How teachers would handle student violence against educators
For the first time, teachers in a nationwide study have told researchers what strategies they…
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Fresh produce access boosts health outcomes among diabetes patients and those on Medicaid in recent studies
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If social determinants of health lead to death then we should list them on death certificates
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STAT+: New NIH head says government has fallen behind pharma on clinical trials
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One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, millions of people with diabetes around the…
Hormonal contraceptives in teens may alter risk assessment, rat study suggests
Hormonal contraceptives taken by adolescents may influence development of the brain in a way that…
Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan
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Offer children chickenpox vaccine with MMR, JCVI recommends
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Why I can’t continue to strike
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Scarlett McNally: We must all change, not just the bad apples
A recent report by the Working Party on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery found that 30%…
The burden of decolonising global health
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One-quarter of Americans have little to no confidence in scientists to act in public’s best interests, per report
America’s trust in scientists and positive views of science has continued to decline, according to…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: AMA calls for obesity drug coverage; Covid rebound may be more common with Paxlovid than without
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Food banks are running out of resources—there’s no time to lose
The latest figures from the Trussell Trust showing the number of emergency food supplies given…
The UK government has failed to act on extreme poverty
In 2018, Philip Alston, the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty, described in detail the…
Pause plans for data sharing contract to ensure trust and patient consent, plead doctors’ leaders
Doctors’ leaders have urged the secretary of state for health and social care to reconsider…
Reducing systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg reduced cardiovascular event risk
An intensive three-year intervention to lower the top blood pressure number to less than 120…
Earth’s surface water dives deep, transforming core’s outer layer
A new study has revealed that water from the Earth’s surface can penetrate deep into…
Scientists uncover aurora-like radio emission above a sunspot
Astronomers have detailed radio observations of an extraordinary aurora-like display — occurring 40,000 km above…
Researchers develop gel to deliver cancer drugs for solid tumors
Intratumoral therapy — in which cancer drugs are injected directly into tumors — is a…
‘Cooling glass’ blasts building heat into space
Researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a new ‘cooling glass’ that can…
Autism intervention meta-analysis of early childhood studies (Project AIM): updated systematic review and secondary analysis
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Why I . . . do woodworking
A handcrafted cocktail cabinet takes pride of place in consultant anaesthetist Robert Loveridge’s front room—the…
Helen Salisbury: Prescribing and the multidisciplinary team
Although some general practice consultations end in simple advice or referral, most result in prescription…
Widening participation is for life, not just for admissions
Widening participation efforts in medicine aim to remove the barriers to a medical career faced…
Can general practice still provide meaningful continuity of care?
General practice is in crisis with falling numbers of general practitioners and low morale. For…
Early, intense therapy for language problems after a stroke is linked to the greatest benefits
The studyBrady MC, Ali M, VandenBerg K, et al. Complex speech-language therapy interventions for stroke-related…
Opinion: Patent buyouts could spur vital innovation in antibiotics, vaccines, and other medical fields
The announcement by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that ten drugs will be…
STAT+: UnitedHealth pushed employees to follow an algorithm to cut off Medicare patients’ rehab care
The nation’s largest health insurance company pressured its medical staff to cut off payments for…
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News in Brief 13 November 2023
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Ammonia for fertilizers without the giant carbon footprint
Green ammonia has the potential to drastically reduce the carbon footprint needed to produce fertilizer…
Some of today’s earthquakes may be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s
In the 1800s, some of the strongest earthquakes in recorded U.S. history struck North America’s…
Scientists discover key to a potential natural cancer treatment’s potency
Scientists have discovered two enzymes that enable bacteria to target and break up DNA. This…
This wireless, handheld, non-invasive device detects Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers
An international team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers…
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Ammonia fuel offers great benefits but demands careful action
Researchers have identified the potential environmental risks of using ammonia as a zero-carbon fuel in…
Appropriate statin prescriptions increase sixfold with automated referrals
The odds of prescribing the appropriate dose of statins — a medicine used to lower…
A ‘fish cartel’ for Africa could benefit the countries, and their seas
Banding together to sell fishing rights could generate economic benefits for African countries, which receive…
New discovery on how green algae count cell divisions illuminates key step needed for the evolution of multicellular life
An international research team has made an unexpected discovery of a biased counting mechanism used…
Antiviral treatment is largely underused in children with influenza, study findings show
Despite national medical guidelines supporting the use of antiviral medications in young children diagnosed with…
How marine bristle worms use a special protein to distinguish between sunlight and moonlight
A research team has presented its findings on the functioning of an atypical cryptochrome protein…