Iceland’s volcano eruptions may last decades
Scientists predict from geochemical data that Iceland is entering a new volcanic era that will…
Category: Science and Health
Surprising phosphate finding in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample
Early analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed dust…
How can we get malaria control back on track?
Malaria remains a significant global health burden. The World Health Organization’s 2023 malaria report estimates…
Doctors vote for BMA to oppose four year medical degrees and apprenticeships
BMA representatives have firmly rejected proposals for medical apprenticeships and four year undergraduate medical degrees.The…
Extreme heat kills 1300 Hajj pilgrims
bmj;385/jun26_9/q1404/FAF1faAmr Nabil/AP/AlamyAs water is sprayed on Muslim pilgrims on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia, officials…
Third of adults are not getting enough physical activity, says WHO
Almost a third of the world’s adults, around 1.8 billion people, are at risk of…
History shows that doctors’ professional identity shapes healthcare discourse—and we must not ignore it
At the heart of recent debates in the UK about medical associate professions and doctors’…
Johnson & Johnson pays $700m to 42 US states to settle Baby Powder asbestos claims
Johnson €654m) settlement with 42 US states and the District of Columbia to end their…
Mail on Sunday articles that accused three commentators of being “statin deniers” were misinformed, ȷudge rules
The Mail on Sunday’s “takedown” of three commentators whom the newspaper accused of being “statin…
David Oliver: Will a Labour government rescue adult social care?
Social care is in crisis. It’s failing the people who need it, and their families….
Colchicine in patients with acute ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (CHANCE-3): multicentre, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial
AbstractObjectivesTo assess the efficacy and safety of colchicine versus placebo on reducing the risk of…
Unpicking the general election manifestos on health and care
In 2016 the US political journalist Salena Zito wrote of the then presidential candidate Donald…
SGLT-2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and DPP-4 inhibitors and risk of hyperkalemia among people with type 2 diabetes in clinical practice: population based cohort study
AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the comparative effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists,…
Non-stop flight: 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly mapped
In October 2013 a researcher made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the…
Your future medications could be personalized for you on a 3D printer
Scientists are helping to develop standards and safety protocols that would allow pharmacies to print…
Next platform for brain-inspired computing
Computers have come so far in terms of their power and potential, rivaling and even…
Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites, compounding potential health risks
More than 100,000 oil and gas wells across the western U.S. are in areas burned…
Telltale greenhouse gases could signal alien activity
If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we’d be…
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Minimizing Dementia Caregiver Burnout
In the 1960s, the Peace Corps created a public service campaign with the slogan: “It’s…
Exercise Is a Natural Sleep Aid
Do you struggle to fall asleep at night? Do you wake up and find it…
News Briefs July 2024
Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Heart Attack and Stroke Risk A study published in the…
Do Home Microbiome Tests Help Support Your Gut?
A growing number of home microbiome test kits come with big promises for what they…
Plant-Based Diet Not Linked to Hip Fracture
Long term consumption of a plant-based diet (lower or no intake of animal foods) was…
Ask the EN Experts July 2024
Got a sweet tooth? Use caution—too much sugar can wreak havoc on health, especially as…
Helen Salisbury: Physician associates in general practice—time to pause and reflect
Last week the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) advised its members to halt the…
Scarlett McNally: Alternative manifestos can help us plan our future
Life comes in waves. We remember the exciting events, but most of our life is…
US Supreme Court will review constitutionality of state bans on paediatric transgender care
The United States’ highest court has agreed to the Biden administration’s request that it review…
Jewish doctor is heckled at BMA meeting while raising concerns about Palestinians
A Jewish doctor was heckled with shouts of “shame” as she spoke out in defence…
Doctors call for late rota penalties and for “consultant” to be protected title
NHS organisations should face penalties for late rotasThe BMA should negotiate an update to all…
Italy: Giving regions more power over healthcare will worsen inequalities, say critics
Critics have warned that a bill passed by Italy’s parliament on the 19 June,1 which…
Who are the doctors standing as MPs in the UK general election?
At least 31 doctors are standing for election as MPs in the 2024 general election,…
Rammya Mathew: We need braver politics for better health
In the run-up to every election, the NHS is front and centre of political manifestos….
How Paris is preparing for the health threats of the Olympic Games
Hot and humid conditions now play an increasingly major role during Olympic events. Under the…
The decision to randomise specialised foundation programme places must be revised, if not reversed
The UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) announced in February 2024 that places on the specialised…
Reducing unnecessary investigations in paediatric seizures in the emergency department
What you need to knowSimple febrile seizure or new onset afebrile seizure in children with…
BMA takes steps to rename ȷunior doctors as “resident doctors”
BMA members have called on the association to end its use of the term “junior…
Birth trauma inquiry: GPs have an important role in the postnatal period
All healthcare professionals who work in maternity care should be shocked, but might not be…
Physician associates: BMA launches legal action against GMC
The BMA is launching legal action against the General Medical Council over its plans to…
Manifesto health pledges from main parties are “unfunded commitments,” says IFS
The UK’s two main political parties will struggle to meet the NHS pledges in their…
Eating disorders: meeting the need for a data driven and coproduced response to pandemic disruption
Global and severe increased prevalence of eating disorders during the covid-19 pandemic1 has been linked…
Facial recognition linked to close social bonds, not social butterflies
Do you have trouble recognizing faces, or do you never forget a face? The better…
New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin
A study of 17 commonly used synthetic ‘forever chemicals’ has shown that these toxic substances…
A hidden treasure in the Milky Way — Astronomers uncover ultrabright x-ray source
Astronomers uncovered that a well-known X-ray binary, whose exact nature has been a mystery to…
How cells boost gene expression
The function of non-coding RNA in the cell has long been a mystery to researchers….
Carbon dioxide’s heavy stamp on temperature: Doubling CO2 may mean 7 to 14 degree increase
A doubling of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere could cause an increase in…
Star clusters observed within a galaxy in the early Universe
The history of how stars and galaxies came to be and evolved into the present…
Innovative 3D printing method streamlines multi-materials manufacturing
Researchers have developed a way to create complex devices with multiple materials — including plastics,…
Circulating microRNAs likely as effective as A1C for predicting type 2 diabetes in youth
Type 2 diabetes in young people ages 10 to 19 has more than doubled in…
Long covid: I’d rather have a well researched and well informed doctor than “become my own physician”
My husband and I have both been diagnosed with long covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue…
Doctors are under attack from all sides, BMA chair tells annual meeting
The medical profession is under attack financially, professionally, and morally, and must continue to fight…