Winter will be “exceptionally difficult” for NHS irrespective of covid, Chris Whitty warns
The NHS will have an “exceptionally difficult” winter, whether there is another covid-19 surge or…
Month: October 2021
Are Vaccines Safe During Pregnancy? – Bloomberg
Are Vaccines Safe During Pregnancy? Bloomberg Q&A: COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy Imperial College London Experts: Vaccine doesn’t…
Rabbit test detected pregnancy by injecting urine into rabbits – The Washington Post
Rabbit test detected pregnancy by injecting urine into rabbits The Washington Post Read Original Article: Rabbit…
STAT+: Biogen drug for rare form of ALS fails pivotal study — another setback for fatal disease with few treatments
Biogen reported disappointing results Sunday from a late-stage clinical trial involving its experimental treatment for…
Opinion: Historic yet imperfect: Malaria vaccine brings hope but the fight is far from over
Historic yet imperfect. That’s how I think of the World Health Organization’s recent endorsement of…
Alternative therapies draw the pandemic-weary, but they’re no substitute for mainstream medicine – CNA
Alternative therapies draw the pandemic-weary, but they’re no substitute for mainstream medicine CNA Read Original Article:…
Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Diabetes Linked to Psychiatric Disorders – MD Magazine
Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Diabetes Linked to Psychiatric Disorders MD Magazine Read Original Article: Prenatal Exposure…
Research receives $1.74 million to explore how prenatal alcohol exposure leads to ‘anxious’ offspring – News-Medical.Net
Research receives $1.74 million to explore how prenatal alcohol exposure leads to ‘anxious’ offspring News-Medical.Net Read…
Uncertainty, anxiety and isolation are hallmarks of pregnancy during the pandemic – Hawaiipublicradio
Uncertainty, anxiety and isolation are hallmarks of pregnancy during the pandemic Hawaiipublicradio Read Original Article: Uncertainty,…
CBD and Pregnancy: Are There Any Risks to Consider? – Healthline
CBD and Pregnancy: Are There Any Risks to Consider? Healthline Read Original Article: CBD and Pregnancy:…
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Pregnancy: Some women in Wales to get pre-eclampsia test – BBC News
Pregnancy: Some women in Wales to get pre-eclampsia test BBC News Read Original Article: Pregnancy: Some…
Celebrate White Cane Awareness Day October 15
The post Celebrate White Cane Awareness Day October 15 appeared first on and belongs to…
For head of Myanmar Mechanism, time is of essence for accountability
For more than two years, a UN-appointed team of 59 people has been collecting and…
News in Brief 15 October 2021
Displaced in northeast Nigeria ‘knocking on door of starvation’: WFP Yemen ceasefire needed urgently to gain access to…
UN condemns ‘despicable’ suicide attack at mosque in southern Afghanistan
The United Nations has condemned the deadly suicide bombing during Friday prayers at the largest Shia mosque…
Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov won’t keep ‘a single cent’ of his prize money
Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of Russia’s Novaya Gazeta newspaper, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year. He…
Plant-eating lizards on the cusp of tooth evolution
Researchers found that complex teeth, a hallmark of mammals, also evolved several times in reptiles,…
Scientists find evidence the early solar system harbored a gap between its inner and outer regions
In the early solar system, a ‘protoplanetary disk’ of dust and gas rotated around the…
Plankton head polewards
Ocean warming caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions will prompt many species of marine plankton…
Ultrafast magnetism: heating magnets, freezing time
Magnetic solids can be demagnetized quickly with a short laser pulse, and there are already…
Behavior resembling human ADHD seen in dogs
A study involving some 11,000 dogs demonstrated that the gender, age and breed of the…
Decolonizing Alternative Medicine: Relearning Ayurveda’s Heritage – Healthline
Decolonizing Alternative Medicine: Relearning Ayurveda’s Heritage Healthline Read Original Article: Decolonizing Alternative Medicine: Relearning Ayurveda’s Heritage…
The Importance of Spinal Health – KNBN NewsCenter1 – Newscenter1.tv
The Importance of Spinal Health – KNBN NewsCenter1 Newscenter1.tv Read Original Article: The Importance of Spinal…
Flu and heart disease: The surprising connection that should convince you to schedule your shot
Patients who have cardiovascular disease are at increased risk of serious complications from the flu,…
Why do we remember stressful experiences better?
When the brain stores memories of objects, it creates a characteristic pattern of activity for…
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Rising poverty a ‘moral indictment of our times’: Guterres
For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN…
Displaced in northeast Nigeria ‘knocking on door of starvation’: WFP
Displaced families in Nigeria’s northeast are “knocking on the door of starvation”, the UN World Food Programme (WFP)…
FDA advisory panel votes 19-0 to endorse booster dose of J&J vaccine
For an archived version of live coverage of the hearing of the FDA’s advisory panel,…
Adele’s Weight Loss Diet Secret Revealed: Here’s How The ’30’ Singer Slimmed Down
A slimmer figure, a new album and enjoying life with her son. In spite of…
The right to a clean and healthy environment: 6 things you need to know
On 8 October, loud and unusual applause reverberated around the chamber of the UN Human…
Myanmar: In race against time, experts collect evidence of rights violations
For more than two years, a UN-appointed team of 59 people has been collecting and analyzing more than two million pieces of evidence about possible human rights violations in Myanmar. …
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA panel recommends Moderna Covid booster shots; Biden eyes Califf as FDA commish
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: The National Academy of Medicine’s climate crisis effort must turn words into action
With little fanfare and even less notice, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently launched…
Camilla Bosanquet
bmj;375/oct15_10/n2505/FAF1faCamilla Bosanquet, who has died at the age of 100, was a prominent Jungian psychoanalyst…
Thomas Manners
bmj;375/oct15_9/n2520/FAF1faThomas Manners (“Tom”) was born in Bishop Auckland. He attended the local grammar school and…
Elizabeth Fincham
bmj;375/oct15_8/n2506/FAF1faAfter service in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during the war, Elizabeth wanted to follow…
William Larkworthy
bmj;375/oct15_7/n2519/FAF1faWilliam Larkworthy (“Bill”) had two careers in medicine. He spent the first 20 years in…
Ian Rothwell
bmj;375/oct15_6/n2522/FAF1faIan Rothwell trained in surgery and after obtaining his royal college fellowship he went to…
Maria Helena Gilleece
bmj;375/oct15_5/n2507/FAF1faMaria Helena Gilleece was a distinguished and talented student, attaining scholarships, winning the Henry Cohen…
Covid-19: Scientists report “unacceptable” abuse and threats after speaking out during pandemic
Scientists who have spoken to the media about covid-19 have faced shocking and unacceptable abuse…
Improve coding practices for patients in suicidal crisis
A total of 5691 deaths by suicide were registered in England and Wales in 2019,…
Assisted dying: resisting the clamour for doctors to engage
Hurley and colleagues say that UK doctors must now engage with the assisted dying debate.1Every…
Assisted dying: society and parliament to decide the particular circumstances
The BMJ has called for the medical profession to take a position of neutrality—neither in…
Opinion: In the calm before the superbug storm, the world needs to prepare
Failing to plan, it’s been said, is planning to fail. By this standard, the United…
Opinion: Feeling guilty about getting a booster shot? Here’s something you can do
The same week that Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and…
Three lessons for the effort to scale up Covid-19 rapid tests
In Ann Arbor, Mich., as in many other cities across the country, you’d be hard-pressed…
Follow the FDA advisory panel meeting on the J&J Covid vaccine booster
The booster-shot question that has been on the top of many minds for many months…
Covid: Pregnant women in Wales urged to get vaccine – BBC News
Covid: Pregnant women in Wales urged to get vaccine BBC News Studies show Covid-19 worsens pregnancy…
Pregnancy Center offers help, hope | News | athensreview.com – Athens Daily Review
Pregnancy Center offers help, hope | News | athensreview.com Athens Daily Review Read Original Article: Pregnancy…
‘It’s Not Your Fault’: Grieving The Loss Of A Pregnancy – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
‘It’s Not Your Fault’: Grieving The Loss Of A Pregnancy CBS Dallas / Fort Worth Read…