‘Inclusion is strength’ stresses UN, marking Albinism Awareness Day
Wider inclusion of persons with albinism can go a long way towards ensuring they live…
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Teens seeking addiction care unlikely to be offered standard medication
Adolescents who seek treatment for opioid addiction at an inpatient facility are more likely to…
Unveiling hidden inequalities in diversity and inclusion in medical research
Uncovering inequalities, measuring disparities, and identifying the barriers that exist in healthcare and society were…
STAT+: Moving past regulatory obstacles, Protagonist Therapeutics looks to pivotal trial for its rare blood disorder therapy
FRANKFURT, Germany — Protagonist Therapeutics has run into some speed bumps as it’s developed its…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Exec nominated to Biogen board is mother of outgoing director’s child; telehealth company pauses Wegovy ads amid shortages
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Sunny skies and…
Inquests into deaths of patients of convicted breast surgeon will examine system failures
Inquests to decide whether patients of the rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson died unnaturally at…
Industrial action: Trusts agree to pay consultants more to cover ȷuniors’ strike
NHS trusts in London have agreed higher rates of pay for consultants to cover impending…
Analysis of peer reviewers’ response to invitations by gender and geographical region: cohort study of manuscripts reviewed at 21 biomedical ȷournals before and during covid-19 pandemic
AbstractObjectivesTo describe gender and geographical inequalities in invitations to review and the response to these…
STAT+: Biotech executive nominated to Biogen board is mother of director’s child, records show
Biogen, a biotech giant plagued by years of boardroom strife, said late Monday that the…
Geologists challenge conventional view of Earth’s continental history, stability with new study
The seemingly stable regions of the Earth’s continental plates — the so-called stable cratons —…
Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic increases risk of cardiovascular disease
Around the world, most people are regularly exposed to low or moderate levels of lead,…
All-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, increase traffic issues
Two major ridesharing companies have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce…
Flaring star could be down to young planet’s disc inferno
New simulations offer new explanation for star’s 85-year flare. In this scenario, a young giant…
Climate change: Rising rainfall, not temperatures, threaten giraffe survival
Giraffes in the East African savannahs are adapting surprisingly well to the rising temperatures caused…
A new Tatooine-like multi-planetary system identified
An international team of astronomers has announced the second-ever discovery of a multiplanetary circumbinary system….
Which came first: The reptile or the egg?
The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers have revealed. Read…
Astronomers discover supernova explosion through rare ‘cosmic magnifying glasses’
An international team of scientists recently discovered an exceptionally rare gravitationally lensed supernova, which the…
New method enables study of nano-sized particles
Researchers have created a new method of studying the smallest bioparticles in the body. The…
Helen Salisbury: In praise of managers
Whenever the NHS is in trouble (all the time, over the past 10 years) you…
Matt Morgan: Healthy competition and incompetence
You made it. You were probably one of the top students in school and did…
Focusing on people not symptoms: the consultant psychiatrist
Treating patients as human beings with a wide range of interests, and identities beyond their…
Brown tumour
This is osteitis fibrosa, a destructive skeletal mass that is also known as a brown…
Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook
This article was co-published with The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates how powerful institutions…
Breast cancer mortality in 500 000 women with early invasive breast cancer in England, 1993-2015: population based observational cohort study
AbstractObjectivesTo describe long term breast cancer mortality among women with a diagnosis of breast cancer…
Is the desperation of patients with incurable diseases being exploited?
In a linked analysis article (doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-075000),1 Fernandez Lynch and Largent argue that regulators should balance…
Hospitals are testing AI to communicate with patients. They still don’t know how to talk to them about it
Health systems across the country are exploring blending artificial intelligence into their communication with patients,…
STAT+: Transplant patients say new Medicare guidance puts their donated organs at risk
Margaret Gamble was supposed to receive a blood test in the mail in May. It’s…
Opinion: How predominantly white hospital leadership teams hurt care for people of color
Last year, my father, a Jamaican immigrant with Medicaid insurance, passed away from a heart…
New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade
A new UN report launched on Monday revealed no improvement in the level of prejudice…
Predicting prenatal care rates in rural Ethiopia | News | Harvard T.H. … – HSPH News
Predicting prenatal care rates in rural Ethiopia | News | Harvard T.H. … HSPH News Read…
How to choose a prenatal vitamin – WBRC
How to choose a prenatal vitamin WBRC Read Original Article: How to choose a prenatal vitamin…
Study: Telehealth’s role in prenatal care | News | thesuntimes.com – Heber Springs Sun-Times
Study: Telehealth’s role in prenatal care | News | thesuntimes.com Heber Springs Sun-Times Read Original Article:…
Prenatal folic acid supplement/dietary folate and cognitive … – Nature.com
Prenatal folic acid supplement/dietary folate and cognitive … Nature.com Read Original Article: Prenatal folic acid supplement/dietary…
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21 Adorable Father’s Day Ideas For 1 Year Olds & Toddlers to Craft
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13 Father’s Day Gifts for Dads Who Have Everything
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Environmental, economic consequences of Ukraine dam disaster ‘an awful shock’: UN relief chief
The environmental and economic consequences of the dam disaster that’s inundated parts of southern Ukraine,…
News in Brief 12 June 2023
One in every 10 children worldwide works instead of going to school: ILO Ukraine…
United States commits to rejoin UN cultural agency
The head of the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO announced on Monday that the United States has…
Global Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Size … – The Bowman Extra
Global Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Size … The Bowman Extra Read Original Article: Global Complementary…
An alternative medicine for pain relief at Chula Pain Clinic – QS GEN
An alternative medicine for pain relief at Chula Pain Clinic QS GEN Read Original Article: An…
Biden admin finalizes deal preserving preventive healthcare … – Reuters.com
Biden admin finalizes deal preserving preventive healthcare … Reuters.com Read Original Article: Biden admin finalizes deal…
Initiative to enhance crucial role of women in countering hate speech launched
The UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide (OSAPG) on Monday,…
Ro pauses advertising of weight loss drug Wegovy amid shortages
Telehealth company Ro has paused advertising of the obesity drug Wegovy as the drug suffers…
Merck sues US government over negotiations on drug pricing
The pharmaceutical company Merck has sued the US government over negotiated pricing of drugs for…
One in every 10 children works – instead of going to school
Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going…
Obesity impairs brain responses to nutrients, even after weight loss, study finds
Brain responses to nutrients in the gut are impaired in people with obesity, and that…
Misaligned AI constitutes a growing public health threat
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to transform medicine by generating novel cures,…
Puberty blockers for young people will only be available as part of clinical research, says NHS England
Puberty suppressing hormones will not be prescribed to under 18s for gender dysphoria, except in…
Feature: Folic acid: The case to rethink the UK’s food fortification plans
Neena Modi was mistakenly quoted in this feature (BMJ 2023;381:p1158. doi:10.1136/bmj.p1158, published 08 June 2023)…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. Chamber sues over Medicare price negotiations; FDA seeks new supplier for scarce cancer drug
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…