Month: August 2019

In this NCCIH Director’s Message, Dr. Helene Langevin discusses the approach taken by NIH Director…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating 127 reports of seizures and other…

A new set of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Venezuela this week…

A new study provides a 110-year record of the total volume of Arctic sea ice,…

Allowing Saudi women to apply for passports and travel without their guardians’ permission is “an…

Scientists have now quantified the global decline of big freshwater animals: From 1970 to 2012,…

Crohn’s Disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which the body’s own…

A team of environmental scientists has for the first time used a dynamic, two-step process…

Researchers find tumor microbiome influences immune response and patient survival in pancreatic cancer. Study points…

Marine heatwaves are a much bigger threat to coral reefs than previously thought, research revealing…

Oliver is right that calls for major structural reforms to the NHS are futile.1 But…

Scotland remains the drug overdose capital of Europe, the latest data show (BMJ doi:10.1136/bmj.l4731). Last…

Surgeons have renewed their call for NHS England to put in place a place a…

The parents of a 5 year old girl who has been on life support since…

The government of the Philippines has declared a national epidemic of dengue fever for the…

Researchers have evaluated the role of caffeinated beverages as a potential trigger of migraine. Read…

Every several hundred thousand years or so, Earth’s magnetic field dramatically shifts and reverses its…

Our healthcare system does not create an environment in which professionals can easily talk about…

Good morning. Elizabeth Cooney here in Boston filling in for Ed Silverman on a balmy…

Last summer, I thought it might be fun to have my DNA analyzed. Two companies,…

A version of this story first appeared in STAT Health Tech, our weekly newsletter about…

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — The market for acne treatments is simultaneously oversaturated and sorely lacking….

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration finalized late Wednesday long-sought rules for when Medicare will cover…

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan on Wednesday defended his company’s decision to wait three months to…

With vaccine hesitancy on the rise, some in the medical community are trying a new…

Good morning. Elizabeth Cooney here again in Boston, filling in for Ed Silverman while he…

bmj;366/aug08_9/l5030/FAF1faRobert Thomson (“ Bob”) came to the specialty of urological surgery by the now unusual…

bmj;366/aug08_8/l5058/FAF1faI am sad to announce the death of Rowland Vale Berry. He was a retired…

bmj;366/aug08_7/l5039/FAF1faAs author of Clinical Pharmacology, Desmond Laurence was master of the readable textbook, known and…

bmj;366/aug08_6/l4841/FAF1faAfzal Mir will be remembered for many years to come as an inspirational teacher by…

Be preparedRead up on the details of the major strategic documents for your specialty and…

A 25 year old man presented to the emergency department with pain and reduced movement…

Rapid pain reliefSufentanil is a synthetic opioid that is 10 times more potent than its…

This is a slit lamp photograph showing iris collarettes that protrude from the surface of…

FertilityBirth rate in England and Wales hits record lowEngland and Wales recorded 657 076 live…

Guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on antidepressant treatments in…

Know the best weight loss apps that are designed to help you monitor your progress…

The ever-changing business landscape requires leaders to evolve their companies to adapt properly, and here…

Read on to see how you can avoid experiencing burnout amid your very busy corporate…

Electric fan is a popular way to overcome the heat, but is there a right…

Researchers developed a new imaging technique that could replace endoscopy and provide medical imaging in…

Scientists take a look at our distant past by discovering massive, active galaxies that have…

Due to a massive gash, a tectonic plate beneath the ocean near the United States’…

Ever wondered how much semen volume is normal? Read on to find out. Read Original…

From adding certain foods to your diet to trying new activities, read on to see…

Suffering from genetic obesity? A new study discovered top exercises you can do to help…