Helen Salisbury: Managing feelings of failure
Most of the time, being a GP is a deeply satisfying mixture of being useful…
Month: May 2022
Why I . . . embroider
Doing embroidery is a good way of switching off from the stresses of work, says…
Acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children
Recent reports of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in previously healthy children across multiple…
The US turns its back on women’s reproductive rights
On 2 May 2022, Politico published a leaked draft of a US Supreme Court opinion…
Unborn in the USA: what happened and what’s next for Roe v Wade and abortion rights?
Obstetrician-gynaecologist Sarah Prager lives and works in Washington state, in the far northwestern corner of…
Breast cancer: NICE recommends innovative magnetic technology for locating sentinel lymph nodes
A magnetic liquid tracer and a handheld sensing probe are now recommended as an option…
Opinion: Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health
Public health messaging about Covid-19 has focused almost exclusively on hospitalizations and deaths. The omission…
Opinion: Russian aggression underscores the U.S.’s need for greater investment in medical countermeasures
The U.S. government has warned that Russia could use chemical weapons against Ukraine. Russia’s president,…
What happens when the government stops buying Covid-19 vaccines?
WASHINGTON — The federal government has distributed Covid-19 vaccines and treatments for free so far,…
STAT+: Life or death decisions and no feedback: New study highlights the value of patient tracking, especially in the ER
Back in the ‘80s, when Shamai Grossman was mulling which medical specialty to choose, the…
Covid-19: North Korean leader blames his party’s incompetence after 393 000 cases of fever reported in a day
North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un has blamed the institutions of his own ruling Workers’ Party…
Just How Accurate Are Rapid Antigen Tests? Two Testing Experts Explain The Latest Data
Once in short supply, rapid antigen tests are now available throughout the U.S. But are…
Race Difference Seen in Prenatal Pot Screens – Medscape
Race Difference Seen in Prenatal Pot Screens Medscape Read Original Article: Race Difference Seen in Prenatal…
Cornhole tournament to benefit North Country Prenatal/Perinatal Council – WWNY
Cornhole tournament to benefit North Country Prenatal/Perinatal Council WWNY Read Original Article: Cornhole tournament to benefit…
Informed Pregnancy: How to Advocate for Yourself in Pregnancy – Healthline
Informed Pregnancy: How to Advocate for Yourself in Pregnancy Healthline Read Original Article: Informed Pregnancy: How…
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Linked To Heart Disease Risk Later – TODAY
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Linked To Heart Disease Risk Later TODAY Read Original Article: High…
Vaping may be an effective way to quit smoking during pregnancy – New Scientist
Vaping may be an effective way to quit smoking during pregnancy New Scientist Read Original Article:…
John Legend Opens Up About Baby Jack, Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss – TODAY
John Legend Opens Up About Baby Jack, Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss TODAY Read Original Article: John Legend…
Britney Spears announced a miscarriage, and broke a pregnancy taboo – NBC News
Britney Spears announced a miscarriage, and broke a pregnancy taboo NBC News Read Original Article: Britney…
The Day – Vaccines during pregnancy? Here’s reassurance – News from southeastern Connecticut – theday.com
The Day – Vaccines during pregnancy? Here’s reassurance – News from southeastern Connecticut theday.com Read Original…
Op-Ed: Online privacy is nearly impossible for pregnant women – Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: Online privacy is nearly impossible for pregnant women Los Angeles Times Read Original Article: Op-Ed:…
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Vandals spray-painted threatening messages onto pregnancy center in Reisterstown – WBAL TV Baltimore
Vandals spray-painted threatening messages onto pregnancy center in Reisterstown WBAL TV Baltimore Read Original Article: Vandals…
Chester ice cream shop worker demoted over pregnancy wins £38k – BBC
Chester ice cream shop worker demoted over pregnancy wins £38k BBC Read Original Article: Chester ice…
New York lawmakers question the role of pregnancy resource centers – Rochester City Newspaper
New York lawmakers question the role of pregnancy resource centers Rochester City Newspaper Read Original Article:…
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly fuel pregnancy rumors at Diddy party – Page Six
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly fuel pregnancy rumors at Diddy party Page Six Read Original…
Abortion laws could affect care for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies – Tampa Bay Times
Abortion laws could affect care for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies Tampa Bay Times Read Original Article: Abortion…
News in Brief 16 May 2022
WHO and UNICEF urge improved access to assistive products Guterres deplores deadly ‘vile’ racist attack…
First Person: I am a woman, a refugee, ‘I am who I am’
The UN migration agency, IOM, is running migrant centres across six provinces in Turkey as part of…
New theory promises to reshape how we think about polymer superstructures
Polymer scientists recently announced that they have solved a longstanding mystery surrounding a nanoscale structure,…
Minimal risk of monkeypox transmission in UK following confirmed case
Risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal following a confirmed case of…
WHO ‘concerned’ over COVID-19 outbreak in DPR Korea, reiterates full support
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday expressed concern over the current COVID-19 outbreak in…
Stimulating brain circuits promotes neuron growth in adulthood, improving cognition and mood
Targeting specific brain cells modulated memory retrieval and altered anxiety-like behaviors in mice. Essentially, scientists…
Scientists provide more than 50K camera trap images for massive study on Amazon wildlife
Scientists working in the vast Amazon Basin have contributed more than 57,000 camera trap images…
STAT+: Two dozen states side with HHS in its raucous dispute with pharma over a drug discount program
Two dozen states have waded into the heated dispute between the U.S. government and a…
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Visualising harms: barely scratching the surface
Good visuals and graphs can quickly convey substance in a way that words cannot. Graphics…
Assessing the impact of loss mechanisms in solar cell candidate
The superconductor antimony sulfide selenide is a potential candidate for solar materials, but this depends…
Studying the pseudogap in superconducting cuprate materials
Despite being vital to the study of superconductivity in cuprate materials the physical origins of…
The way of water: Making advanced electronics with H2O
The market for expensive fabrication methods in electronics manufacturing could soon dry up after a…
New micro device injects a boost to IVF success
A research team has delivered a ground-breaking new micro-device to streamline the only fertility treatment…
Policymakers underestimate methane’s climate and air quality impacts
Methane emissions have been increasing rapidly in recent years, contributing significantly to global warming. Despite…
Electronic skin: Physicist develops multisensory hybrid material
Recently developed ‘smart skin’ is very similar to human skin. It senses pressure, humidity and…
STAT+: Google taps FDA’s former digital health chief for global strategy role
Google has hired the former head of digital health at the U.S. Food and Drug…
The European drought event from 2018 to 2020 was the most intense in over 250 years
These were days, months and years that many will come to remember: the drought from…
Perception-based nanosensor platform could advance detection of ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer kills 14,000 women in the United States every year. It’s the fifth leading…
Amazon deforestation threatens newly discovered fish species in Brazil
Researchers have discovered and described two new species of Amazonian fish — one with striking…
CRISPR now possible in cockroaches
Researchers have developed a CRISPR-Cas9 approach to enable gene editing in cockroaches, according to a…
From degrowth to a sustainable food system transformation
Proponents of degrowth have long argued that economic growth is detrimental to the environment. Now,…
Ethical challenges in microbiome research
A human rights activist and a group of anthropologists and human biologists are casting a…
Precursor of spine and brain forms passively
Researchers have conducted a detailed study of neurulation — how the neural tube forms during…
Chinese penduline tit buries eggs to prevent them from blowin’ in the wind
Many animal species bury their eggs, for a number of different reasons. While it is…