 26, 1902; and Edward resisted having an appendectomy, which was then a relatively new […]
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Yes, a little. The government and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced the Pharmacy First plan for England today. The DHSC should be applauded for this new plan and investment. It brings England into line with services available in Scotland and Wales. In the system, that fully launches next year, you will […]
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The cause of King Charles’ sausage fingers (and toes) have been much debated. Could they due to dactylitis, and psoriasis-related? MyHSN thinks dactylitis is the most likely diagnosis. This is most commonly associated with psoriatic arthritis. But it can be associated with all of the spondyloarthropathies. These include: Ankylosing spondylitis Inflammatory bowel disease-related […]
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Cases of measles are on the rise in England, data shows, and public health experts are calling for children, teenagers and adults to take up free vaccinations against the potentially deadly disease. Measles was considered to be eliminated in the UK in 2016 and 2017, meaning transmission had stopped, but by 2018 it […]
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In JAMA recently, the topic of the management of Long COVID is debated (Landhuis, 2023). This is the advice offered. Believe the patient “Say it out loud. They need to hear it,” an expert said of patients with long COVID symptoms, who are often not believed. If their physician says, “‘I believe you, and […]
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An editorial in JAMA recently debates the prevention of progression of prediabetes to diabetes (Echouffo-Tcheugui, 2023) Prediabetes, an intermediate stage between normal glucose regulation and diabetes, affects 1 in 3 adults in the USA. And approximately 10% of people with prediabetes progress to having diabetes each year. A meta-analysis found that prediabetes at […]
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A report commissioned by Alzheimer’s Society from the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) set out estimates for the number of people with dementia and the cost of dementia care in the UK, with projections to 2040 – i.e. over 2% of the population. […]
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The Future Healthcare Journal is published by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). In that journal, the inequity of medical negligence-based adversarial litigation (used in the USA, UK and Australia) is debated (Epstein, 2023). It is a recognised target for reform. Plaintiff autonomy is weakened by a dispute resolution system that has evolved around […]
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