Helen Salisbury: Is this just normal for my age, Doctor?
We slow down as we age. Most of us become less fit and less flexible….
Year: 2023
Patient partnership at BMJ
Pressures on health systems around the world continue to mount, and staff shortages, long waiting…
Caring for the whole person: the consultant neurologist
After a long and arduous clinic, Kallol Ray Chaudhuri likes to take his team to…
Partha Kar: The time to tackle rising type 2 diabetes is T2DaY
England’s 18-40 year olds with type 2 diabetes now exceed those with type 1.1 It’s…
STAT+: Eli Lilly to pay $200 million for Beam’s share of drugs from gene-editing firm Verve
Eli Lilly said Tuesday that it will pay $200 million to gene-editing firm Beam Therapeutics…
How skeptical should you be of an after-the-fact subgroup analysis in a failed clinical trial?
This article was adapted from STAT’s latest report, “Subgroup analysis: how to evaluate post hoc…
Opinion: I lost my son to OxyContin. ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ is my Sackler revenge fantasy
Editor’s note: This essay contains spoilers for the Netflix show “The Fall of the House…
Opinion: Health care providers need help to treat patients during extreme heat events
The world’s hottest summer on record is now bleeding into the fall. Instead of enjoying…
STAT+: Tracking the FDA advisory panel on the first CRISPR-based treatment for sickle cell disease
The Food and Drug Administration is convening a meeting of outside experts on Tuesday to…
In Gaza, the Glia Project 3D prints tourniquets and stethoscopes
Tarek Loubani looked around at his fellow doctors at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City…
‘Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island’: Yoshi’s a Great Dad – Vulture
‘Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island’: Yoshi’s a Great Dad Vulture Read Original Article: ‘Super Mario…
Prenatal fentanyl exposure and a novel syndrome – Contemporary Obgyn
Prenatal fentanyl exposure and a novel syndrome Contemporary Obgyn Read Original Article: Prenatal fentanyl exposure and…
Prenatal Fentanyl Abuse May Have Caused a New Syndrome in … – Technology Networks
Prenatal Fentanyl Abuse May Have Caused a New Syndrome in … Technology Networks Read Original Article:…
Fentanyl use during pregnancy linked to birth defects in Nemours … – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Fentanyl use during pregnancy linked to birth defects in Nemours … The Philadelphia Inquirer Read Original…
Pregnant migrants often lack basic prenatal care | Here & Now – WBUR News
Pregnant migrants often lack basic prenatal care | Here & Now WBUR News Read Original Article:…
UnityPoint Health offering prenatal education classes for free – WQAD Moline
UnityPoint Health offering prenatal education classes for free WQAD Moline Read Original Article: UnityPoint Health offering…
Pro-life groups hammer ‘twisted attempt’ by Democratic AGs to ‘hinder’ pregnancy centers from helping women – Fox News
Pro-life groups hammer ‘twisted attempt’ by Democratic AGs to ‘hinder’ pregnancy centers from helping women Fox…
Celebrity Big Brother’s Lateysha Grace reveals she has suffered an ectopic pregnancy in heartbreaking update – – Daily Mail
Celebrity Big Brother’s Lateysha Grace reveals she has suffered an ectopic pregnancy in heartbreaking update…
Tri-City Medical Center to partner with UCSD Health, hoping to bring back pregnancy care – NBC San Diego
Tri-City Medical Center to partner with UCSD Health, hoping to bring back pregnancy care NBC San…
Fentanyl use during pregnancy linked to birth defects in Nemours study – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Fentanyl use during pregnancy linked to birth defects in Nemours study The Philadelphia Inquirer Read Original…
High mortality rates of Black women during childbirth, pregnancy leading to new California push for protective measures – KABC-TV
High mortality rates of Black women during childbirth, pregnancy leading to new California push for…
Opinion: Here’s why a Colorado court sided with Catholic pregnancy centers on abortion reversal – The Denver Post
Opinion: Here’s why a Colorado court sided with Catholic pregnancy centers on abortion reversal The Denver…
Pregnant Kailyn Lowry Asks Fans to Give Her Name Suggestions for Her Twins: ‘Name These Babies’ – PEOPLE
Pregnant Kailyn Lowry Asks Fans to Give Her Name Suggestions for Her Twins: ‘Name These…
San Jose police arrest 15-year-old after hit-and-run kills pregnant mom, baby – KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
San Jose police arrest 15-year-old after hit-and-run kills pregnant mom, baby KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco…
Teen arrested in San Jose hit-and-run that left pregnant woman, baby dead – NBC Bay Area
Teen arrested in San Jose hit-and-run that left pregnant woman, baby dead NBC Bay Area Read…
15-year-old arrested in fatal San Jose hit and run that killed pregnant mother and her child – KRON4
15-year-old arrested in fatal San Jose hit and run that killed pregnant mother and her…
Emily Ratajkowski’s Heartfelt, Nude Pregnancy Video Has Mom-Shamers Up-In-Arms & Haters Need to Find a New Hobby – Yahoo Life
Emily Ratajkowski’s Heartfelt, Nude Pregnancy Video Has Mom-Shamers Up-In-Arms & Haters Need to Find a…
Black pregnant women are more likely to die. More midwives can help – USA TODAY
Black pregnant women are more likely to die. More midwives can help USA TODAY Read Original…
Importance of improving dietary quality in pregnancy within … – American Society for Nutrition
Importance of improving dietary quality in pregnancy within … American Society for Nutrition Read Original Article:…
Pregnancy Criminalization in the US Is an “Avoidable Human Rights … – Truthout
Pregnancy Criminalization in the US Is an “Avoidable Human Rights … Truthout Read Original Article: Pregnancy…
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy can lead to higher risks of … – EurekAlert
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy can lead to higher risks of … EurekAlert Read Original Article:…
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News in Brief 30 October 2023
Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians ‘Stop the madness’ says UN chief…
Microplastics’ shape determines how far they travel in the atmosphere
Micron-size microplastic debris can be carried by the jet stream across oceans and continents, and…
Alternative health care business opens in New Albany – Evening News and Tribune
Alternative health care business opens in New Albany Evening News and Tribune Read Original Article: Alternative…
On the eve of Halloween, the FDA weighs whether medicine should ever taste like candy
WASHINGTON – M&Ms, Reese’s, gummy bears, and even cotton candy made an appearance at the…
STAT+: Sarepta’s Duchenne gene therapy fails to meet primary endpoint in pivotal trial
Sarepta Therapeutics said Monday afternoon that its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed to…
Immediate de-escalation ‘only antidote’ to conflict in Syria
The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Monday warned that civilians there are facing the…
What do we know about covid in immunocompromised people?
We amended this feature article by Katharine Lang, published on 25 October 2023 (BMJ 2023;383:p1612,…
Macchiarini: Lancet retracts two papers on first tissue engineered trachea transplant
The Lancet has retracted two papers by the disgraced surgeon Paolo Macchiarini,1 after an investigation…
In new order on AI, Biden is scrambling to catch up to emerging risks in health care
President Joe Biden ordered the nation’s leading health agencies on Monday to develop a plan…
STAT+: Cassava pulled back the curtain on its Alzheimer’s study — and revealed insurmountable problems
Cassava Sciences has long claimed its experimental drug, called simufilam, slows the cognitive decline of…
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GPs need to experience the breadth of complexity in primary care
The core of being an effective general practitioner is providing holistic person centred care. As…
Perverse incentives in the underfunded NHS
The “postcode lottery” for access to spirometry reported by Howard reflects a wider vicious circle…
US abortions increase dramatically near states that restrict access
Abortions increased slightly in the United States in the year after the Supreme Court overturned…
Want to achieve your goals? Get angry
While often perceived as a negative emotion, anger can also be a powerful motivator for…
Virtual meetings tire people because we’re doing them wrong
New research suggests sleepiness during virtual meetings is caused by mental underload and boredom. Earlier…
Weekly insulin injections have the potential to be as effective in diabetes management as now-common daily injection regimes
Insulin icodec, a once-weekly basal injection to treat type 1 diabetes, has the potential to…
Covid-19: Scottish inquiry promises “robust investigation”
Care home residents were neglected and some were left to starve because of restrictions imposed…
Your Monday morning biotech news roundup
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA flags safety concerns with CRISPR-based sickle cell treatment; FDA warns about eye drop infection risk
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…