Cyclist Tom Staniford from Exeter has a particularly rare form of Type 2 diabetes associated with absent subcutaneous fat and hearing loss. “Although he was born a normal weight, he lost all the fat around his face and limbs during his childhood, and yet his body still thinks he is obese, meaning he has type […]
Month: June 2013
Case report of Fibrous Dysplasia 120,000 years post mortem
PLoS One has published archeological evidence of a possible primary rib cancer in a Neanderthal era human from over 120,000 years ago. (1) This, clearly, is a very long time to wait for the publication of a case report! The authors provide photographic and radiographic evidence of the tumour and presume it to be a […]