‘Defining moment’ in Afghanistan requires leaders to work together, top UN official tells Security Council
With the COVID-19 pandemic as a backdrop, political parties in Afghanistan are being urged to…
Month: March 2020
Economic sanctions should be lifted to prevent hunger crises in countries hit by COVID-19 – UN rights expert
As the world exhibits new bonds of solidarity in response to the coronavirus pandemic, it…
UN appeals to all Somalis to ‘come together’ in fight against COVID-19 pandemic
Like most countries in the world, Somalia is facing the unparalleled challenge of the COVID-19…
Doctors’ vocation: true satisfaction comes from what you put in
Kar challenges doctors to consider why we chose medicine and what motivates us to continue.1…
Dolly Parton Offers Weekly Online Reading Sessions On Facebook Starting This Thursday
Dolly Parton will go live on Facebook every week to read books to children during…
Abbott Develops Coronavirus Testing Kit That Gives Result In Minutes
A new test will enable mass testing across the U.S. by manufacturing 50,000 tests per…
UN launches COVID-19 plan that could ‘defeat the virus and build a better world’
The UN chief launched on Tuesday a new plan to counter the potentially devasting socio-economic…
Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo
The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to…
Rudy Giuliani wants FDA to fast-track a stem cell therapy for Covid-19; critics see political meddling
Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney, is urging the Food and Drug Administration to fast-track…
Wash Fruit, Vegetables With Soap Amid COVID-19? Viral Video Advises, But It’s A Bad Idea
A video posted to YouTube on March 24 by Dr. Jeffrey VanWingen, who works in private…
Caring for seniors during COVID-19 pandemic
Scientists lay out guidelines and best practices for healthcare providers and family caregivers who are…
A new Covid-19 problem: Shortages of medicines needed for placing patients on ventilators
On top of the overwhelming shortages of medical equipment required to combat Covid-19, there are…
Third NYPD Officer Dead From Coronavirus As Hundreds Test Positive
The New York Police Department has been hit particularly hard by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic…
To maintain ethical medical practices, we must not underplay the vocational aspect of medicine
“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the…
Where in the brain does creativity come from? Evidence from jazz musicians
A new brain-imaging study has studied the brain activity of jazz guitarists during improvisation to…
Covid-19: healthcare staff in hotspot areas are prioritised as testing expands
Medical leaders have welcomed the government’s “belated” decision to expand covid-19 testing capacity but said…
Covid-19: Contact tracing requires ending the hostile environment
For contact tracing to be viable, all sections of the community must be willing to…
Is Coronavirus Airborne? Washington Choir Members Contract COVID-19 Without Making Physical Contact
Two members of the Skagit Valley Chorale who met for a rehearsal on March 10…
Opinion: Create a cadre of community health workers to fight Covid-19 in the U.S.
Five years ago, I was working in Kono, a district in Sierra Leone, on projects…
This Digital Resource Can Help You To Get Medications At Low Costs And Pharmacy Delivery Options
RxSaver by RetailMeNot is offering Coronavirus COVID-19 resources. Read Original Article: This Digital Resource Can…
Why healthcare leadership should embrace quality improvement
Healthcare staff often have a positive experience of quality improvement (QI) compared with the daily…
Doctors’ vocation: ȷustifying the sacrifices expected of healthcare workers
Kar asks whether being a doctor is a vocation.1 Use of the word vocation seems…
Opinion: A radical approach to preventing Covid-19 infection in the homeless
There is only a small window of time in which we can prevent widespread transmission…
FROM THE FIELD: Humanitarians on the frontline in COVID-19 fight
Humanitarian workers in developing countries are on the front lines and taking “urgent action” in…
John Thompson Rowling
bmj;368/mar31_15/m1220/FAF1faJohn Thompson Rowling (“JTR”) was a retired consultant surgeon. He worked in Sheffield at the…
Edward Williams Hughes
bmj;368/mar31_14/m1224/FAF1faEdward Williams Hughes, known as Eddie to all his medical colleagues, was a consultant physician…
Roger Cull
bmj;368/mar31_13/m1225/FAF1faAfter house jobs Roger Cull was a Medical Research Council fellow and did his PhD…
Gordon Alexander Dyce Lavy
bmj;368/mar31_12/m1223/FAF1faGordon Alexander Dyce Lavy was born in Nablus, Palestine. His father was a doctor as…
Patricia Joy Stuart
bmj;368/mar31_11/m1219/FAF1faPatricia Joy Stuart had to fight a school that did not teach chemistry to girls…
Quality improvement into practice
What you need to knowThinking of quality improvement (QI) as a principle-based approach to change…
Fracking chemical may interfere with male sex hormone receptor
A chemical used in hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, has the potential to interfere with…
Consuming extra calories can help exercising women avoid menstrual disorders
Exercising women who struggle to consume enough calories and have menstrual disorders can simply increase…
Wearable device lets patients with type 2 diabetes safely use affordable insulin option
Adults with type 2 diabetes requiring insulin therapy can safely achieve good blood sugar control…
Wastewater test could provide early warning of COVID-19
Researchers are working on a new test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of communities…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: A TB vaccine is tested against the coronavirus; FDA doesn’t punish Novartis over data integrity scandal
Hello, everyone, and how are you coping this morning? We are doing just fine, thank…
STAT Plus: FDA closes review of Novartis data integrity scandal without punishing the drug maker
An embarrassing scandal that Novartis (NVS) endured over data integrity has quietly come to a…
We need a network of exercise centres for older people
The subtitle of Izquierdo and colleagues’ excellent article might be more accurate if changed from…
From conference centre to hospital
bmj;368/mar31_8/m1298/FAF1faAndrew Parsons /10 Downing Street/Anadolu Agency /Getty ImagesTeams begin work setting up the Nightingale Hospital…
Covid-19: Doctors still at “considerable risk” from lack of PPE, BMA warns
The BMA has warned that doctors are still being placed at “considerable risk” by shortages…
Opioid agonist treatment and risk of mortality during opioid overdose public health emergency: population based retrospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo compare the risk of mortality among people with opioid use disorder on and off…
Video Games About Friendship For The Socially Isolated
If you’re still feeling down and need someone to interact with during these trying times,…
COVID-19 Virus Already In Humans For Years Now? Study Suggests So
New research suggests some new interesting possibilities regarding the origin of this new virus, with…
New AI That Can Turn Brain Activity Into Text Developed By Scientists
It looks like actually reading the minds and thoughts of people has just come one…
COVID-19 Patients Still Release Virus After Recovery, Study Reveals
Researchers in China found that some recovered COVID-19 patients continued to shed coronavirus in their…
We shouldn’t rush to use an unproven drug to treat the coronavirus
As the pandemic deepens, physicians face an agonizing decision — to medicate or not to…
Opinion: Covid-19 testing: overcoming challenges in the next phase of the epidemic
Which is a better proxy for estimating the Covid-19 infection rate in the United States:…
As coronavirus impact grows, volunteer network tries to help health care workers who have ‘helped us’
It started with a need: With the closure of schools and a shortage of household…
STAT’s guide to how hospitals are using AI to fight Covid-19
The coronavirus outbreak has rapidly accelerated the nation’s slow-moving effort to incorporate artificial intelligence into…
STAT Plus: ‘It’s the disparity in who gets affected’: A sickle cell doctor tracks dollars and drug development
Sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis are both rare, genetic diseases. While there are three…
As coronavirus spreads, doctors in the ER warn ‘the worst of it has not hit us yet’
Streets in cities and towns across the country are eerily quiet. Car traffic has dropped…