The cost of keeping warm and the price of inadequate policy
We are in the middle of an energy price crisis,1 with energy insecurity, fuel poverty,…
Year: 2022
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Government is ignoring “ticking time bomb” of deteriorating population health, says BMA
The UK government must regard the population’s health as crucial to sustainable economic growth rather…
NHS at risk of “complete collapse” from exodus of consultants, BMA warns
The BMA has urged the government to avert a major exodus of senior hospital doctors…
Menopause: Government must tackle “postcode lottery” of treatment, says report
Prescription costs for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in England should be scrapped as in the…
STAT+: Merck pays $250 million to license a Moderna skin-cancer vaccine candidate
Merck on Wednesday agreed to extend an ongoing collaboration with Moderna to develop a personalized…
Study explores links between people taking multiple medications and dementia diagnosis
A study has provided an in-depth exploration of the links between evolving polypharmacy — which…
Mechanical devices to clear the ocean of plastics may not be the answer
A new study suggests that while mechanical devices do remove plastics and other items of…
Therapeutic games and brain stimulation mitigates cognitive decline in older adults
Research shows that older people may be able to boost their working memory with a…
STAT+: FDA and large compound pharmacies settle a long-running dispute over a key list for ingredients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a trade group that represents large compound pharmacies…
Humor and body image linked
Women who use positive humor to describe themselves have higher levels of ‘body appreciation’ than…
Black hole discovered firing jets at neighboring galaxy
A team of astronomers has discovered a unique black hole spewing a fiery jet at…
Threatened Aldabra giant tortoise genome decoded
They can live for more than 100 years and weigh up to 250 kilograms —…
Vast ice sheet facing climate fight on two fronts
The Greenland ice sheet may be more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, new…
Magnesium ions slow down water dynamics on short length scales
The presence of ions affects the structure and dynamics of water on a multitude of…
Finland: Rights of Finnish children detained in Syria camps violated
Finland’s failure to repatriate its own child citizens held for years in camps under life-threating…
Human neurons implanted in a rodent’s brain lead a rat to water — and make it drink
The scientist flicked on a laser, filling the rat’s brain with blue light. The rodent,…
FDA authorizes updated Covid-19 boosters for kids as young as 5
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 boosters for kids as young…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Walmart joins rivals in entering clinical trial work; Maiden Pharma failed to do quality tests on cough syrups
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. After all, there…
Monkeypox: Virus DNA is widespread in treatment rooms, study finds
Healthcare workers treating patients with monkeypox should use personal protective equipment (PPE), regularly disinfect any…
Virtual Event: Biosimilars’ Meteoric Moment
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
NASA confirms DART mission impact changed asteroid’s motion in space
Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test…
Join the fight against fossil fuels
In September, the World Health Organization, along with hundreds of other health organisations, signed a…
Recurrent facial paralysis and weakness
A woman in her 50s presented with a history of at least five paroxysmal episodes…
Reducing the health impacts of ambient air pollution
What you need to knowInhaling polluted ambient air has many health effects, including childhood onset…
Armour-like hyperkeratosis
This is erythrodermic psoriasis on the chest of a man in his 30s (fig 1).bmj;379/oct12_5/e070300/F1F1f1Fig…
False climate change narratives undermine health sector engagement
Health professionals are increasingly learning how climate change is harming their patients’ health1 and, unsurprisingly,…
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What Is Third-Hand Smoke? Skin Exposure ‘Mimics’ The Impacts Of Actual Smoking
THS is made up of the residual tobacco smoke pollutants that stay on dust and…
How cars take lives in more ways than just crashes
It is no secret that man made chemical emissions pose risks to human health, but…
Returning to the core practices of being a doctor to avoid physician burnout
The study on burnout provides valuable insight into physician wellbeing.1 The association between physician burnout…
It’s time to widen the capture of gestational diabetes in the UK
Loder’s outlining of less-than-ideal contemporary efforts to tackle public health1 are laudable.1The systematic review and…
Kenneth Theodore Evans
bmj;379/oct11_10/o2402/FAF1faKenneth Theodore Evans (“Ken”) was appointed as the first professor of radiology in Wales in…
Insulin access still “severely limited” in low income countries, report finds
Efforts by pharmaceutical companies to tackle global insulin inequity are “fragmented” and “falling short,” with…
Opinion: Maternity care in the U.S. is in crisis. It’s time to call the midwife
After pushing for several hours, my patient looks exhausted but happy, clutching her seconds-old newborn…
STAT+: Triplet Therapeutics, biotech company focused on Huntington’s, quietly shuts down
A biotech company co-founded by venture capital firm Atlas Venture has shut down after running…
Opinion: Listen: The Supreme Court set public health back 50 years. The next term could be even worse
It took the U.S. Supreme Court just seven days last June to set back public…
When is a doctor not a doctor? Often, when patients address women physicians
In her inbox on the Mayo Clinic patient portal, the dermatologist Jamison Harvey receives some…
‘I Hate This (a play without the baby)’: UH, Playhouse Square present film for prenatal loss training – News 5 Cleveland WEWS
‘I Hate This (a play without the baby)’: UH, Playhouse Square present film for prenatal…
This Prenatal Exercise Could Cut Your Dementia Risk in Half – The Bump
This Prenatal Exercise Could Cut Your Dementia Risk in Half The Bump Read Original Article: This…
Viral video shows how medicine needs to do better by Black pregnant women – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Viral video shows how medicine needs to do better by Black pregnant women The Philadelphia Inquirer…
News in Brief 11 October 2022
Ukraine: UN rights office condemnation for wave of missile attacks DR Congo sees deadly surge…
Sports like soccer, basketball better for young athletes’ bone health than running alone
New research found that young athletes who participate in multidirectional sports, instead of specializing in…
Old drugs offer new ways of treating bowel cancer
New combinations and formulations of older therapies are showing promise for the treatment of bowel…
Scientists are one step closer to stopping drug-resistant tumors from growing
Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery about how a cancer-promoting protein causes drug-resistant tumors to…
Getting it to stick: Grabbing CO2 out of the air
Direct air capture is hard to do. Researchers are now designing new materials that selectively…
Could South American volcanoes have triggered whale extinctions?
Today, increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are warming up the planet. Climate…
Study of ancient invasive species can improve modern conservation strategies
Non-native species that invade and firmly establish themselves in new regions have staggering economic and…
Drought, not lack of ‘working rivers’, may have helped spur transition to steam power in Britain’s industrial revolution
Britain’s transition from water power to coal-based steam power set the stage for the 19th…
Can critical metals for renewable energy products be found in existing mines? New research says yes
Ramping up renewable energy products will require a range of critical metals. One of these…
Rising sea levels mean rising groundwater, and that spells trouble for coastal septic systems
Sea-level rise and big storms are hammering coastal communities, causing increased flooding and land loss,…
Maps of the past may shed light on our climate future
Maps of climate in the distant past could provide insight into the future as carbon…