Cerebrovascular accident

Stroke: Why are women more affected than men?

Dec 12, 2021

Men and women are not equal when it comes to health. This is particularly the case with stroke, since women are more affected than men. Little is known about it, but stroke is the first cause of...

Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis: Antoine Seignez, doctor of pharmacy, answers your questions!

Dec 10, 2021

Dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune disease, affecting skin and muscles, that is relatively difficult to treat and can have serious complications. Although it can occur at any age, it usually...

Bariatric surgery
Obesity

Bariatric surgery and weight regain: When should you start worrying?

Dec 6, 2021 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

Obesity is a chronic condition that requires long-term follow-up. Bariatric surgery can be of great help in the treatment for obesity. However, a number of patients relapse after the surgery and...

Bullous pemphigoid

Bullous pemphigoid: Dr. Antoine Seignez answers all your questions!

Dec 5, 2021

Bullous pemphigoid is a rare autoimmune skin disease that can be fatal in case of excessive dehydration due to extensive lesions. Although it can occur at any age, most of the time it affects people...

Iron deficiency: Symptoms and causes, how can it be prevented and monitored?

Dec 4, 2021 • 2 Likes

Iron is a mineral that plays an important role in our organism: it is essential for many physiological processes. Iron deficiency is one of the most common causes of anemia. More than 1.5 billion...

HIV/AIDS

The history of HIV/AIDS: everything you need to know!

Nov 30, 2021 • 1 Like • 1 comment

On the occasion of the World AIDS day, which is December 1st, let us look back at the history of this virus, its origin and the first cases of HIV, and learn more about the treatments available today....

Lung cancer

Lung cancer: What are the latest advances in research?

Nov 29, 2021 • 2 Likes

Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US. Treating lung cancer patients and improving their quality of life involves a range of medical,...

Psychosomatics: When the body speaks!

Nov 25, 2021 • 9 Likes • 2 comments

Psychosomatics explores the influence of the psyche on our body or, in other words, the influence of our mind on our health. Psychosomatic symptoms, disorders or diseases, are in fact physical...

Psychiatry

What is mental decompensation?

Nov 22, 2021 • 8 Likes • 2 comments

Decompensation is defined by the American Psychological Association as a breakdown in an individual's defense mechanisms resulting in progressive loss of functioning or worsening of psychiatric...

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia: What are the treatment options?

Nov 16, 2021 • 1 Like

Fibromyalgia affects about 2% of the US population. This chronic condition has a significant impact on quality of life, as well as on social interactions and on professional life of a...

What happens to our body when we sleep?

Nov 11, 2021 • 11 Likes

Sleep is crucial for our health. In fact, as humans, we spend on average one-quarter to one-third of our lives sleeping. But what happens exactly when we sleep?  We explain it all in our article...

What are monoclonal antibodies and what conditions do they treat?

Nov 8, 2021 • 8 Likes

Monoclonal antibodies are antibodies made by cells grown in laboratories. They are used to treat specific diseases such as certain chronic inflammatory conditions, cancers and, more recently, severe...