Managing raised ferritin in primary care
What you need to knowRaised levels of ferritin can be associated with several serious underlying…
Month: July 2023
John Launer: Are medical humanities useful?
Several times a year I run sessions for GP training schemes or other groups of…
What is my risk, doctor? Patients should be told risks of untreated disease and side effects of treatment
Bretthauer and Kalager have a point in arguing that absolute disease risk and absolute treatment…
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Reflections on the NHS at 75: postgraduate training is the problem
Feature, 1 JulyReflecting on the NHS at 75, Kumar concludes that we should simplify medical…
Q&A with CDC Director Mandy Cohen: On communication, trust, and getting things done
The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mandy Cohen, is only…
STAT+: Congress’s PBM reforms won’t end America’s drug pricing woes. Here’s what they would do
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Congress generally agree that there’s something very broken with the way America…
Opinion: Why physicians should let patients call them by their first names
Stephanie W. Edmonds and Ginny L. Ryan are both doctors. Edmonds, a registered nurse, has…
A psychologist’s lifetime of challenging assumptions while living with paralysis
Nikki Saltzburg was born three months premature while her parents were vacationing in Bermuda. With…
Asian American doctors, overrepresented in medicine, are largely left out of leadership
For 15 years, orthopedic surgeon Charles S. Day has been working to highlight the striking…
Opinion: Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s resignation shows what happens when you don’t pay attention to lab culture
Last week, Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced that he will resign as president of Stanford over work…
Pregnant Zoo Orangutan Drinks Pregnancy Tea to Treat Morning Sickness – PEOPLE
Pregnant Zoo Orangutan Drinks Pregnancy Tea to Treat Morning Sickness PEOPLE Read Original Article: Pregnant Zoo…
‘Arrested Development’ star Alia Shawkat is pregnant with her first baby – Page Six
‘Arrested Development’ star Alia Shawkat is pregnant with her first baby Page Six Read Original Article:…
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Pregnant Rihanna rocks crop top, unbuttoned jeans as she and A$AP Rocky prepare for baby no. 2 – Page Six
Pregnant Rihanna rocks crop top, unbuttoned jeans as she and A$AP Rocky prepare for baby…
New drug delivery system developed for ectopic pregnancy – Contemporary Obgyn
New drug delivery system developed for ectopic pregnancy Contemporary Obgyn Read Original Article: New drug delivery…
The Prize for the Longest Pregnancy in Mammals May Go to This Whale – The New York Times
The Prize for the Longest Pregnancy in Mammals May Go to This Whale The New York…
Asia-Pacific mired in vicious climate-disaster nexus
Climate-induced disasters in Asia and the Pacific have become increasingly frequent and severe, resulting in…
News in Brief 25 July 2023
Yemen: UN starts high-risk operation to prevent catastrophic oil spill from decaying tanker IAEA: Anti-personnel…
Ukraine: UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings
Nearly a year after at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were killed in…
Don’t assume that cutting back on cancer diagnosis would improve other services
Cancer is the UK’s leading cause of death,1 and, as Mathew notes, the UK’s record…
Cancer care has not caused waiting lists to mushroom
The NHS is under extreme pressure. We agree with Mathew that poor access to general…
Gloomy climate calculation: Scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century
Important ocean currents that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost…
STAT+: South Africa faces court hearing over opaque Covid-19 vaccine contracts
A hearing began in a South Africa court on Tuesday to determine whether the government…
STAT+: Truvian presents data for its desktop blood-testing device in a field still in Theranos’s shadow
SAN DIEGO — Truvian Health, a San Diego blood diagnostics company, shared data on Tuesday…
The NHS at 75: let’s stand up for regaining and retaining NHS principles
The reflections on how the NHS will need to adapt to survive the next 75…
A health system tests virtual reality to help train nurses
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
The NHS at 75: the current crisis is not unintended
Salisbury quotes Nye Bevan: “No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person…
The NHS at 75: income inequality is the main driver of poor health
Dixon and Alderwick’s editorial on the NHS at 75 was full of relevant and pithy…
How trusts can deliver inclusive recovery across the NHS
The covid-19 pandemic has had a severe and lasting impact on our health. The newly…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biogen to slash 1,000 more jobs; key House panel proposes lowering Medicare out-of-pocket drug costs
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. This morning is getting…
Private hospitals and consultants are threatened with legal action over poor data compliance
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given a warning to private hospitals and consultants…
Helen Salisbury: What happened to the video revolution?
Four years ago, we knew that video consulting existed but saw no role for it…
Partha Kar: The “Hadley initiative” could improve healthcare for NHS staff
It’s fascinating to see how much time we spend writing about looking after the NHS…
STAT+: Biogen says it will cut costs by $700 million, slash 1,000 jobs
Biogen announced a new round of cost cuts Tuesday, saying that it plans to save…
STAT+: Drug from Stoke shows lower activity against childhood epilepsy, prompting search for better dose
Stoke Therapeutics is still seeking an effective dose for an experimental drug to treat a…
Government pledge to end paper prescribing is rated inadequate by review panel
The UK government has failed to meet a key target to eliminate paper prescribing in…
Raising up trainees: the consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon
Empowering younger doctors is central to why consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon Usman Ahmed has…
Consent consensus: time for national standard consent forms as an aid to robust consent
Informed consent in the medical context is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “permission from…
Life expectancy of minority ethnic learning disabled people is half that of white counterparts
People with a learning disability from a minority ethnic background have a life expectancy of…
White House unveils plan to make insurers cover mental health care
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a proposal meant to force health insurers to cover…
As Alzheimer’s drugs hit the market, the race for early detection blood tests heats up
With the advent of disease-modifying Alzheimer’s drugs, everyone in the world of Alzheimer’s diagnostics is…
STAT+: IQVIA built a health data empire to target drug ads. Now it’s the focus of an FTC lawsuit
The health data giant IQVIA became a dominant force by gobbling up its rivals. Over…
The AMA’s new president on medicine’s ‘AI era’ and the uncertain future of telehealth
Much has been made of Jesse Ehrenfeld’s career of firsts. The current president of the…
Opinion: Enough with the health care policy patchwork. It’s time for universal insurance
Everyone knows that the United States is the only high-income country without universal health insurance….
Opinion: Q&A: Giving voice to patients navigating cancer, rare disease, and more
Health care is about many things — understanding and treating disease, practicing medicine, developing new…
One in five adults in England will be living with a major disease by 2040, finds report
More than nine million adults in England will be living with major illness by 2040—equivalent…
Effect of prenatal micronutrient-fortified balanced energy-protein … – PLOS
Effect of prenatal micronutrient-fortified balanced energy-protein … PLOS Read Original Article: Effect of prenatal micronutrient-fortified balanced…
Hybrid Care Model Provided Effective Prenatal Care During the PHE – mHealthIntelligence.com
Hybrid Care Model Provided Effective Prenatal Care During the PHE mHealthIntelligence.com Read Original Article: Hybrid Care…
Nebraska Teen Sentenced to Jail After Taking Abortion Pills to Terminate Pregnancy at 23 Weeks – PEOPLE
Nebraska Teen Sentenced to Jail After Taking Abortion Pills to Terminate Pregnancy at 23 Weeks PEOPLE…
‘Brat’ bride demands second wedding dress for FREE after last-minute pregnancy reveal – The Mirror
‘Brat’ bride demands second wedding dress for FREE after last-minute pregnancy reveal The Mirror Read Original…
One Grey’s Anatomy Pregnancy That Went Well, But Didn’t Make Any Sense – Startefacts
One Grey’s Anatomy Pregnancy That Went Well, But Didn’t Make Any Sense Startefacts Read Original Article:…