Management of severe covid-19: progress and promise
Management of SARS-CoV-2 infection continues to evolve. For patients requiring hospital treatment, mortality can be…
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Supernovae twins open up new possibilities for precision cosmology
Cosmologists have found a way to double the accuracy of measuring distances to supernova explosions…
Hologram experts can now create real-life images that move in the air
They may be tiny weapons, but a holography research group has figured out how to…
Anna Rachel Lewis
bmj;373/may07_8/n1144/FAF1faAnna Rachel Lewis was born in Leicester on 24 January 1980 to Len and Kath….
Covid-19: Early stage cancer diagnoses fell by third in first lockdown
Diagnoses of early stage cancer in England fell by 33% in the first wave of…
Opportunities to prevent children dying from asthma are being missed, says safety watchdog
Children are dying preventable deaths because opportunities are being missed to recognise asthma as a…
Body mass index as socioeconomic indicator
Seven Days in Medicine, 17 AprilMembers of the UK parliament have called for an end…
Where are we with drug treatments for covid-19?
Where are the major trials for covid treatments?Dozens of large trials and hundreds of smaller…
Covid-19: Africa scrambles to increase genomic testing capacity as variants spread
As the world entered 2021, the covid-19 pandemic began a new phase, one dominated by…
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Identifying and responding to domestic violence and abuse in healthcare settings
What you need to knowAsk about domestic violence and abuse (DVA) sensitively and respond in…
Remote management of covid-19: we could do more, more widely
Greenhalgh and colleagues’ useful guidance1 on the remote management of covid-19 using home pulse oximetry…
Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer in women under 50, study finds
Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers…
Study offers alternative explanation to placebo effect in assessing pain in OA – Healio
Study offers alternative explanation to placebo effect in assessing pain in OA Healio Read Original Article:…
Under-40s in Britain to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine -newspapers – Reuters
Under-40s in Britain to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine -newspapers Reuters Read Original Article: Under-40s…
How Diabetic Retinopathy Is Treated – Verywell Health
How Diabetic Retinopathy Is Treated Verywell Health Read Original Article: How Diabetic Retinopathy Is Treated –…
PCB contamination in Icelandic orcas: a matter of diet
A new study suggests that some Icelandic killer whales have very high concentrations of PCBs…
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‘Molecular glue’ makes perovskite solar cells dramatically more reliable over time
In a study that could help to bring inexpensive, efficient perovskite solar cells one step…
Temperature explains why aquatic life is more diverse near equator
New research suggests that temperature can largely explain why the greatest variety of aquatic life…
Evading the uncertainty principle in quantum physics
In quantum mechanics, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle dictates that the position and speed of an…
Most human origins stories are not compatible with known fossils
In the 150 years since Charles Darwin speculated that humans originated in Africa, the number…
COVID-19 vaccine delivery by age may mitigate deaths and severe health impacts
Strategic vaccine delivery is critical to reducing COVID-19 transmission, mortality and long-term health impacts. A…
The cerebellum may have played an important role in the evolution of the human brain
The cerebellum — a part of the brain once recognized mainly for its role in…
Sharks use Earth’s magnetic fields to guide them like a map
Sea turtles are known for relying on magnetic signatures to find their way across thousands…
Healthy young adults who had COVID-19 may have long-term impact on blood vessels and heart health
New research highlights the possible long term health impacts of COVID-19 on young, relatively healthy…
Physicists describe new type of aurora
The famed northern and southern lights have been studied for millennia, but they still hold…
One third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have lung changes after a year
A new study has shown that most patients discharged from hospital after experiencing severe COVID-19…
Just a few atoms thick: New functional materials developed
Using the smallest ‘construction set’ in the world, a research team is designing new materials…
Corinne Alison Rees
bmj;373/may06_10/n1145/FAF1faCorinne Alison Rees (née Illingworth) often stressed the importance of listening and believed that diminishing…
Keith Glennie-Smith
bmj;373/may06_9/n1148/FAF1faKeith Glennie-Smith qualified at St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School in 1951. The following year he…
Antony Graham Davies
bmj;373/may06_8/n1143/FAF1faAntony Graham Davies (“Tony”), a committed Quaker Christian, refused military conscription but accepted a post…
Hakim BenYounes
bmj;373/may06_7/n1149/FAF1faHakim BenYounes was born in Tripoli, Libya, on 6 October 1959. He graduated from Al-Fateh…
European regulators urged to crack down on missing clinical trial results
Transparency campaigners have urged national medicines regulators across Europe to take action to reduce the…
Public health needs to go back to basics, not rely on nudge theory
Poverty of scarcity was a major cause of health inequity in the 19th century.1 Poverty…
Andrew Ransford: orthopaedic surgeon who invented the Ransford loop
bmj;373/may06_4/n1160/FAF1faAndrew Ransford (“Andy”) was born in Kenya to Oliver Ransford, a doctor in the Colonial…
Pulse oximetry gives artificially high readings in presence of carboxyhaemoglobin
Greenhalgh and colleagues omit a serious limitation of two wavelength pulse oximetry.1 They mention “falsely…
Covid-19: Two doses of Pfizer vaccine are “highly effective” against infection, hospital admission, and death, study finds
Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine provide more than 95% protection against infection, hospital…
Life groovy again at Milford boutique after COVID-19 scare following 4/20 event – CT Insider
Life groovy again at Milford boutique after COVID-19 scare following 4/20 event CT Insider Read Original…
Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
A massive collaborative research project offers projections to the year 2100 of future sea-level rise…
Supersymmetry-inspired microlaser arrays pave way for powering chip-sized optical systems
Ring microlasers are eyed as potential light sources for photonic applications, but they first must…
Repurposing tabletop sensors to search for dark matter
Researchers across the dark matter community that have begun to wonder if they are looking…
Crohn’s disease patients have specific IgG antibodies to human bacterial flagellins
Last year, researchers used a mouse model that included immune-reactive T cells from patients with…
Scientists model Saturn’s interior, explain planet’s unique magnetic field
New simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn’s interior, suggesting that a thick layer of…
Fast changing smells can teach mice about space
Researchers have found that mice can sense extremely fast and subtle changes in the structure…
Best 10 Skin Tag And Mole Removers
Skin tags and moles are natural skin growths that are very common. Skin tags are…
Catastrophic sea-level rise from Antarctic melting possible with severe global warming
The Antarctic ice sheet is much less likely to become unstable and cause dramatic sea-level…
The oldest human burial in Africa
A new study details the earliest modern human burial in Africa. The remains of a…
Covid-19: Public health response should be “local by default,” say leaders
The vital relationships forged between national and local government, local public health teams, and the…
‘Oddball supernova’ appears strangely cool before exploding
Astronomers examined a massive star two-and-a-half years before it exploded into a supernova. At the…
Excited delirium: what’s the evidence for its use in medicine?
Its close association with police enforcement has left the term “excited delirium” shrouded in controversy….
Covid-19: Female NHS and care staff report deteriorating health because of pandemic
Female health and care staff in England have experienced significantly worsening physical and mental health…