John Craig Hay
bmj;373/jun04_10/n1418/FAF1faJohn Craig Hay was a much loved doctor in Uig and Bernera, Isle of Lewis,…
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Muriel Davies
bmj;373/jun04_9/n1402/FAF1faMuriel Davies died the age of 86 from old age and exhaustion. The final event…
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Rajinder Prasad Bhutiani
It is with our deepest sorrow that our family informs you of the peaceful passing…
Tom McGinley
Born in New York, the eldest son of an itinerant worker, Tom McGinley came to…
Nalliah Sivananthan
bmj;373/jun04_6/n1431/FAF1faNalliah Sivananthan (“Siva”) trained in Sri Lanka and the UK. He was director at the…
Industry-funded medical education is always promotion—an essay by Adriane Fugh-Berman
Many countries require doctors to complete a certain number of hours of continuing medical education…
Dupuytren’s disease
What you need to knowAssess the impact of Dupuytren’s disease on activities of daily living—work,…
Patient trust in plans to share primary care data
A row is brewing over NHS Digital’s plans to update its system for extracting patient…
Going Beyond ‘Back To Normal’ – 5 Research-Based Tips For Emerging From Pandemic Life
You don’t need to pick up exactly where you left off; you can think about…
Pandemic Misery Index Reveals Far-Reaching Impact Of COVID-19 On American Lives, Especially On Blacks And Latinos
From job loss to housing insecurity to mental distress, the social, psychological and economic hardships…
Eight point plan to bring GPs back from the edge
The BMA and the Royal College of General Practitioners have recently acknowledged the pressures on…
GPs are at “breaking point”—how can retired GPs help?
Iacobucci reports that “GPs are at ‘breaking point’ because of the ‘intense’ workload facing doctors…
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
What you need to know Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is common, occurring in one in every…
Stone Age raves to the beat of elk tooth rattles?
In the Stone Age, some 8,000 years ago, people danced often and in a psychedelic…
Underwater ancient cypress forest offers clues to the past
Marine geologists and paleoclimatologists new research findings uncover new information about the underwater ancient cypress…
South Pole and East Antarctica warmer than previously thought during last ice age, two studies show
Glaciologists analyzed Antarctic ice cores to understand the continent’s air temperatures during the most recent…
Biocompatible hydrogel materials can rapidly recover from mechanical stress
Hydrogels are polymer materials made mostly from water. They can be used in a wide…
Studies reveal skull as unexpected source of brain immunity
Researchers have discovered that the immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come…
COVID: Indian doctors denounce unapproved alternative medicines – DW (English)
COVID: Indian doctors denounce unapproved alternative medicines DW (English) Read Original Article: COVID: Indian doctors denounce…
How quantum dots can ‘talk’ to each other
A group has worked out theoretically how the communication between two quantum dots can be…
Puppies are wired to communicate with people
Dogs may have earned the title ‘man’s best friend’ because of how good they are…
Jets from massive protostars might be very different from lower-mass systems
A highly-detailed VLA image indicates that the jets of material propelled outward by young stars…
Is Earth’s core lopsided? Strange goings-on in our planet’s interior
Seismic waves generated by earthquakes travel through Earth’s solid iron inner core faster in the…
Secondary infections inflame the brain, worsening cognition in Alzheimer’s disease
New research into Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggests that secondary infections and new inflammatory events amplify…
Combination of early reading programs helps with kindergarten readiness
A new study shows the combination of two early reading programs had positive effects on…
Beneficial arthropods find winter sanctuary in uncultivated field edges, study finds
A new study reveals that beetles, wasps and other beneficial arthropods are nearly twice as…
Declining fish biodiversity poses risks for human nutrition
All fish are not created equal, at least when it comes to nutritional benefits. This…
Culture drives human evolution more than genetics
Researchers found that culture helps humans adapt to their environment and overcome challenges better and…
Record-breaking temperatures more likely in populated tropics
New research shows that most extreme heat events are going to occur in the tropics…
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Lighting hydrogels via nanomaterials
Hydrogels are commonly used inside the body to help in tissue regeneration and drug delivery….
Zika virus RNA found in free-ranging African bats
Scientists have detected Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats. RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is…
The covid-19 pandemic took power from the people
Who decides when covid-19 restrictions are lifted? A government might lay out plans for reopening…
JAMA editor in chief steps down over controversial structural racism podcast
Howard Bauchner, the editor in chief of JAMA, will step down on 30 June in…
Oliver Gillie: medical journalist and vitamin D campaigner
bmj;373/jun03_7/n1375/FAF1faOliver Gillie helped to transform medical journalism and public perception of medicine—with assistance from one…
Covid-19: Antimicrobial use was high during first wave despite bacterial co-infections being rare, study finds
Measures to prevent the unnecessary use of antimicrobials—such as by restricting prescriptions until a bacterial…
Pain in right buttock after carbon monoxide poisoning
A woman in her 30s, eight weeks into her second pregnancy, was found disorientated at…
Improving prognosis for kidney disease . . . and other stories
Slowing the progression of kidney diseasePeople with kidney disease have a better prognosis if they’re…
Antimicrobial resistance at the G7
The G7, under a UK presidency, is convening in an unprecedented pandemic year. Health ministers…
Refractory cheilitis and delayed growth in a child
These are the lips of a boy who presented with a two year history of…
Virtual and in-person cardiac rehabilitation
What you need to know Most eligible patients with coronary heart disease and heart failure…
Pregnancy During COVID-19 Lockdown: How The Pandemic Has Affected New Mothers
Isolation and other pandemic stresses can harm pregnant women’s mental health, with effects on their…
What Are The Blood Clots Associated With The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine? 4 Questions Answered
A small number of people in the U.S. have developed dangerous blood clots after receiving…
Integrative Medicine: Why Neurologists Should Care – Medscape
Integrative Medicine: Why Neurologists Should Care Medscape Read Original Article: Integrative Medicine: Why Neurologists Should Care…
Covid 19: How harm reduction advocates and the tobacco industry capitalised on the pandemic to promote nicotine
In the early days of the pandemic, media outlets around the world reported that smokers…
Covid-19: PPE guidance is upgraded as evidence of airborne transmission grows
More NHS staff caring for patients with suspected or confirmed covid-19 will have access to…
Machine learning platform mines nature for new drugs
Researchers have developed a new process using machine learning algorithms to match the signals of…
Scientist identifies signaling underlying regeneration
The mystery of why salamanders can regenerate a lost limb, but adult mammals cannot has…
Particle-free silver microgrid outperforms other flexible high-performance transparent electrodes
New research investigates the use of microgrids printed with particle-free silver inks, demonstrating its advantages…
Dead zones formed repeatedly in North Pacific during warm climates
An analysis of sediment cores from the Bering Sea has revealed a recurring relationship between…
Oldest human traces from the southern Tibetan Plateau in a new light
Researchers have used a new optical dating technique to directly constrain the age of prehistoric…