Seven days in medicine: 1-7 Jan 2020
AlcoholNew commission calls for doctors to share evidence on harmHealthcare professionals were asked to submit…
Month: January 2020
The BMJ Appeal Christmas 2019: How WaterAid is bringing a sanitation revolution to all
In a 2007 poll 11 300 BMJ readers voted on the greatest medical advance since…
A pigmented lesion on the eye
A 46 year old white woman was referred for ophthalmologic evaluation of a pigmented lesion…
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Vesicular rash in a young child
This picture shows eczema coxsackium, an atypical presentation of hand, foot, and mouth disease caused…
Cascades of care . . . and other stories
Incidental findingsNearly 50 years ago, Ivan Illich in his book Medical Nemesis accused modern medicine…
Teva pays $54m to settle claims it paid doctors kickbacks to prescribe its drugs
Three subsidiaries of the Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva, including Teva USA, will pay $54m (£41m;…
Plans for same day emergency care are being “grossly derailed” by winter pressures
An NHS plan to provide urgent care to patients without admitting them to hospital to…
Impossible Foods Taking Meatless Pork And Beef To Foreign Markets
Impossible Foods is taking its Impossible Burger and Impossible Pork worldwide. Read Original Article: Impossible…
Alcohol Deaths Have Doubled In The US, Government Report Says
U.S. government data shows alcohol-related deaths jumped from nearly 36,000 a year to almost 73,000….
RSV Outbreak: Doctors Issue Warning As Virus Spreads Fast
Health experts warned that the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been spreading faster than usual…
Facebook Calls For Ban On Deepfake Tech, While Snapchat And TikTok Embrace It
Per a news update, social media giants Facebook and Twitter are banning deepfake videos, while…
Which State Recorded The Most Cervical Cancer Deaths In 2019?
Local organizations have launched a campaign to raise awareness about cervical cancer in Alabama amid…
Innovators And Companies Present New Innovations For 2020 Consumer Electronics Show
From flying cars to pillows that prevent snoring, here are some of the new technologies…
New Material Hides Objects From Infrared Cameras
Per a news release, a newly designed coating can apparently fool infrared cameras by hiding…
Drinking Hot Tea, Other Things That Reportedly Increase Cancer Risk
From being born tall to drinking hot tea and sitting too close to the grill,…
Russian Investigation Retracts More Than 800 Scientific Papers Due To Issues
In recent news, academic journals in Russia are reportedly retracting more or less 800 papers…
How Technology Is Shaping The Future Of Transportation
From self-driving cars to autonomy, here are some of the reasons as to how the…
10-Year-Old Texas Boy Dies After Contracting Flu Over Winter Break
According to a recent report from health officials, a 10-year-old Texas boy named Jaxon Campbell…
Pregnant Mom Suffers Heart Attack Despite No Prior Heart Condition
A pregnant woman 34 weeks into her pregnancy reportedly suffered from a spontaneous heart attack…
Doctors Explain How Cannabis Edibles Can Be Bad For You
Health experts warned that many people still lack awareness of the potential side effects of…
Relation between physical violence and not having adequate check-ups during pregnancy – Medical Xpress
Relation between physical violence and not having adequate check-ups during pregnancy Medical Xpress Read Original Article:…
Why You Still Matter to Your Teenage Children
The post Why You Still Matter to Your Teenage Children appeared first on and belongs…
UNcomplicated: The UN turns 75
For their first podcast of 2020, our UNcomplicated hosts, Sinduja Srinivasan and Jason DeWall, celebrate…
News in Brief 8 January 2020
UN chief continues engagement to avert Gulf war International community supports aid delivery to West…
FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Patients With BCG-Unresponsive, High-Risk, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer With Carcinoma In Situ With or Without Papillary Tumors Who Are Ineligible for or Have Elected Not to Undergo Cystectomy
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KEYTRUDA Is the First Anti-PD-1 Therapy Approved for Certain Patients With…
In the New Year, Resolve To Go Beyond “Quick Fixes”
In her NCCIH Director’s Page message, Dr. Helene Langevin offers suggestions to people striving for…
Smartphone Test Reportedly Detects Urinary Tract Infections In Minutes
A new test developed by researchers at University of Bath helps detect E. coli concentration…
Does Flour Expire? What You Need To Know
Temperature, storage techniques and the variety of flour influence its expiry date. Read Original Article:…
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Bill would increase access to alternative health care – WQOW TV News 18
Bill would increase access to alternative health care WQOW TV News 18 Read Original Article: Bill…
New York State Investigates Christian Health Cost Sharing Affiliate – The New York Times
New York State Investigates Christian Health Cost Sharing Affiliate The New York Times Read Original Article:…
Of ants and men: Ant behavior might mirror political polarization
Division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes, say computational…
New study reveals the origin of complex malaria infections
New technology employing single cell genome sequencing of the parasite that causes malaria has yielded…
Evolving landscape added fuel to Gobi Desert’s high-speed winds
A new study finds that the dark, rocky landscape of the Hami basin in the…
Scientists improve yield predictions based on seedling data
A doctor diagnosing a 50-year-old patient based on a blood test taken during the patient’s…
Planet WASP-12b is on a death spiral, say scientists
Astrophysicists have shown that exoplanet WASP-12b, located 600 light-years away, is spiraling in toward certain…
How universities may help bridge social divide between international, domestic students
Self-esteem is a valuable resource for undergraduate international students trying to socialize with their domestic…
Sea-ice-free Arctic makes permafrost vulnerable to thawing
New research provides evidence from Siberian caves suggesting that summer sea ice in the Arctic…
Urban health scare: E-scooters show alarming spike in injuries
Electric scooters are increasingly part of the crowded urban landscape, but a new study has…
Pneumonia in China: lack of information raises concerns among Hong Kong health workers
An outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China, has prompted authorities in neighbouring…
Gelatinous zooplankton makes an important contribution to marine carbon transport
Barely visible to the naked eye, gelatinous zooplankton is an important part of the marine…
Skin-like sensors bring a human touch to wearable tech
Researchers have developed a super-stretchy, transparent and self-powering sensor that records the complex sensations of…
Measles: Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded over 6000 deaths last year
More than 6000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo died in 2019 in…
Racist abuse demoralises staff, making NHS unsustainable
Sokol describes the Red Card to Racism campaign launched by North Bristol NHS Trust to…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Execs vow to place patients ahead of profits; conservatives like Republican drug pricing bill
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
U.S. cancer death rate drops by largest annual margin ever, report says
NEW YORK — Researchers on Wednesday reported the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer…
Opinion: Medicare policy on antirejection drugs imperils kidney transplants
For people with failing kidneys — and there are thousands of them in the United…
Opinion: A new biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry commitment to patients and the public
We,the undersigned leaders in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, academia, and life science investors, recognize…
STAT Plus: A Q&A with FDA’s Amy Abernethy on how the agency is grappling with digital health regulation
LAS VEGAS — The Food and Drug Administration announced this week it will hold a…
At 2020 deadline, progress in Patrick Soon-Shiong’s ‘cancer moonshot’ is hard to find
In 2016, the biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong set himself a deadline: By 2020, he…
STAT Plus: Pear Therapeutics licenses voice biomarkers for dementia and psychiatric disorders
Pear Therapeutics has struck a deal to license voice biomarkers to try to improve treatment…