The best managers would be doctors
When Shakespeare wrote, “Now, gods, stand up for bastards . . . ,” he probably…
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The NHS should focus on existing managers rather than hiring more
Limb cites a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research, which argues that increasing…
Habib Ur Rahman: orthopaedic surgeon who mentored Pakistani trainee doctors to gain experience in the UK
bmj;382/jul18_4/p1640/FAF1farahman180723.f1 Habib Rahman with his wife, Farzana RahmanHabib Rahman was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in…
Cancer researchers vow to stick together after NCRI comes unglued
The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) announced its closure at the end of June 2023,…
Religion as a social force in health: complexities and contradictions
The relationship between religion and public health regularly makes headlines in the press, with both…
Helen Salisbury: By their budgets shall you know them
“Show me your budget, and then I’ll know what you care about.”1 This quote is…
Dry eyes: An integrative clinical approach from a holistic health … – Optometry Times
Dry eyes: An integrative clinical approach from a holistic health … Optometry Times Read Original Article:…
UAE salt cave offers alternative health remedies – Yahoo Singapore News
UAE salt cave offers alternative health remedies Yahoo Singapore News Read Original Article: UAE salt cave…
All about the Benjamins: Researchers decipher the secrets of Benjamin Franklin’s paper money
During his career, Benjamin Franklin printed nearly 2,500,000 money notes for the American Colonies using…
Immune cells in single file
There is news from the immune system: Dendritic cells migrate in a network along the…
New research shows babies’ immunological weak spot and strength
Columbia researchers have found why babies are susceptible to repeated bouts of common respiratory infections–but…
The missing Americans: Unprecedented US mortality far exceeds other wealthy nations
A new study found that more than one million US deaths per year — including…
What causes mudslides and floods after wildfires? Hint: It’s not what scientists thought
Scientists once assumed that flooding and mudslides after wildfires were linked to the waxy coating…
Researchers develop AI model to better predict which drugs may cause birth defects
Data scientists have created an artificial intelligence model that may more accurately predict which existing…
Giant swirling waves at edge of Jupiter’s magnetosphere
A team has found that NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter frequently encounters giant swirling waves…
Clinical trial to help millions with penicillin allergies
Many low-risk patients with a penicillin allergy were able to have their penicillin allergy label…
Poetic birdsong, precisely tuned
Nightingales match the pitch of their whistle songs to those of their rivals in real…
Nanomedicine for treating inflammatory bowel disease
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is on the…
When ET calls, can we be sure we’re not being spoofed?
In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, alien radio signals would be swamped by interference from…
Robotics: New skin-like sensors fit almost everywhere
Researchers have developed an automatic process for making soft sensors. These universal measurement cells can…
New study shows anti-inflammatory drugs as a promising target for Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study centers around the idea that various anti-inflammatory drugs could be effective treatments…
Theory for superfluid helium confirmed
Researchers have achieved a groundbreaking milestone in studying how vortices move in these quantum fluids….
In Florida, endangered coral finds a way to blossom
In a new study, researchers have found that the restoration efforts of the critically endangered…
Building better lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery
Pharmaceutical scientists and biologists are teaming up to make the next generation of lipid nanoparticles…
AI to predict your health later in life — all at the press of a button
Common bone density scans can detect a predictor of cardiovascular health risk — a process…
ChatGPT’s responses to people’s healthcare-related queries are nearly indistinguishable from those provided by humans, new study reveals
ChatGPT’s responses to people’s healthcare-related queries are nearly indistinguishable from those provided by humans, a…
Pancreatic cancer vaccine plus immunotherapy and antibody spark immune system response in pancreatic cancers
Giving patients with operable pancreatic cancers a three-pronged combination immunotherapy treatment consisting of the pancreatic…
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Discovery could lead to more treatments to prevent cancer and infectious diseases
Researchers have uncovered the role the thymus gland plays in creating and ‘training’ specialised anti-cancer…
Iranian healthcare caught in political crossfire: a global call to action
Medical impartiality is a well established principle but the impartial practice of medicine has brought…
UK Supreme Court restricts scope of Montgomery duty of care to patients
The UK Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment clarifying a doctor’s duty to discuss…
Covid-19: Bring back mandatory mask wearing in health settings, say Scottish workers
Decisions taken to end the universal wearing of face masks in hospitals and doctors’ surgeries…
Humility is vital in science, even for The BMJ
It is reassuring to learn just how robust The BMJ’s processes are for appraising submissions….
Structural racism and sexism cause high maternal deaths and morbidity among Afrodescendant women in the Americas, says UN agency
Structural racism and sexism have harmed women of African descent in the Americas before, during,…
UK government is making slow progress on hospital rebuilds, say auditors
The UK government is behind schedule with its new hospital programme and has not achieved…
Screening for depression and anxiety in general practice
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended that all adults in general…
Ask the expert: Diagnosis and management of complications in pregnancy in primary care
What you need to knowDuring pregnancy, treat iron deficiency anaemia with lower and/or intermittent doses…
Mothers of the River: raising the ceiling for maternal care in the Amazon
Magaly Blas fell in love with the Amazon rainforest in 1999 as a medical student…
Community of spoon carving
I read with interest the article reflecting on spoon carving as a pastime and how…
Sixty seconds on . . . genetic studies
Here we go. What am I inheriting now?I sense some scepticism. But maybe that’s no…
Incorporating complementary, alternative medicine is the ‘wave of … – Healio
Incorporating complementary, alternative medicine is the ‘wave of … Healio Read Original Article: Incorporating complementary, alternative…
Form and function of island and mainland plants
Oceanic islands provide useful models for ecology, biogeography and evolutionary research. Many ground-breaking findings —…
Liquid safety cushioning technology
Mechanical engineering and materials science advancements could revolutionize safety equipment for athletes and more. Read…
Precision technology, machine learning lead to early diagnosis of calf pneumonia
Monitoring dairy calves with precision technologies based on the ‘internet of things,’ or IoT, leads…
Understanding metabolites underlying eye development
Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is key for eye…
Colonization influences worldwide distribution of plant specimens
Plant diversity in nature is generally highest in tropical regions around the equator, with decreasing…
Understanding metabolites underlying eye development
Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is key for eye…
Colonization influences worldwide distribution of plant specimens
Plant diversity in nature is generally highest in tropical regions around the equator, with decreasing…
Multiple uses of tropical mosaic landscapes
Many landscapes in the tropics consist of a mosaic of different types of land use….
Multiple uses of tropical mosaic landscapes
Many landscapes in the tropics consist of a mosaic of different types of land use….
Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old
Scientists have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviors…