Skin cancers are common and preventable cancers that are seen more and more often in the community today. They can be extremely serious...

Obesity and overweight are conditions that are extremely common worldwide. This could be due to lifestyle factors, such as poor exercise...

Dementia is a debilitating and very condition characterised by irreversible cognitive decline. We examine the main types of dementia, the...

Tuberculosis is one of the most common infections worldwide, typically affecting the lungs. It is most prevalent in South East Asia and...

Failure to thrive is a serious presentation in the paediatric population. It is defined as when a child's growth is significantly less...

Infantile colic is when a baby cries excessively and is defined by the rule of 3s; crying over 3 hours a day, for 3 days of the week in...

Breastfeeding is a natural process that can exclusively feed an infant for the first 6 months. It has a variety of benefits to both mum...

Migraine is an extremely common cause of headache, and one that can have potentially debilitating symptoms. As such, it is important to...

Hypertension is one of the most common medical conditions in the world, and is often a lifestyle disease. It can have significant impacts...

Headaches are very common and causes range from the benign to the very serious. We examine the differential diagnoses of headaches and...

Contraception describes methods to avoid pregnancy. We look at the male and female options for contraception by discussing how they work...

Inflammatory bowel disease is an important cause of abdominal pain and diarrhea. The two types of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative...

Respiratory infections are a very common cause of morbidity in the paediatric population. Here, we summarise the key causes and...

Nephrotic syndrome is kidney disorder characterised by proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia and peripheral oedema. Patients may present with...

We outline the important differential diagnoses to consider, when a child presents with constipation and why you may suspect one over the...