Una Freeston
bmj;374/sep24_4/n2341/FAF1faMy mother, Una De Havilland Freeston, born on 4 March 1928, died peacefully on Monday…
Year: 2021
Robert MacGregor Aitken
bmj;374/sep24_3/n2339/FAF1faA respected retired GP and community stalwart has died at the age of 96. In…
Are Cloth Face Coverings Enough To Prevent COVID-19 Delta Variant Infection?
There is an ongoing debate on which type of face mask should be worn in…
England’s new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
On 1 October, Public Health England, an executive agency of the UK’s Department of Health…
Children, covid-19, and India’s looming third wave
In September 2020, 15 year old Well Done Boy Marbaniang was brought to hospital in…
Opinion: Space-bound billionaires can help make the world a healthier place through research
SpaceX Inspiration4, funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, recently orbited the Earth for three days with…
Opinion: Even me-too drugs matter when it comes to new medicines
As the government wrestles with lowering health care costs, one strategy gaining momentum is allowing…
Scott Gottlieb on Covid, a better CDC, and how he does it all
Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb can now add published author to his long list of…
See how much Covid-19 relief money health care providers in your state got
Congress set up a massive, $178 billion fund in 2020 meant to help mitigate the…
Call to action: Prevent gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies
Top UN officials met in the margins of the 76th General Assembly on Thursday, with…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Afghanistan; Myanmar, South Sudan
In this week’s show, UN Secretary-General António Guterres talks about Afghanistan and other big problems…
News in Brief 23 September 2021
Myanmar crisis escalating towards civil war, warns UN rights chief G20 need to scale up food aid to Afghanistan’s rural…
Systems approach helps assess public health impacts of changing climate, environmental policies
Scientists offer an alternative way to understand and minimize health impacts from human-caused changes to…
Novel small molecule potently attenuates neuroinflammation in brain and glial cells
In a preclinical study show that their small molecule drug, SRI-42127, can potently attenuate the…
If endangered primates disappear, so will their parasites. That’s actually a problem
People are more aware of the plight of endangered gorillas than of gorillas’ gut worms,…
A new solid-state battery surprises the researchers who created it
Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into a…
Scientists develop artificial intelligence method to predict anti-cancer immunity
Researchers and data scientists have developed an artificial intelligence technique that can identify which cell…
Mapping words to colors
While the range of colors your eyes may perceive extends beyond the words language provides,…
Vampire bats may coordinate with ‘friends’ over a bite to eat
Vampire bats that form bonds in captivity and continue those ‘friendships’ in the wild also…
Decoding birds’ brain signals into syllables of song
Researchers can predict what syllables a bird will sing — and when it will sing…
Carbon dioxide reactor makes ‘Martian fuel’
Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel to address climate change…
Advisory committee recommends wide swath of Americans be offered Covid-19 vaccine boosters
A vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend that a wide swath of Americans should…
Listen: Scott Gottlieb on the next pandemic, another Covid winter, & Aduhelm’s slow rollout
What does Covid-19 have in store for this winter? Is Aduhelm a commercial dud? And…
UNICEF: Haiti children vulnerable to ‘violence, poverty and displacement’
As Haiti continues to reel from the “triple tragedy” of natural disasters, gang violence and…
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Engineers introduce a new approach for recycling plastics
Engineers have come up with a revolutionary new method for tackling plastic pollution by harnessing…
Antibody-producing B cells may be ‘predestined’ for their fates
The master regulator behind the development of antibody-producing cells has been identified in a new…
Physicists control the flow of electron pulses through a nanostructure channel
Particle accelerators are essential tools in research areas such as biology, materials science and particle…
Adjusting fatty acid intake may help with mood variability in bipolar disorders
Can specific dietary guidelines help people living with bipolar disorders better manage their health? Clinical…
South Sudan plagued by violence and corruption, Human Rights Council hears
South Sudan continues to be “plagued” by violence and corruption, the Human Rights Council heard…
STAT+: Defense Department watchdog criticizes oversight of military’s pharmaceutical supply chain
Amid mounting concerns over the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain, a Department of Defense watchdog found…
A new method for removing lead from drinking water
Engineers designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals such…
Researchers translate insect defense chemicals into eerie sounds
Sawfly larvae protect themselves by secreting cocktails of unpleasant, volatile chemicals intended to repel predators,…
Therapy using dual immune system cells effectively controls neuroblastoma
A newly developed immunotherapy that simultaneously uses modified immune-fighting cells to home in on and…
Metastatic prostate cancer comes in two forms, which could guide treatment
Scientists have identified two subtypes of metastatic prostate cancer that respond differently to treatment, information…
How poxviruses multiply
Poxviruses have found a unique way of translating their genes into proteins in the infected…
Expert panel recommends against use of race in assessment of kidney function
An expert task force on Thursday released a new and much-anticipated approach for diagnosing kidney…
Human rights ‘catastrophe’ in Myanmar: UN calls for urgent action
Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from escalating into a “full-blown…
New online tool to help residents reduce the impact of traffic-related air pollution
Researchers have released a new online tool to help schools, hospitals and residents understand and…
Non-native fish are main consumers of salmon in reservoirs
When warmwater fish species like bass, walleye and crappie that are not native to the…
Switching on a superfluid
We can learn a lot by studying microscopic and macroscopic changes in a material as…
Are too many Phase III cancer clinical trials set up to fail?
New research finds four out of five cancer therapies tested in Phase III trials do…
Artificial intelligence may be set to reveal climate-change tipping points
Researchers are developing artificial intelligence that could assess climate change tipping points. The deep learning…
Different types of cancers are likely to spread to specific areas of the brain
Brain metastasis occurs when cancer in one part of the body spreads to the brain….
New research cautions about possible risks of acetaminophen use during pregnancy
Nearly 100 doctors and scientists issued a consensus statement Thursday warning of possible links between…
12 Best Sleep Products For Insomniacs
Have you been experiencing sleepless nights because of insomnia? Here are some of the best…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer CEO rallies employees to fight drug-price negotiations; Glaxo head pressured by another activist fund
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
Has the UK government given up the fight to protect and promote health?
The struggle to improve the health of the public is never ending. As the pandemic…
Medical care will be prioritised in tackling CO2 shortages, says government
The UK government has vowed that continuity of treatment and access to NHS services will…
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The BMJ Awards 2021: Diagnostics team of the year
Identifying wound infection—North East London NHS Foundation TrustShining success of fluorescence imagingFoot ulcers and their…
BMJ Awards 2021: Cancer care team of the year
Screening for Lynch syndrome—Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustPeople with Lynch syndrome carry a mismatch repair…