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Rethinking self-care through an Indigenous lens—the importance of community
Western self-care tends to centre on practices that are aimed at supporting the health of…
Category: Science and Health
“Two eyed seeing”—embracing both Indigenous and western perspectives in healthcare
In Canada, genocidal policies and systems have devastated Indigenous peoples’ determinants of health.1 For example,…
Better prescribing for safer, more effective healthcare
Written prescriptions for medicinal products can be traced back over 4000 years.1 Little is known…
NHS must let doctors work more flexibly throughout their careers, says GMC
Health services must adapt to changes in the way that doctors want to progress their…
How Cancer Has Changed My Mindset – Curetoday.com
How Cancer Has Changed My Mindset Curetoday.com Read Original Article: How Cancer Has Changed My Mindset…
An opioid-like drink is masquerading as a wholesome alcohol … – The Union Leader
An opioid-like drink is masquerading as a wholesome alcohol … The Union Leader Read Original Article:…
Cancer Costs Conversations Are Important, But Underutilized – Curetoday.com
Cancer Costs Conversations Are Important, But Underutilized Curetoday.com Read Original Article: Cancer Costs Conversations Are Important,…
Supplements May Lead to Financial, Adherence Issues in Breast … – Curetoday.com
Supplements May Lead to Financial, Adherence Issues in Breast … Curetoday.com Read Original Article: Supplements May…
Do pets make you happier? Study shows they didn’t during the pandemic
There is a general understanding that pets have a positive impact on one’s well-being. A…
Designing cities for 21st-century weather
Researchers have investigated how changes in urban land and population will affect future populations’ exposures to…
Yucatán’s underwater caves host diverse microbial communities
With help from an experienced underwater cave-diving team, researchers have constructed the most complete map…
Low-intensity fires reduce wildfire risk by 60%
High-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S. Researchers quantified the…
Scientists found hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics
When scientists examined pellets from recycled plastic collected in 13 countries they found hundreds of…
Physical fitness since childhood predicts cerebellar volume in adolescence
Physical fitness since childhood is associated with cerebellar grey matter volume in adolescents. Those who…
A revolution in crystal structure prediction of pharmaceutical drugs
Scientists have redefined the state-of-the-art in modeling and predicting the free energy of crystals. Their…
The mystery of phosphite — a scientific detective story
Biologists have discovered a phosphorus-based bacterial metabolism that is both new and ancient. In a…
How mega-floods can be predicted
Extreme flood events are extraordinary outliers that were not considered possible on the basis of local…
Yeast cells can produce drugs for treatment of psychotic disorders
An international team of researchers has demonstrated that genetically engineered yeast cells can produce the…
Hummingbirds’ unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures
Hummingbirds are highly maneuverable fliers, flitting forward and backward as they home in on flowers….
Any activity is better for your heart than sitting — even sleeping
Replacing sitting with as little as a few minutes of moderate exercise a day tangibly…
Covid inquiry: What we learnt this week
Chickenpox was not a helpful analogueGiving evidence on 8 November,1 Mark Sedwill, the former cabinet…
“Unforgivable” rise in deaths in children must prompt action, health leader warns
The number of child deaths in England has increased by 8% in the past year,…
Why does the UK continue to trail other high income countries in health outcomes?
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s latest health report makes for sobering reading for…
Sixty seconds on . . . tongue twisters
She sells seashells by the seashore?Yes, that’s the kind of thing. What was once the…
Government in disarray over plans for social care in England, says watchdog
The UK’s spending watchdog has accused the government of lacking a long term funded plan…
When I use a word . . . Medicines regulation—the British Pharmacopoeia
The General Medical CouncilThe main purpose of the Medical Act of 1858, “An Act to…
Generalist skills are vital to serve ageing population, says England’s CMO
Doctors should “recommit to maintaining generalist skills” as they specialise so they can “respond to…
Abortion rights victories in US state and local elections
Results in US state and local elections this week showed that voter anger unleashed by…
Foreign NHS doctors face persistent racism at work, survey finds
International medical graduates working as doctors in the NHS in the UK experience persistent racist…
Attorney General Platkin, Union County Leaders Announce … – New Jersey Attorney General
Attorney General Platkin, Union County Leaders Announce … New Jersey Attorney General Read Original Article: Attorney…
Healey-Driscoll Administration Unveils Historic Legislative Package … – Mass.gov
Healey-Driscoll Administration Unveils Historic Legislative Package … Mass.gov Read Original Article: Healey-Driscoll Administration Unveils Historic Legislative…
A presentation to flesh out
This is a 12×6 mm soft, pink nodule with a small area of ulceration in…
Ironing out kinks in the evidence base
Pity poor Terry Hamblin. In 1981 in The BMJ the haematologist from Bournemouth set out…
Sean McMahon
bmj;383/nov09_16/p2577/FAF1faSean McMahon was born in Cullyhanna, County Armagh. The youngest of seven children, he attended…
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David Wild
David Wild was a highly respected general practitioner in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, where he…
Joanna Kay Banbery
bmj;383/nov09_14/p2572/FAF1faJoanna Kay Banbery trained in psychiatry in Leeds before specialising in addiction psychiatry at Leeds…
Jill Brock
bmj;383/nov09_13/p2575/FAF1faAfter graduating Jill Brock (née Lewis) volunteered at Jane Furse Memorial Hospital in South Africa….
Toward new targeted treatments for rheumatoid arthritis
New research may lead to new targeted treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease…
Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal
Physicists have trapped electrons in a pure crystal, marking the first achievement of an electronic…
US expands testing of international air travellers to cover 30 respiratory viruses
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new pilot programme…
General health warnings about ultra-processed foods are not enough
Touvier and colleagues highlight the importance of informing consumers about the health risks of consuming…
Removal or ablation of asymptomatic lung metastases should be reconsidered
The lungs are the commonest site of systemic cancer metastases. Surgical resection has been used…
Otitis media with effusion in under 12s: summary of updated NICE guidance
What you need to knowRefer patients with suspected otitis media with effusion (OME), for age…
How does medicine assess AI?
Mindaugas Galvosas, a doctor in Switzerland, is excited. “Personally, I am extremely excited for what’s…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—9 November 2023
Stem cells for knee osteoarthritisA randomised control trial in Nature Medicine hypothesised that cell therapies…
Climate emergency: what about activism?
Abbasi’s delineation of the climate and ecological crisis as a current health crisis is much…
Seven days in medicine: 1-7 November 2023
Rural mental healthMPs accuse ministers of complacency over accessA committee of MPs accused the UK…
Scaling up nano for sustainable manufacturing
A research team has developed a high-performance coating material that self-assembles from 2D nanosheets, and…
How the antioxidant glutathione keeps mitochondria healthy
Scientists have discovered how mitochondria sense and control their glutathione levels, an antioxidant produced throughout…
Why a surprising discovery, warming seas and the demise of the ‘Meg’ may spell trouble for more and more sharks
Some unexpected shark strandings and subsequent surprises following autopsies have, ironically, taken marine biologists millions…