Coronavirus update: UN addresses school disruptions, suspends public access to New York Headquarters
In an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, classrooms have been shuttered across…
Month: March 2020
STAT Plus: FDA rejects Intarcia’s diabetes implant for a second time
For the second time, the Food and Drug Administration rejected an Intarcia Therapeutics implant aimed…
STAT Plus: Drug companies, Canadians, pharmacists and more blast Trump’s drug importation plan
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is being flooded with opposition to its plan for allowing…
U.S. communities are braced for coronavirus outbreaks. Seattle is already in the thick of it
SEATTLE — As much of the United States prepares to see large clusters of Covid-19,…
STAT Plus: Global companies expand the reach of their cancer drugs in China
While much of the world is understandably focused on the new coronavirus’s emergence in China,…
Covid-19: What’s the current advice for UK doctors?
I haven’t been fit tested for the correct masks (FFP3)? Can I be asked to…
Covid-19: roundup of latest news
A&E departments lack proper isolation facilities, senior medic warnsThe vast majority of NHS emergency departments…
Vitamin C and COVID-19 Coronavirus
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, Feb 28, 2020 Vitamin C and COVID-19…
Physicists get a perfect material for air filters
Researchers have synthesized an almost weightless fabric made of nylon nanofibers that beats any other…
Covid-19: UK trade talks with EU must not hinder cooperation in tackling threat, BMA warns
A post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the European Union must maximise cooperation to…
Amazon rainforest could be gone within a lifetime
Researchers reveal the speed at which ecosystems of different sizes will disappear, once they have…
Astronomers use slime mold model to reveal dark threads of the cosmic web
A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a bright yellow slime mold has…
FDA halts inspections of foreign plants through April due to coronavirus
The ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to…
Leslie Brent: ȷunior member of the “holy trinity of immunology”
bmj;368/mar10_16/m977/FAF1faPhoto credit: Steve Back/Daily Mail/ShutterstockAs a doctoral student at University College London, Leslie Baruch Brent…
Activists in Argentina rally to demand legal abortion
bmj;368/mar10_15/m985/FAF1faPACampaigners for legal abortion raised green handkerchiefs outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina,…
Flexible working: all trainees will be able to work less than full time by 2022
Trainees in England will no longer need to meet specific criteria to be able to…
Washington, the world’s handshake capital, adjusts to life in the coronavirus era
WASHINGTON — When Vice President Mike Pence reached for a handshake on Thursday, Jan Malcolm,…
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Boosting stability of perovskites helps silicon solar cells
A change in chemical composition enabled scientists to boost the longevity and efficiency of a…
Covid-19: Portugal closes all medical schools after 31 cases confirmed in the country
Portugal has temporarily closed all its medical schools in an attempt to slow the transmission…
PhRMA closes its D.C. headquarters after visitor tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON — The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the Washington lobbying arm for the…
Correction for vol. 368, p.
Rapid access to multidisciplinary diabetes foot care teamsIn this editorial by Jonathan Valabhji (BMJ 2020;368:m773, doi:10.1136/bmj.m773,…
How plants protect themselves from sun damage
Chemists have observed, for the first time, one of the possible mechanisms that have been…
Mangrove conservation can pay for itself in flood protection
The natural coastal defenses provided by mangrove forests reduce annual flooding significantly in critical hotspots…
Natural contaminant threat to drinking water from groundwater
Climate change and urbanization are set to threaten groundwater drinking water quality, new research shows….
Opinion: What does the coronavirus mean for the U.S. health care system? Some simple math offers alarming answers
Much of the current discourse on — and dismissal of — the Covid-19 outbreak focuses…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Gates Foundation and others plan $125 million coronavirus effort; India considers lifting export restrictions
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is clearly on the way. The world seems…
STAT Plus: Clinical research company sued over stolen trade secrets after employee filmed dogs used in experiments
Nearly two years ago, Charles River Laboratories (CRL) paid $800 million for a company called…
Racism in the NHS: focus on learning rather than blame
The BMJ’s timely and thought provoking special issue on racism in medicine (15 February 2020)…
Hospital gowns: patients need to be dressed in a way that allows for proper examination
There is much to agree with in Oliver’s discussion of undignified hospital gowns.1 Certainly, the…
Rammya Mathew: Learning to manage multimorbidity
Looking after people with multiple health conditions is challenging, especially in the context of ageing,…
Inappropriate use of progression-free survival in cancer drug approvals
The aim of cancer drugs is to prolong life or improve its quality. Yet only…
Julie Mulroy
bmj;368/mar10_7/m885/FAF1faJulie Mulroy (née Whittle) studied medicine at Edinburgh University, where she met Ronald, her future…
Absolute risk of tuberculosis among untreated populations with a positive tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assay result: systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the annual rate of tuberculosis development after a positive tuberculin skin test (TST)…
Graham Page
bmj;368/mar10_5/m881/FAF1faGraham Page attended Robert Gordon’s College and studied medicine at Aberdeen University and Aberdeen Royal…
Jean Cecilia Marjorie Mason
bmj;368/mar10_4/m879/FAF1faJean Cecilia Marjorie Mason (née Collins) was the first person from her girls’ school to…
William M Smith
bmj;368/mar10_3/m880/FAF1faAs a medical student, William M Smith (“Bill”) was an enthusiastic member of the University…
Ian Donald
bmj;368/mar10_2/m883/FAF1faIan Donald was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and did his national service in Dortmund…
Khin May Sein
bmj;368/mar10_1/m882/FAF1faAfter gaining her medical degree in Myanmar, Khin May Sein moved to the UK for…
Is The New Coronavirus The Death Blow That Wildlife Trafficking Needed?
The spread of illegal wildlife trafficking remains a long-standing problem, especially in Southeast Asia. But…
How This New Prototype Contact Lenses Can Help Color Blind People
According to a new update, a new type of contact lens might just be able…
Do Turtles Confuse The Smell Of Plastic With Food?
To us, plastic is plastic, and it’s unfortunately one of the biggest waste problems we…
Why Hand Washing Is Still Recommended To Fight The Coronavirus
Even with the uncertainty of the current COVID-19 outbreak, one thing is still guaranteed in…
The Importance Of Doing Things We Enjoy: Why Gamer Guilt Is Pointless
Should gamers feel guilty for spending time on video games or is gamer guilt a…
There Is No Link Between Real Violence And Video Game Violence, APA Says
A new statement from APA states that there is no link between video game violence…
Watch: In prescient move, Bill Gates urged Trump to invest in pandemic preparedness two years ago
In words that now seem prescient, Bill Gates said in an interview with STAT two…
Opinion: If Covid-19 gets bad, triage will be needed. Are we ready for that?
The emergence of a new infectious disease that rapidly spreads around the world, like Covid-19,…
Opinion: I thought I understood the Sacklers’ opioid empire. Startling documents from a whistleblower and declassified government files proved me wrong
What could possibly be new about the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma?…
Do We Really Need Protein Powders?
As it turns out, having enough protein isn’t just for buff gym dudes who spend…
Living Close To Fast Food Restaurants Linked To Shorter Life
Researchers found that the people who live near areas surrounded by fast food restaurants have…
Effective Ways To Stay Fit Without Visiting The Gym
These effective ways prove that you do not have to go to the gym every…