Philip Morrison Brown
bmj;372/jan27_6/n198/FAF1faPhilip Morrison Brown (“Phil”) grew up and then studied medicine in Aberdeen. He was proud…
Month: January 2021
Henry Hugh Gebbie
bmj;372/jan27_5/n199/FAF1faHenry Hugh Gebbie was an Ayrshire boy whose family ran a lace mill in Darvel,…
Elizabeth Maughan
bmj;372/jan27_4/n204/FAF1faElizabeth Maughan (“Liz”) was brought up near Audlem in Cheshire. She trained at the University…
Kirsty Annabel Gillgras
bmj;372/jan27_3/n200/FAF1faFrom a young age, Kirsty Annabel Gillgrass (née Smith) excelled in everything she did, in…
A woman with headache, hemiplegia, and recent toothache
A woman in her 60s presented to the emergency department with a two week history…
Unusual hand nodules
These hands show crystal storing histiocytosis in a woman in her 70s (fig 1). The…
Opinion: Governments’ alcohol subsidies are harmful to public health
Each January, millions of people around the world make resolutions to cut back on the…
Opinion: Too many Covid-19 patients face death alone. Vaccinated volunteers could change that
I got my first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine on Dec. 16, and was surprised…
STAT+: Senate rules could pose hurdles for vaccine funds
WASHINGTON — Progressive Democrats in the Senate are hoping to use a streamlined process that…
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Elective, but not optional: Orthopedic patients eagerly await surgeries delayed by Covid-19
Robin Young wants you to know she thinks her second knee replacement is the least…
SNP Array as a Tool for Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease | RMHP – Dove Medical Press
SNP Array as a Tool for Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease | RMHP Dove Medical…
Variantyx Launches Its WGS-Based Prenatal Test for High-Risk Pregnancies, Enters Women’s Health Market – Business Wire
Variantyx Launches Its WGS-Based Prenatal Test for High-Risk Pregnancies, Enters Women’s Health Market Business Wire Read…
Psychologists track child psychopathology from before birth – EurekAlert
Psychologists track child psychopathology from before birth EurekAlert Read Original Article: Psychologists track child psychopathology from…
Post-Miscarriage, Aspirin May Affect Next Pregnancy – WebMD
Post-Miscarriage, Aspirin May Affect Next Pregnancy WebMD Read Original Article: Post-Miscarriage, Aspirin May Affect Next Pregnancy…
A Parent’s Guide to eSports Games
The post A Parent’s Guide to eSports Games appeared first on and belongs to Daily…
News in Brief 26 January 2021
Mozambique: UN responds as thousands are hit by Cyclone Eloise Refugee resettlement suffers ‘extreme anomaly’ from pandemic fallout in 2020 …
Abortion’s Downward Spiral Appears to be Over
Abortion’s downward spiral appears to be over. It’s but a slight uptick, yet an uptick…
U.S. will have enough Covid-19 vaccines for 300 million Americans by end of summer, Biden says
WASHINGTON — President Biden plans to purchase another 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from…
UN chief calls for urgent action against neo-Nazis in Holocaust remembrance message
More must be done to thwart neo-Nazis and white supremacists who are using the COVID-19…
STAT+: This professor wrote a manual for using a little-known federal law for lowering drug prices
One of the priorities of the new Biden administration is to tackle the cost of…
UN health agency panel issues key guidance on second COVID vaccines
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel issued its first guidance on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on…
Genetically-modified mosquitoes key to stopping Zika virus spread
In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic a ‘public health emergency…
Change of course on the journey to the island of stability
An international research team succeeded in gaining new insights into the artificially produced superheavy element…
Wirelessly rechargeable soft brain implant controls brain cells
Researchers have invented a smartphone-controlled soft brain implant that can be recharged wirelessly from outside…
Gut microbiota reveals whether drug therapies work in inflammatory bowel diseases
A study indicates that the gut microbiota of patients suffering from inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders can…
Finding a way to stop chemotherapy from damaging the heart
There could be an intervention on the horizon to help prevent heart damage caused by…
Energy spent avoiding humans associated with smaller home ranges for male pumas
New research shows that fear of humans causes mountain lions to increase their energy expenditures…
UN rights experts urge Israel to respect international obligations
UN independent rights experts on Tuesday, described Israel’s conviction of human rights defender Issa Amro earlier this month, as showing disdain for the country’s international obligations. …
Covid-19: “We must learn the lessons of this dark death toll”
bmj;372/jan26_13/n237/FAF1faBMAThis week the number of people in the UK who have died with covid-19 passed…
STAT+: FTC sues drug makers over allegedly illegal deal over an opioid painkiller
For the second time, the Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit alleging Endo International…
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Toddlers who use touchscreens may be more distractible
New research highlights some of the effects regular use of touchscreens might have on toddlers….
No overall difference in concussion recovery time for male and female college athletes
Researchers found female and male collegiate athletes take approximately the same amount of time to…
Breakthrough design vastly improves mechanical heart valve
New research may take the current ‘gold standard’ for heart valves to a new level…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: A conversation with vaccine expert Paul Offit
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Covid-19: People are not being warned about pitfalls of mass testing
Only a third of local authorities that are rolling out lateral flow testing have made…
STAT+: Why health care lobbyists saw a windfall in 2020
Let’s face it: 2020 was a very, very big year for health care. If you…
Anthony Barrington (“Barry”) Kay: part of the team that unequivocally established the Th2 T lymphocyte hypothesis for bronchial asthma
bmj;372/jan26_11/n229/FAF1faPhoto credit: Rebecca SutherlandAnthony Barrington (“Barry”) Kay, whose work transformed the lives of many patients…
New studies clarify which genes may raise breast cancer risk
Two large studies give a much sharper picture of which inherited mutations raise the risk…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Regeneron says its antibody prevented Covid-19 in a trial; EU threatens to impose vaccine export controls
Rise and shine, folks, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
Covid-19: Use social media to maximise vaccine confidence and uptake
We echo Hanif and colleagues’ concerns that some communities, such as ethnic minority groups and…
Cultural competence in vaccine rollout: migrants would face difficulties accessing covid-19 vaccines
Hanif and colleagues highlight the importance of cultural competence in covid-19 vaccine rollout so that…
The hospital bed is broken: beds don’t wear out, staff do
Matt Morgan, 9 JanuaryIt is not the beds that are broken but the staff. Matt…
Regeneron says monoclonal antibodies prevent Covid-19 in study
Regeneron said Tuesday that its monoclonal antibody cocktail prevented Covid-19 in a clinical trial. The…
Covid-19: Moderna plans booster doses to counter variants
The US drug company Moderna has announced that it is developing two new approaches to…
Covid-19: New UK variant may be linked to increased death rate, early data indicate
The new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 may be associated with an increased risk of death,…
BMJ appeal raises over {pound}53 000 for food aid charity
Food banks across the UK have been able to buy personal protective equipment for staff…
Universal basic income and covid-19 pandemic
The gulf between the wealthiest and poorest had been increasing even before the covid-19 destroyed…
Helen Salisbury: Pedalling vaccines door to door
After the excitement of running big clinics at our surgery with the Pfizer vaccine, things…
Clare Gerada: Tips for surviving leadership
My New Year’s resolution was to declutter paper and create order among my bookshelves and…
Covid-19: Medical MPs in the pandemic
For the 10 members of the current UK parliament with medical training,1 knowing the front…