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Data sharing measures in the Health and Care Bill exclude children
The new Health and Care Bill received royal assent in April 2022.1 One key aspect…
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Doctors wrongly told they owe tax on NHS pensions after systems error
Thousands of doctors have been wrongly told by NHS Pensions that they have exceeded their…
Reporting reference ranges specific to trans and non-binary people on hormone therapy
I disagree with Cheung and colleagues’ call for both male and female reference ranges to…
Opinion: To improve safety, hospitals should make ‘radical transparency’ real — and accessible
Covid-19 may be receding, but it’s leaving a quiet menace lurking in hospitals in its…
Opinion: Hopelessness around youth mental health is creating a ‘nihilistic contagion’
I have been a child psychiatrist for more than 20 years. I’ve worked in the…
Vague ‘medical emergency’ exceptions in abortion laws leave pregnant people in danger, doctors say
Kaitlyn was near the beginning of her second trimester last October when she boarded a…
In the Roe v Wade Draft Opinion, the Pregnant Body Is Erased – New York Magazine
In the Roe v Wade Draft Opinion, the Pregnant Body Is Erased New York Magazine Read…
Rate of pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders doubled from 2007 to 2019 – Northwestern Now
Rate of pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders doubled from 2007 to 2019 Northwestern Now Read Original…
Chemical exposure during pregnancy increasing over time – Healio
Chemical exposure during pregnancy increasing over time Healio Read Original Article: Chemical exposure during pregnancy increasing…
Make Wonderful Memories Family Tent Camping This Summer
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UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Cameroon woman’s land rights struggle, Afghanistan, Mexico, climate crisis report
In this week’s show, ever-deepening concerns about life in Afghanistan where the national rights body is no…
News in Brief 19 May 2022
Afghanistan: UN’s Bachelet urges rethink on dissolution of rights body COVID-19 cases stabilize, deaths continue…
Two pathogens linked to salmon health and survival
Many wild salmon populations in B.C. have experienced substantial declines over the last three decades….
Dietary cholesterol worsens inflammation, sickness in mice with influenza
New research suggests high levels of dietary cholesterol make mice sicker when infected with influenza….
New breathable gas sensors may improve monitoring of health, environment
Newly developed flexible, porous and highly sensitive nitrogen dioxide sensors that can be applied to…
CDC advisory committee recommends Covid boosters for kids ages 5 to 11
A key vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend that children between the ages of…
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Using everyday WiFi to help robots see and navigate better indoors
Engineers have developed a low cost, low power technology to help robots accurately map their…
Scientists devise method to prevent deadly hospital infections without antibiotics
Some 1.7 million Americans each year acquire hospital infections, resulting in nearly 100,000 deaths from…
Lost or extinct? Study finds the existence of more than 500 animal species remains uncertain
An international study provides the first global evaluation of all terrestrial vertebrate species that have…
Epilepsy drug stops nervous system tumor growth in mice
People with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develop tumors on nerves throughout their bodies. Researchers have…
Listen: Mysterious infections, dwindling Covid funds, & Shkreli out of prison
What happens when the White House runs out of Covid-19 money? Why are kids suddenly…
Scientists reveal how seascapes of the ancient world shaped genetic structure of European populations
Scientists have explored the importance of sea travel in prehistory by examining the genomes of…
Some people fared better than others during COVID-19 pandemic due to genetics
Everyone has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new study finds that some…
Repurposed antibiotic may be an effective therapeutic in COVID-19 infected mice
Repurposed drugs may have a speedier path to clinical use because they have already been…
Past events reveal how future warming could harm cold-water corals
How will future warming of the planet impact cold-water corals? A new analysis of ancient…
Genetic risk scores help predict type 2 diabetes in people of south Asian origin, study finds
A polygenic risk score for type 2 diabetes could be used to help predict disease…
Environment scientists close in on ‘golden spike’ to define Anthropocene
Researchers searching for a ‘golden spike’ to formally define humanity’s current geological period — and…
Ghostly ‘mirror world’ might be cause of cosmic controversy
New research suggests an unseen ‘mirror world’ of particles that interacts with our world only…
Genomic differences selected through evolution may offer clues as to why COVID-19 outcomes vary widely
Researchers analyzed genomic data from global populations, including thousands of ethnically diverse Africans, to identify…
Researchers find another layer to the code of life
A new examination of the way different tissues read information from genes has discovered that…
Research confirms eastern Wyoming Paleoindian site as Americas’ oldest mine
The Powars II site at Sunrise in Wyoming’s Platte County the oldest documented red ocher…
Cancer deaths among Black people drop, but still higher than other groups
Cancer death rates have steadily declined among Black people but remain higher than in other…
Making sure workers have a ‘good’ day gives companies a competitive advantage
Researchers have identified five types of daily workplace experiences that influence employees’ creative performance. Read…
How ice clouds develop: Asian monsoon influences large parts of the Northern Hemisphere
Atmospheric researchers have discovered a mechanism that allows nuclei for ice clouds to form and…
Cooperation rewards water utilities
Inter-utility water agreements can help mitigate risks, in research that used supercomputer simulations of water…
3 Things You Can Do to Stay on Track With Your Health Journey
Changing your diet can be challenging, but the good news is there are loads of…
Islet transplant: Changing lives for people with diabetes
Medical researchers report long-term results showing the islet transplant treatment is safe and reliable for…
17 suspected monkeypox cases seen in Montreal, as European tally increases
Health officials in Montreal on Thursday said they were investigating 17 suspected cases of monkeypox,…
Everyone eats three extra cheeseburgers a day than they admit, study shows
Everyone eats the equivalent of three extra cheeseburgers a day than they admit — regardless…
Unlocking the secrets of killer whale diets and their role in climate change
Researchers have discovered new clues to understand how killer whales impact their environment. Read Original…
Why baby leatherback marine turtles can’t ‘see the sea’
For most sea turtles, the journey to find the ocean from their nests is pretty…
Using light and sound to reveal rapid brain activity in unprecedented detail
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to scan and image the blood…
Scientists develop ‘off the shelf’ engineered stem cells to treat aggressive brain cancer
Investigators have devised a novel therapeutic method for treating glioblastomas post-surgery by using stem cells…
Standard test for multiple myeloma provides clues of a rare, more deadly type
A test for the common blood cancer multiple myeloma also holds clear clues that the…
A CDC expert answers questions on monkeypox
Monkeypox, a disease that rarely shows up outside a belt of countries across Central and…
Covid-19: Second boosters may benefit at-risk groups but have “minimal” impact for others, says WHO
Short term benefits are seen after a second covid-19 vaccine booster—normally a fourth vaccine dose—in…
How cranberries could improve memory and ward off dementia
Researchers have found that eating cranberries could improve memory, ward off dementia, and reduce ‘bad’…
Are people swapping their cats and goldfish for praying mantises?
Praying mantises have gained recent popularity as pets, sold at animal fairs and pet markets,…
Satellite monitoring of biodiversity moves within reach
Global biodiversity assessments require the collection of data on changes in plant biodiversity on an…
Puzzling features deep in Earth’s interior illuminated by high resolution imaging
New research examines an unusual pocket of rock at the boundary layer with Earth’s core,…