When I was a newly graduated resident in my teaching hospital in England, I encountered a case that was so dramatic that
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The Road to ThiamineIn August 2020, I was at my wits end. I had developed gastroparesis in March 2020, after 10 days
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In 2018 and after suffering from a suspected UTI, I successfully finished a course of Macrobid (nitrofurantoin). However it wasn’t until three
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The pollution we release into the environment affects all of us, not least of all the delicate ecosystem of gut microbes that
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Much of our understanding regarding thiamine deficiency comes from early reports of illness from far off lands, case reports that suggest rarity,
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From Athlete to Barely FunctioningIn 2016, I walked into the doctor’s office to be looked at for a stomach bug. I was
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The cytokine theory of disease states that an over production of cytokines causes the clinical manifestations of illness. Much effort has been
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The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we
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