https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143180 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:17:04 GMT 2026-06-07T17:17:04Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143395 Title: The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network : volume 22 : issue 4 Authors: Friggieri, Jesmond; Ellul, Ian C. Abstract: Table of contents:; 1/ ABELA, J. E. - Wanted : Nobel Prize winners; 2/ BORG, P. - Longevity medicine : is this the future of healthcare?; 3/ FENECH MAGRIN, A. M. - Hyperhidrosis with a focus on primary axillary hyperhidrosis; 4/ PIZZUTO, M., CILIA, D., & SCIBERRAS, R. - Lost to follow-up : a challenging case of tuberculosis; 5/ GRECH, A., FARRUGIA, M., & BALZAN, M. - Models for translational research of human diseases; 6/ VASSALLO, P. - Breast cancer risk assessed by mammography, US and MRI Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143395 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143392 Title: Wanted : Nobel Prize winners Abstract: The last quarter of each year is always busy. In Malta, we tend to be weighed down by discussions and debates revolving around the budget in October, and rightly so. October is also tied to awareness and preventive care with various laudable Pink October campaigns targeting breast cancer in women and testicular cancer in males. There is also the Movember movement which promotes health through a male lens focusing on prostate cancer awareness during November. November is also dedicated to raising awareness about pancreatic cancer. October is the month which is associated with appreciation for older persons, indeed October 1st is the United Nations International Day dedicated to them. In October we also get to know the year’s Nobel Prize laureates in the fields of peace, chemistry, physics, literature and of course, physiology/medicine. It is my firm belief that there is a linkage between these seemingly disparate topics. [excerpt] Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143392 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143391 Title: Longevity medicine : is this the future of healthcare? Authors: Borg, Philip Abstract: Since 1900 the global average life expectancy has more than doubled, and is now above 70 years, due to major advances in healthcare such as antibiotics and vaccines as well as improvements in housing and education. Although lifespan has increased by 30 years since the 1950s, healthspan (number of years lived in good health or free of disease) has not increased at the same rate. In fact, in 2020, the gap between lifespan and healthspan in Europe and the UK was 15 years for males and 19 years for females. This means that the average person people is living one-fifth of their life with a chronic health condition. The increase in lifespan because of modern medicine is mostly due to reduction in deaths from infection through the development of antibiotics, and reduction in deaths from trauma through better access to emergency medicine. Global mortality rates due to causes other than contagious diseases have not changed much since 1900. [excerpt] Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143391 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143389 Title: Lost to follow-up : a challenging case of tuberculosis Authors: Pizzuto, Matthew; Cilia, Daniel; Sciberras, Robert Abstract: We present a case of a 27-year-old Sudanese male who, on presentation for alcohol intoxication and a lacerated wound over his left lower limb, was found to have an incidental opacity in his left lung which was further characterized by a computed tomography (CT) scan. Testing on a bronchoalveolar lavage sample revealed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. After an uneventful admission, the patient’s management plan faced issues with compliance, as the patient was expelled from his temporary social housing arrangement and failed to attend his follow up clinics. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143389 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z