I am treating a patient with a rare form of thyroid cancer. Medullary thyroid carcinoma makes up about 1-2% of all thyroid cancers in the USA. As you can imagine, it is exceedingly rare in Singapore. This cancer can be inherited or sporadic. The inherited forms are part of a syndrome called the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2 syndromes or a non-syndromic Familial…
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(With apologies to The Fugees) As an Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon, I frequently see patients who present with snoring at the behest of their partner. Snoring is a major contribution to marital disharmony. A simple test I use to gauge the severity of the problem is to ask if the couple are still sleeping in the same bed. Not infrequently, the…
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