More than a third of US counties lack obstetric care as services are deemed unprofitable
More than a third of the 3143 counties in the US are maternity “deserts” without…
Year: 2022
Suicidal girl is placed in rented house after council fails to find therapeutic placement
A High Court judge has approved an unlawful unregulated placement for a suicidal 13 year…
Investigating dysphagia in adults: symptoms and tests
What you need to knowNew onset dysphagia in adults requires urgent direct access upper gastrointestinal…
China’s Personal Information Protection Law
China’s first privacy law, the Personal Information Protection Law, went into effect on 1 November…
Paul Wilkinson: environmental epidemiologist at the forefront of research into the health benefits of climate change action
bmj;379/oct17_1/o2480/FAF1faIf excess winter deaths are linked to colder temperatures, why do so many more die…
STAT+: Milestone Pharma’s nasal spray rapidly restores normal heart rhythm, achieving goal of key study
Milestone Pharmaceuticals said Monday that an experimental nasal-spray medicine acted quickly to treat people experiencing…
STAT+: What to know about Roche’s experimental Alzheimer’s treatment
The next big Alzheimer’s disease study readout is almost here. Roche is nearing the completion…
Opinion: UpToDate has a racism problem. Its name is Dr. Stanley Goldfarb
The University of Pennsylvania’s Division of Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension recently made a quiet update to…
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CDC: Signs point to an early start for flu season, with cases already ticking up in parts of the U.S.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, influenza trackers would begin reading tea leaves around this time…
Surge in poverty-stricken children in Eastern Europe, Central Asia
Rising inflation and the Ukraine war have triggered a 19 per cent increase in child…
STAT+: European Prosecutor’s Office confirms it’s investigating European Union Covid vaccine contracts
In an unusual step, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) confirmed it has opened an…
A new, financially independent life for former child brides in Mozambique
In Mozambique, more than 20 per cent of girls aged between 13 and 17 have…
Battle over pregnancy drug highlights risks of FDA expediting drugs to market – POLITICO
Battle over pregnancy drug highlights risks of FDA expediting drugs to market POLITICO Read Original Article:…
LLRC to host pregnancy fitness workshop | News – nwestiowa.com
LLRC to host pregnancy fitness workshop | News nwestiowa.com Read Original Article: LLRC to host pregnancy…
Guterres calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world
The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritize healthcare, in a call…
Opinion: Polio eradication is in sight. Don’t stop funding it now
When it comes to eradicating infectious diseases, there can be no half measures: it’s an…
Daily Skimm Weekend: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – theSkimm
Daily Skimm Weekend: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day theSkimm ‘Gone, but not forgotten’ – Walkathon…
KTLA’s Megan Telles announces second pregnancy, teases ahead to baby gender reveal – KTLA Los Angeles
KTLA’s Megan Telles announces second pregnancy, teases ahead to baby gender reveal KTLA Los Angeles Read…
Why Some Animals Have Really Big Babies – The Atlantic
Why Some Animals Have Really Big Babies The Atlantic Read Original Article: Why Some Animals Have…
News in Brief 14 October 2022
‘Catastrophic’ hunger for the first time ever in Haiti UN chief welcomes historic Israel-Lebanon maritime…
PODCAST: Breaking the silence of poverty
It’s been thirty years since the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to create the…
How fluctuating oxygen levels may have accelerated animal evolution
Oxygen levels in the Earth’s atmosphere are likely to have ‘fluctuated wildly’ one billion years…
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Hoverflies migrate north in spring
A team has shown experimentally, that hoverflies migrating during the spring orientate north. In late…
Ecosystem-based fisheries management restores western Baltic fish stocks
The first ecosystem model that covers the complete food web of the western Baltic Sea…
Newly discovered process brings immune cells up to speed
Cancer cells use an unusual mechanism to migrate into new tissue and form metastases there….
Back to the future of photosynthesis
Resurrecting billon-year-old enzymes reveals how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen. Read Original Article:…
Researchers have determined the three-dimensional atomic structure of a protein important for organ functions
The so-called NKCC1 protein is found throughout the human body where it has important functions…
Watching lithium in real time could improve performance of EV battery materials
Researchers have found that the irregular movement of lithium ions in next-generation battery materials could…
New mitochondrial disease identified in identical twins
Diseases that affect mitochondria — specialized compartments within cells that contain their own DNA and…
Large Employers Eye Alternatives to Retiree Health Benefits – SHRM
Large Employers Eye Alternatives to Retiree Health Benefits SHRM Read Original Article: Large Employers Eye Alternatives…
Google is now distributing Truth Social, Trump’s Twitter alternative – NPR
Google is now distributing Truth Social, Trump’s Twitter alternative NPR Read Original Article: Google is now…
Can you take Paxlovid and heart disease medications at the same time? – Medical News Today
Can you take Paxlovid and heart disease medications at the same time? Medical News Today Read…
Türkiye: Concern mounts over human rights implications of ‘disinformation bill’
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed growing concern on Friday over the adoption by…
Changing direction: Research team discovers switchable electronic chirality in an achiral Kagome superconductor
Whether or not an object is indistinguishable from its mirror image has important consequences for…
Antisepsis agents interchangeable in reducing infection risk in open fracture surgeries
A new study compares the effectiveness of two antisepsis aqueous solutions in reducing the risk…
Study Sheds light on leave traits, productivity of C4 bioenergy crops
Miscanthus and sorghum — both C4 plant species — occupy a distinct niche of the…
Viral infections are less frequent but more severe in people with Down syndrome due to oscillating immune response
Individuals with Down syndrome have less-frequent viral infections, but when present, these infections lead to…
Study finds unexpected protective properties of pain
The classic view of pain is that it protects by detecting and signaling the presence…
Smart materials: Metal cations-recognizable thermoresponsive polymers
Scientists have created a novel thermoresponsive polymer by adding divalent cations to polymers and water…
STAT+: UnitedHealth plots further growth in its profitable provider division
Insurance giant UnitedHealth Group’s strong financial showing in the third quarter was driven in part…
STAT+: Lawmakers push NIH to disclose steps being taken to ensure clinical trial results are reported
A group of Republican senators is demanding to know what steps the U.S. National Institutes…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden to sign executive order to push drug costs down; big grocers get bad grades for antibiotic policies
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Blood shortages: Hospitals are asked to postpone some elective operations
NHS hospitals have been asked to postpone some non-urgent elective operations to protect blood stocks,…
Formula milk: WHO Foundation refuses to take further financial donations from Nestle
A foundation set up by the World Health Organization will no longer accept money from…
Formula milk: why WHO has taken a hard stance on sponsorship
In 2019 BMJ took the decision to end all marketing of breastmilk substitutes (BMS) in…
STAT+: Several big U.S. grocery chains are failing to stop antibiotic overuse in their meat supply chains
Amid rising concern over antibiotic resistance, a new report finds that a dozen of the…
Leading oncologist suspended for “cavalier attitude” to treatment returns to practice
Justin Stebbing, an oncologist with a world reputation, has been allowed to return to practice…
Elizabeth Alin Letsky
Elizabeth Alin Letsky (“Liz”) was educated at the North London Collegiate School, where she showed…
Alexander Munn
bmj;379/oct14_2/o2452/FAF1faAlexander Munn (“Alex”) first became interested in occupational health as a national service doctor in…
David John Austin
bmj;379/oct14_1/o2454/FAF1faDavid John Austin grew up in Lytham St Annes. He attended St Thomas’ primary school…