Public health needs to go back to basics, not rely on nudge theory
Poverty of scarcity was a major cause of health inequity in the 19th century.1 Poverty…
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Andrew Ransford: orthopaedic surgeon who invented the Ransford loop
bmj;373/may06_4/n1160/FAF1faAndrew Ransford (“Andy”) was born in Kenya to Oliver Ransford, a doctor in the Colonial…
Pulse oximetry gives artificially high readings in presence of carboxyhaemoglobin
Greenhalgh and colleagues omit a serious limitation of two wavelength pulse oximetry.1 They mention “falsely…
Opinion: STAT+: Faster approval of complex generics is central to affordable, equitable care
The push to improve Americans’ use of effective and less-expensive generic medications is getting a…
Opinion: Dollar stores: gateways to equitable Covid-19 vaccine distribution
With the number of Americans receiving Covid-19 vaccines each week starting to decline, it’s time…
Years ago, a syringe exchange helped end a devastating HIV outbreak. Now it might be forced to close
The Indiana county at the center of a devastating HIV crisis in 2015 may soon…
STAT+: ‘In their own bubble’: How a cancer center promoted an exclusive experimental drug to attract patients
A new medication for children with a rare and life-threatening cancer called neuroblastoma had a…
Waiver of patent rights on Covid-19 vaccines, in near term, may be more symbolic than substantive
The U.S.’s stunning endorsement of a proposal to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents has won plaudits…
FROM THE FIELD: Uganda conflict survivor helps communities find ‘ways forward’
A Ugandan man who avoided being drawn into a decades’ long conflict as a child…
Cone’s new women’s center touts combined services for better care – Greensboro News & Record
Cone’s new women’s center touts combined services for better care Greensboro News & Record Read Original…
Op-Ed: Prenatal Care Needs a Redesign – MedPage Today
Op-Ed: Prenatal Care Needs a Redesign MedPage Today Read Original Article: Op-Ed: Prenatal Care Needs a…
PAS 2021: Plenary session on prenatal environmental contaminants and childhood disease – News-Medical.Net
PAS 2021: Plenary session on prenatal environmental contaminants and childhood disease News-Medical.Net Read Original Article: PAS…
Doctor encourages hesitant pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine – WAVE 3
Doctor encourages hesitant pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine WAVE 3 Read Original Article: Doctor encourages…
Pregnancy & COVID-19 vaccines: LI doctors answer your questions – Newsday
Pregnancy & COVID-19 vaccines: LI doctors answer your questions Newsday Read Original Article: Pregnancy & COVID-19…
Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth – New Scientist News
Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth New Scientist News Read Original Article:…
Researchers show how low-protein diet during pregnancy can cause kidney problems in babies – News-Medical.Net
Researchers show how low-protein diet during pregnancy can cause kidney problems in babies News-Medical.Net Read Original…
Courteney Cox hopes pregnancy show will support those struggling – Olean Times Herald
Courteney Cox hopes pregnancy show will support those struggling Olean Times Herald Read Original Article: Courteney…
Fun Outdoor Games to Entertain the Neighborhood Kids This Summer
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News in Brief 5 May 2021
COVID-19 pandemic preparedness hub to open in Berlin to promote transparency, early warning capability 155…
‘Social vaccination’ still critical amid India COVID-19 crisis, UNICEF says
As India confronts a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections, with some 300,000 cases a…
Covid-19: Two doses of Pfizer vaccine are “highly effective” against infection, hospital admission, and death, study finds
Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine provide more than 95% protection against infection, hospital…
Life groovy again at Milford boutique after COVID-19 scare following 4/20 event – CT Insider
Life groovy again at Milford boutique after COVID-19 scare following 4/20 event CT Insider Read Original…
Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
A massive collaborative research project offers projections to the year 2100 of future sea-level rise…
WHO chief hails ‘monumental moment’ in COVID fight, as US throws support behind vaccine patent waiver
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by…
STAT+: Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug may only be cost effective at $2,500 a year
The controversial, but widely anticipated Biogen (BIIB) treatment for Alzheimer’s would only be cost-effective if…
U.S. will back proposal to waive patent rights and boost Covid-19 vaccine production
In a significant move to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. government agreed to support…
Supersymmetry-inspired microlaser arrays pave way for powering chip-sized optical systems
Ring microlasers are eyed as potential light sources for photonic applications, but they first must…
Repurposing tabletop sensors to search for dark matter
Researchers across the dark matter community that have begun to wonder if they are looking…
USA: Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the country’
A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed…
Crohn’s disease patients have specific IgG antibodies to human bacterial flagellins
Last year, researchers used a mouse model that included immune-reactive T cells from patients with…
Scientists model Saturn’s interior, explain planet’s unique magnetic field
New simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn’s interior, suggesting that a thick layer of…
Fast changing smells can teach mice about space
Researchers have found that mice can sense extremely fast and subtle changes in the structure…
Best 10 Skin Tag And Mole Removers
Skin tags and moles are natural skin growths that are very common. Skin tags are…
Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel
An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness…
Catastrophic sea-level rise from Antarctic melting possible with severe global warming
The Antarctic ice sheet is much less likely to become unstable and cause dramatic sea-level…
The oldest human burial in Africa
A new study details the earliest modern human burial in Africa. The remains of a…
Covid-19: Public health response should be “local by default,” say leaders
The vital relationships forged between national and local government, local public health teams, and the…
‘Oddball supernova’ appears strangely cool before exploding
Astronomers examined a massive star two-and-a-half years before it exploded into a supernova. At the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pharma showers a key Democratic senator with cash; Lilly exec accused of altering factory documents
Top of the morning to you. Another busy day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot…
STAT+: The long wait for Cel-Sci to finally admit its cancer drug doesn’t work
Eventually, Cel-Sci will have to disclose the results of its Phase 3 cancer clinical trial….
Excited delirium: what’s the evidence for its use in medicine?
Its close association with police enforcement has left the term “excited delirium” shrouded in controversy….
Opinion: Listen: A physician and a philosopher on long Covid’s mind-body mystery
In this week’s episode of the “First Opinion Podcast,” I talk with critical care physician…
South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to a breaking point, UNICEF warns
Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything…
STAT+: Roger Perlmutter, former Merck R&D head, becomes CEO of super-microscopy startup
Roger Perlmutter, previously the head of research at Merck, said Wednesday he will become the…
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Covid-19: Female NHS and care staff report deteriorating health because of pandemic
Female health and care staff in England have experienced significantly worsening physical and mental health…
Delivering clinical research: the UK healthcare system needs a culture that supports research
OLOSD tell Nikki when publishedMedical academics welcomed publication of the government’s vision for the future…
Cost effectiveness of an intervention to increase uptake of hepatitis C virus testing and treatment (HepCATT): cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care
In this paper by Kirsty Roberts and colleagues (BMJ 2020;368:m322 doi:10.1136/bmj.m322) An error in one…
Khalid Yusoff: champion of excellence in Malaysian medical research
bmj;373/may05_9/n1075/FAF1faKhalid Yusoff, who has died at the age of 66, was a UK trained cardiologist…
Hypopigmented atrophic plaques in a young woman
A woman in her 20s presented to dermatology clinic with a four year history of…
Cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma
This is iatrogenic Kaposi’s sarcoma associated with human herpesvirus 8 on the leg of a…