Health and Care Bill fails to tackle workforce problems and risks outsourcing to private providers, BMA warns
The BMA has written to MPs highlighting concerns over the proposed NHS restructure set out…
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Cradle to grave general practice: the family doctor
At the age of nearly 70 Joe Cohen still works a four day week in…
COVID-19 Delta Variant Could Reach A Point Of ‘Self-Extinction’ In The Long Run: Report
Experts are saying that the dominant strain could mutate itself into extinction in the long…
Opinion: The staggering toll of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth
In conversations about the woeful state of maternal care in the United States — pregnancy-related…
Opinion: Laugh a little: Medical professionals, engaged in serious business, need to reclaim their humor
Serious question: Is it OK for medical professionals to laugh at themselves or make fun…
STAT+: ‘We all have to come together’: Experts lay out how to keep AI in health care in check
The reach of artificial intelligence in health care settings has expanded to touch everything from…
‘Self-Extinction’ Could End COVID-19 Delta Variant Problem: Report
Experts are saying that the dominant strain could mutate itself into extinction in the long…
Covid antivirals could be pandemic game-changers. But Americans might struggle to access them
Antiviral drugs for treating Covid-19 have been hailed as a pandemic “game-changer” — a tool…
COVID-19 in pregnancy linked to stillbirths, research finds – myfox8.com
COVID-19 in pregnancy linked to stillbirths, research finds myfox8.com COVID-19 During Pregnancy May Increase Stillbirth Risk…
Utah Department of Health wants pregnant people to know they can get coronavirus boosters, monoclonal antibody therapy – Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Department of Health wants pregnant people to know they can get coronavirus boosters, monoclonal…
News in Brief 22 November 2021
Pandemic reform is progressing, but not fast enough: WHO panel Sick Chinese journalist must be released immediately,…
Snow cover critical for revegetation following forest fires
With wildfires devastating mountain ecosystems across the western United States, their successful forest revegetation recovery…
Sherif Zaki, a legendary disease detective at CDC, dies at 65
Sherif Zaki, a legendary disease detective at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who…
Alternative medicine use common among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa – Healio
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Secondary Headache: Overview And More – Verywell Health
Secondary Headache: Overview And More Verywell Health Read Original Article: Secondary Headache: Overview And More –…
Are Alternative Proteins Worrying The Meat Industry? – CleanTechnica
Are Alternative Proteins Worrying The Meat Industry? CleanTechnica Read Original Article: Are Alternative Proteins Worrying The…
Unvaccinated workers pay more for health insurance at some companies – NPR
Unvaccinated workers pay more for health insurance at some companies NPR Read Original Article: Unvaccinated workers…
Talkspace’s leadership exodus leaves behind pressing questions — and a pile of cash
Talkspace, the teletherapy app that went public in a splashy SPAC merger earlier this year,…
Current system will not protect us from the next pandemic, ‘which could happen at any time’
Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health…
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Scientist reveals cause of lost magnetism at meteorite site
A scientist has discovered a method for detecting and better defining meteorite impact sites that…
Hurricanes expected to linger over Northeast cities, causing greater damage
By the late 21st century, northeastern U.S. cities will see worsening hurricane outcomes, with storms…
One in five galaxies in the early universe could still be hidden behind cosmic dust
Astronomers have discovered two previously invisible galaxies 29 billion light-years away. Their discovery suggests that…
The ‘active grandparent hypothesis’: New research explores how we’ve evolved to move more and live longer
Evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman takes the long view of physical activity. His name has been…
High-speed propeller star is fastest spinning white dwarf
A white dwarf star that completes a full rotation once every 25 seconds is the…
“Mantle wind” blows through slab window beneath Panama
Volcanic gases are helping researchers track large-scale movements in Earth’s deep interior. Scientists have discovered…
How sugar-loving microbes could help power future cars
It sounds like modern-day alchemy: Transforming sugar into hydrocarbons found in gasoline. But that’s exactly…
Immediately release sick Chinese journalist, rights experts urge
UN-appointed independent human rights experts urged the Chinese authorities on Monday to release on humanitarian grounds, imprisoned citizen journalist and…
Moving beyond tokenism in our approach to human rights in digital health
Digital technology that depends on data and artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a key resource…
STAT+: Private equity firms to acquire Athenahealth for $17 billion
Athenahealth, the Watertown-based electronic health records company, said Monday that it will be acquired for…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: CDC endorses Covid-19 boosters for all adults; investors pressure Novartis to spend cash reserves
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman at the start of…
Sixty seconds on . . . wine, chocolate, and coffee
Are we about to be told off for excessive intake?Not this time. We’re all aware…
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine was 100% effective in in kids in longer-term study
Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday that their Covid-19 vaccine was 100% efficacious in preventing infections…
Covid-19 and pregnancy: vaccine hesitancy and how to overcome it
What’s the vaccine uptake in pregnancy?Some 80 000 pregnant women in England had received two…
A record 100 000 people in the US died from overdoses in 12 months of the pandemic, says CDC
The United States’ opioid epidemic worsened significantly during the pandemic, with overdose deaths recorded in…
Dudley trust fined {pound}2.5m over deaths of two patients from infection
A hospital trust has been fined more than £2.5m after pleading guilty to failing to…
We need rebels to imagine better futures
Godlee touches on the often overlooked issues of dissent, resistance, incivility, and indeed rebellion in…
Independent SAGE replies to The BMJ
We read The BMJ’s article on whether the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Independent…
Group programmes for weight loss may be more effective than one-to-one sessions
The studyAbbott S, Smith E, Tighe B, Lycett D. Group versus one-to-one multi-component lifestyle interventions…
From medical gaslighting to death threats, long Covid tests patients
The nightmare that is long Covid unfolds in many stages. Long Covid collectively means symptoms…
Opinion: The U.S. needs to engage communities around BIPOC data
Nearly 170 years ago, a physician who had been born into a poor family used…
Her husband died by suicide. She sued his pain doctors — a rare challenge over an opioid dose reduction
For six years, Brent Slone had relied on opioid medication to tame his agonizing pain…
COVID-19 Delta Variant Appears To Increase Stillbirth Risk: CDC
Pregnant women who get infected with the delta variant are at a higher risk of…
Research links COVID-19 in pregnancy with stillbirths – KCBY.com 11
Research links COVID-19 in pregnancy with stillbirths KCBY.com 11 New reports confirm threats from the delta…
Whitney Port taking things ‘one day at a time’ following pregnancy loss – Page Six
Whitney Port taking things ‘one day at a time’ following pregnancy loss Page Six Whitney Port…
Getting COVID vax between weeks 27-31 of pregnancy protects baby better – The Jerusalem Post
Getting COVID vax between weeks 27-31 of pregnancy protects baby better The Jerusalem Post Read Original…
Researchers develop ultra-thin ‘computer on the bone’
Researchers have developed an ultra-thin wireless device that grows to the surface of bone. Dubbed…
STAT+: Flagship Pioneering’s Noubar Afeyan on the crazy idea behind Moderna and professional entrepreneurs
On his desk — placed so its visible on his Zoom calls — Flagship Pioneering…
On Nutrition: Buyer beware alternative medicine and sales pitches – Tulsa World
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Health Fusion: Virtual reality, music and aroma help patients relax at Mayo Clinic – INFORUM
Health Fusion: Virtual reality, music and aroma help patients relax at Mayo Clinic INFORUM Read Original…
Study: Stillbirths Higher Among Pregnant Women with Covid – The New York Times
Study: Stillbirths Higher Among Pregnant Women with Covid The New York Times Read Original Article: Study:…