Partha Kar: Our approach to tackling obesity needs rethinking
Obesity is a focus of political and media discussion, since multiple datasets have shown that…
Year: 2020
Effective notification systems should be streamlined for the pandemic, not discarded
In theory, the UK has a comprehensive notification system, set in statute, whereby all clinically…
Covid-19 and ethnic minorities: the Public Health England report distracts from proactive and timely intervention
I disagree with Khunti and colleagues that the report by Public Health England (PHE) on…
Seven days in medicine: 29 July to 4 August 2020
Covid-19Pre-surgery shielding is liftedPatients in England having elective surgery no longer need to self-isolate for…
Opinion: As clinicians are redeployed for Covid-19, onboarding takes on extra importance
Think back to your first day at a new job. It was probably difficult to…
This California company has a better version of a simpler, faster Covid-19 test
In some parts of the U.S. right now, it can take weeks to get results…
How a Zoom forum is changing the way ICU doctors treat desperately ill Covid-19 patients
It was late April, near the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in the big cities…
Our Favorite Backpacks and Lunchboxes You’ll Love This School Year
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Genetics Home Reference: maturity-onset diabetes of the young
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CDC Vital Signs: Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Acute Flaccid Myelitis Read Original Article:…
Promising new research identifies novel approach for controlling defects in 3D printing
Scientists use temperature data to tune — and fix — defects in 3D-printed metallic parts….
Herbivores, not predators, most at risk of extinction
One million years ago, the extinction of large-bodied plant-eaters changed the trajectory of life on…
Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
Chemists report a new electrocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide and water into ethanol with very…
Alternative Remedies and Therapies, Five Reasons You Should Try Them – We Heart
Alternative Remedies and Therapies, Five Reasons You Should Try Them We Heart Read Original Article: Alternative…
STAT Plus: 10 burning questions about Teladoc’s $18.5 billion deal to buy Livongo
It’s hard to recall a deal that scrambled the dynamics of the health tech industry…
CBD Oil for Anxiety: A Better Option for Panic Attacks?
Panic attacks can knock you down for the count. Some people use CBD oil to…
CBD For Pain Relief: How Effective Is It Really?
CBD, one of the main components of cannabis, has long been touted as a pain…
Covid-19: care homes show the failures in UK’s response
The successful mitigation of covid-19 in a healthcare setting, as described by Liu and colleagues…
An iconic Native American stone tool technology discovered in Arabia
A new article examines fluted projectile points from southern Arabia, detailing production methods and technical…
Ammonia sparks unexpected, exotic lightning on Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft — orbiting and closely observing the planet Jupiter — has unexpectedly discovered…
Back-to-School in 2020: Making the Right Choice
Back-to-school time is usually filled with shopping, trying on clothes, and wondering about the year…
New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora
New Guinea is the most floristically diverse island in the world, an international collaboration has…
Dinosaur relative’s genome linked to mammals: Curious genome of ancient reptile
Biologists have sequenced the genome of the tuatara, a lizard-like creature that lives on the…
Manifestation of quantum distance in flat band materials
A research team found a way to measure the quantum distance of Bloch states in…
Drug suppliers are told to replenish stockpiles for Brexit and further pandemic this winter
The UK government has urged medicine suppliers to stockpile six weeks’ worth of drugs as…
World’s cameras focus on health
bmj;370/aug05_12/m3078/FAF1faAgness, a Ugandan midwife, listens to the heartbeat of a fetus in a photograph taken…
Blackstone agrees to buy Ancestry in $4.7 billion deal
Investment firm Blackstone announced on Wednesday that it was scooping up direct-to-consumer genetics company Ancestry…
Don’t Depend on Coconut Oil for Heart Health; It Increases LDL Cholesterol
The coconut oil in your pantry may not be as heart healthy as you thought…
Coroner warns about poor drug reviews after patient dies from tramadol overdose
A senior coroner has demanded action by Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, to…
How tumor cells evade the immune defense
Scientists are increasingly trying to use the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. A…
New strategy against osteoporosis
An international research team has found a new approach that may be able to reduce…
Virtual Event: CRISPR’s forward march
Editor’s note: A livestream of this virtual event will be posted above at 1 p.m….
Ancient mountains recorded in Antarctic sandstones reveal potential links to global events
A new analysis of sandstones from Antarctica indicates there may be important links between the…
Break it down: A new way to address common computing problem
A new algorithm provides a framework for solving complex linear inverse problems that doesn’t require…
How thoughts could one day control electronic prostheses, wirelessly
The current generation of neural implants record enormous amounts of neural activity, then transmit these…
Improved modelling of nuclear structure in francium aids searches for new physics
Thanks to new research, we now know with much greater certainty the nuclear magnetic moments…
Carbon footprinting and pricing under climate concerns
Marketers can lead how their companies can use the cost and demand effects of reducing…
Understanding why some children enjoy TV more than others
New research shows that children’s own temperament could be driving the amount of TV they…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: J&J to supply U.S. with 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses; Feds seek $18 billion from Purdue in opioid probe
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Yes, indeed, the middle…
Avoiding duodenal biopsy in investigating coeliac disease during covid-19
The authors are correct in that, normally, a positive anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody result should always…
Covid-19: Where are we on immunity and vaccines?
Do the recent vaccine papers tell us anything new?There was a flurry of excitement last…
Teladoc Health and Livongo merge in an $18.5 billion deal
Telemedicine provider Teladoc Health and diabetes coaching company Livongo have agreed to merge in an…
UK should consider a more cautious approach to PPE
The study by Liu and colleagues is impressive—none of the 420 healthcare workers became infected…
Leicester lockdown: could better data have prevented it?
Leicester was the first place in the UK to be singled out for a local…
Tomisaku Kawasaki: identified and named Kawasaki disease
bmj;370/aug05_5/m3091/FAF1faPhoto credit: Tsubara KawasakiNot many physicians have a disease named after them. Tomisaku (“Tomi”) Kawasaki,…
Pulmonary embolism: update on management and controversies
ABSTRACTPulmonary embolism is a common and potentially fatal cardiovascular disorder that must be promptly diagnosed…
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How hierarchical communication “rules” hamper doctor training and patient care
When Chris Turner was a house officer near Edinburgh, he had to go to a…
Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary programmes for weight and cardiovascular risk factor reduction in adults: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials
In the paper by Ge and colleagues (BMJ 2020;369:m696, doi:10.1136/bmj.m696, published 1 April 2020), one…
Government to get CQC-style ratings for its performance on health and social care
MPs have set out their plans for an independent evaluation process designed to hold the…
STAT Plus: Earnings season highlights how health tech companies fared in the first full quarter of the pandemic
It’s earnings season for health tech companies — and that’s opening a window into how…