Scarlett McNally: Rethinking ageing can help the NHS recover
As a surgeon, I’m focused on the NHS’s huge waiting list for elective surgery and…
Month: November 2023
Helen Salisbury: Training in the medical model
There’s been much discussion in the press and on social media about the role of…
Opinion: Neuroscience has to grapple with a long legacy of racism if it wants to move into the future
Many parts of neuroscience research have a race problem. Black people are often excluded from…
Opinion: Listen: What we take for granted after 30 years of Prozac
When Prozac first entered the psychiatry scene in in the late ’80s, the profession was…
STAT+: Blood cancers may arise from CAR-T cells, but experts think only in very rare cases
The announcement on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration was investigating whether CAR-T immunotherapy…
STAT+: Colon cancer prevention paradox: Higher-risk patients pay more for colonoscopy
Ashley Conway-Anderson was prepared for a lot of things when it came to her first…
Prana Prenatal Yoga In Port Chester Earns New York State Empire Award – Patch
Prana Prenatal Yoga In Port Chester Earns New York State Empire Award Patch Read Original Article:…
Rubina Dilaik shares husband Abhinav Shukla and she are carrying twins; talks about the fear and nightmare of meeting with an accident during her pregnancy – IndiaTimes
Rubina Dilaik shares husband Abhinav Shukla and she are carrying twins; talks about the fear…
Pregnancy remodels the brain: Stem cells shape the sense of smell in mothers, finds study – Medical Xpress
Pregnancy remodels the brain: Stem cells shape the sense of smell in mothers, finds study Medical…
‘Nobody cared’: Women who have reported mistreatment while giving birth say CDC report validates their trauma – ABC News
‘Nobody cared’: Women who have reported mistreatment while giving birth say CDC report validates their…
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Milwaukee man charged with killing pregnant girlfriend, shooting man at gas station – WISN Milwaukee
Milwaukee man charged with killing pregnant girlfriend, shooting man at gas station WISN Milwaukee Read Original…
NC gets millions for ambitious study to reduce health disparities during pregnancy – Raleigh News & Observer
NC gets millions for ambitious study to reduce health disparities during pregnancy Raleigh News & Observer…
Texas Supreme Court hears arguments clarifying abortion ban – PBS NewsHour
Texas Supreme Court hears arguments clarifying abortion ban PBS NewsHour Read Original Article: Texas Supreme Court…
The women who made painful choices challenge Texas’s severe abortion ban – The Guardian
The women who made painful choices challenge Texas’s severe abortion ban The Guardian Read Original Article:…
Texas top court weighs scope of abortion ban exception for risky pregnancies – Reuters
Texas top court weighs scope of abortion ban exception for risky pregnancies Reuters Read Original Article:…
How to overcome the biggest obstacle to abortion care in blue states. – Slate
How to overcome the biggest obstacle to abortion care in blue states. Slate Read Original Article:…
Thalidomide survivors are receiving an apology for the pharmaceutical disaster that changed pregnancy medicine – The Conversation Indonesia
Thalidomide survivors are receiving an apology for the pharmaceutical disaster that changed pregnancy medicine The Conversation…
Pregnancy & pot: New study shows potential risks to babies – CBS San Francisco
Pregnancy & pot: New study shows potential risks to babies CBS San Francisco Read Original Article:…
Every single minute ‘a life is lost to AIDS,’ says UNAIDS deputy chief
Despite intense national efforts geared towards eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030,…
‘Milestone’ award will change refugee children’s lives: UNHCR prize winner
Just one book can turn a displaced child’s life around and help unite the world,…
News in Brief 28 November 2023
UN rights office appalled by #BurkinaFaso attack Support grassroots communities fighting AIDS Olympian Mo Farah…
Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award
A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education,…
STAT+: White House official dings Bristol-Myers Squibb for fighting off generic competition
WASHINGTON — A top White House official on Tuesday delivered a pointed attack at a…
STAT+: Scott Gottlieb, Trump FDA chief, questions whether there’s a Republican philosophy on health care
WASHINGTON — One of the Republican party’s most prominent health care thinkers doesn’t know what…
Dutch Value-Based Care Environmental Innovation | NEJM Catalyst – nejm.org
Dutch Value-Based Care Environmental Innovation | NEJM Catalyst nejm.org Read Original Article: Dutch Value-Based Care Environmental…
More colonscopy news and research
A study questioned colonoscopies as the gold standard of colon cancer screens. Then it raised…
How to stay on task
Our ability to pay attention to tasks—a key component of our everyday lives—is heavily influenced…
Haiti: Gangs move into rural areas as Türk says new force ‘must be deployed’
Gang violence in Haiti is on the rise with new alliances being forged and expansion…
What if Alexa or Siri sounded more like you? Study says you’ll like it better
One voice does not fit all when it comes to virtual assistants like Siri and…
A gamma-ray pulsar milestone inspires innovative astrophysics and applications
Scientists have announced the discovery of nearly 300 gamma ray pulsars. Read Original Article: A…
Solar activity likely to peak next year
Researchers have discovered a new relationship between the Sun’s magnetic field and its sunspot cycle,…
STAT+: Biden invokes Cold War-era law to stem drug shortages
WASHINGTON — President Biden is using a Cold War-era law to stem drug shortages by…
STAT+: FDA investigating whether CAR-T, a treatment for cancer, can also cause lymphoma
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it is investigating whether CAR-T therapy, which…
STAT+: Vertex pushes a donation program to widen access to cystic fibrosis treatments, but advocates say it’s not enough
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is being accused by a group of advocates and physicians of refusing to…
STAT+: Mayo Clinic to spend $5 billion on tech-heavy redesign of its Minnesota campus
Mayo Clinic will spend $5 billion to reinvent its flagship medical campus in Rochester, Minn.,…
World News in Brief: Burkina Faso attack, communities fight AIDS, Syrian child casualties, new UN migration ambassador
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said it was appalled by the recent killing of…
World News in Brief: UN rights office denounces Burkina Faso attack, support frontline communities fighting AIDS, Syrian child casualties, Olympic champ Mo Farah new UN migration ambassador
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said it was appalled by the recent killing of…
Swine flu: UK reports its first human case of A(H1N2)v strain
The UK has detected its first human case of a new strain of influenza, A(H1N2)v,…
New Zealand’s new government says it will repeal groundbreaking anti-smoking law
New Zealand’s revolutionary anti-smoking law, which drew headlines around the world when it passed last…
Today’s biotech news roundup, in under 800 words
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England’s GP leader calls for end to “ridiculous” bureaucracy
The chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (England), Katie Bramall-Stainer, has hit out at…
Pandemic preparedness: is the UK ready for a pandemic that affects children?
Before covid-19, concerns were raised that the UK was unprepared for a pandemic that predominantly…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: More U.S. states and cities are suing insulin makers; Biden looks to boost U.S. drug manufacturing amid shortages
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Cool breezes and…
Donald Longmore: surgeon, physiologist, and leading member of the team that undertook Britain’s first human-to-human heart transplantation
bmj;383/nov28_6/p2792/FAF1faCredit: ANL/ShutterstockIf Donald Longmore had had his way, the first human-to-human heart transplantation would have…
Macaque trials offer hope in pneumonia vaccine development
A research team has successfully developed a novel pneumococcal vaccine by combining the team’s proprietary…
Kids who feel their parents are less reliable take fewer risks vital to learning and growth
The researchers studied decisions that more than 150 children ages 10 to 13 made while…
Discrimination during pregnancy can affect infant’s brain circuitry
Experiences of discrimination and acculturation are known to have a detrimental effect on a person’s…
Stronger thigh muscles may prevent knee replacement surgery
Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement,…
Defending your voice against deepfakes
Computer scientists have developed AntiFake, a tool to protect voice recordings from unauthorized speech synthesis….
New framework for using AI in health care considers medical knowledge, practices, procedures, values
Health care organizations are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve patient care,…