Medicine
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Gynecologic oncology
Gynecologic oncology is a specialized medical field focused on the diagnosis and treatment of cancers affecting the female reproductive system, including ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancers. In the U.S., over 80,000 women are diagnosed annually with these cancers, which comprise 10-15% of all women'...
Parallel World Pharmacy
Parallel World Pharmacy is a Japanese light novel series centered on Kanji Yakutani, a brilliant medical researcher who dies from overwork and is reborn as Farma de Médicis in a medieval parallel world where advanced medicine is an unaffordable luxury. Endowed with his retained modern medical knowledge and a d...
Neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatry is a growing medical subspecialty that integrates psychiatry and neurology, uniquely viewing the mind as an emergent property of the brain and attributing behavior to the complex interplay of neurobiology and social psychology. It aims to better understand conditions like autism, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, and psychologic...
Immunology
Immunology is a vital branch of biology and medicine dedicated to studying the immune systems across all organisms, exploring their functions in both health and disease, as well as malfunctions like autoimmune disorders. The field was pioneered by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov and Paul Ehrlich, who shared the ...
Pathology
Pathology: The Study of Disease
Pathology is the comprehensive scientific study of disease, investigating its causes, mechanisms of development (pathogenesis), structural alterations in cells and tissues, and their clinical consequences. In modern medical practice, physicians known as pathologists
Speech–language pathology
Speech-language pathology (SLP) is a vital healthcare and academic discipline dedicated to the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of a broad spectrum of communication and swallowing disorders across the entire lifespan. Clinicians, known as Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), addre...
Military psychiatry
Military psychiatry is a specialized field focused on the mental health of military personnel and their families, aiming to keep individuals fit for duty and treat conditions ranging from routine life stresses to combat-related trauma. These psychiatrists provide counseling, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and medical care fo...
Jewish medical ethics
Jewish medical ethics is a modern field that applies Jewish thought and traditional rabbinic law (halakhah) to address complex medical and bioethical dilemmas. Pioneered by Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits in the 1950s, it notably emphasizes the nearly absolute sanctity of life, a principle that underpins its approach to a wide range of issue...
King's College London GKT School of Medical Education
King's College London GKT School of Medical Education, commonly known as GKT, is the prestigious medical school of King's College London, named after its three historical campuses: Guy's Hospital, King's College Hospital, and St Thomas' Hospital.
Established in its current form on August 1, 1998, following a mer...
History of neurology and neurosurgery
The study of neurology and neurosurgery, while formally organized into academic disciplines only in the 16th and 20th centuries respectively, boasts origins in prehistoric times. Trepanation, the oldest known surgical procedure from the Stone Age, demonstrates early human intervention, with Incan surgeons by the 1400s achieving remarka...
Exercise physiology
Exercise physiology is the scientific study of how the human body acutely responds and chronically adapts to physical activity, with professionals in this field utilizing tailored exercise to rehabilitate and manage various health conditions. Its foundational principles were significantly advanced by British physiologist Archibald Hill...
Clovis Oncology
Clovis Oncology was an American pharmaceutical company founded in 2009 by Patrick Mahaffy in Boulder, Colorado, specializing in oncology treatments. Its most notable product, rucaparib (Rubraca), a PARP inhibitor for advanced ovarian cancer, received accelerated FDA approval in...