NHS reorganisation: We don’t need a big bang
“What do you call a government that embarks on the biggest upheaval of the NHS…
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Wearable technology: covid-19 and the rise of remote clinical monitoring
In the age of covid-19, digital devices worn by patients are increasingly being piloted to…
Covid-19: How the UK vaccine rollout delivered success, so far
It looks like a world beating performance—the United Kingdom has administered more covid-19 vaccine first…
An irregular ulcer in the rectum
A man in his 50s was referred to hospital by his general practitioner with a…
Aneurysm analysis . . . and other stories
Intracranial aneurysmsA French study collected data on 2500 patients with intracranial aneurysms. The researchers then…
How the NFL and CDC teamed up to fight Covid-19
The score isn’t final yet, but so far in the contest between COVID-19 and professional…
Never-before-seen antibody binding, informing liver cancer, antibody design
In structural biology, some molecules are so unusual they can only be captured with a…
3D microscopy clarifies understanding of body’s immune response to obesity
Researchers who focus on fat know that some adipose tissue is more prone to inflammation-related…
New possibilities to prevent sudden cardiac death
An assistant professor of biomedical sciences has developed a better understanding of the pathological characteristics…
Wolves, dogs and dingoes, oh my
Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to…
Identifying ‘ugly ducklings’ to catch skin cancer earlier
A deep learning-based system enables dermatologist-level identification of suspicious skin lesions from smartphone photos, allowing…
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Size Worth $404.66 Billion By 2028: Grand View Research, Inc. – PRNewswire
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Size Worth $404.66 Billion By 2028: Grand View Research, Inc. PRNewswire…
New highly radioactive particles found in Fukushima
The 10 year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident occurs in March. Recent work…
How the ‘noise’ in our brain influences our behavior
The brain’s neural activity is irregular, changing from one moment to the next. To date,…
New tech aims to tackle ‘disseminated intravascular coagulation’ blood disorder
Researchers have developed a new tool for addressing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) – a blood…
Scientists develop blood test to predict environmental harms to children
Scientists have developed a method using a DNA biomarker to easily screen pregnant women for…
Genotoxic E. coli ‘caught in the act’
Researchers reveal transformation of colon organoids in vitro. Escherichia coli bacteria are constitutive members of…
Unintended consequences of state, opioid policies
Study reveals the unintended and negative consequences of policies designed to reduce the supply of…
Researchers uncover altered brain connectivity after prolonged anesthesia
A body of evidence supports the association between prolonged anesthesia and cognitive impairment, but a…
Study links prolonged sedentary time to distractibility in adults with obesity, overweight
Scientists used accelerometers to track daily activity levels for a week in 89 adults with…
On the quest for other Earths
An international research team has developed a new method for directly imaging smaller planets in…
Climate change and fire suppression
The unprecedented and deadly blazes that engulfed the American West in 2020 attest to the…
One in five has a mutation that provides superior resilience to cold
Almost one in five people lacks the protein alpha-actinin-3 in their muscle fiber. Researchers now…
Why herd immunity may be impossible without vaccinating children against COVID-19
It may be summer before children under 16 can be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the…
World’s oldest DNA reveals how mammoths evolved
An international team has sequenced DNA recovered from mammoth remains that are up to 1.2…
Covid-19: Self-isolation is the weakest link in stopping transmission
At last the weakest link in the chain of covid-19 transmission—self-isolation—is getting the attention it…
Lewis Wolpert: developmental biologist who raised the public profile of mental illness
bmj;372/feb17_12/n441/FAF1faPhoto credit: ShutterstockThe developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert was a polymath with forthright views on everything…
Crocodile evolution rebooted by Ice Age glaciations
Crocodiles are resilient animals from a lineage that has survived for over 200 million years….
Bruises in art work detail abuse directed at healthcare staff
bmj;372/feb17_10/n451/FAF1faArtist Nathan Wyburn (pictured) has used examples of verbal abuse directed at NHS staff to…
Doctors reȷect claim that US “no longer has a prescription opioid driven epidemic”
A group of US doctors that advocates for more cautious opioid prescribing has rebutted the…
Urology surgeon faces GMC charges of inappropriate treatments for financial gain
A consultant surgeon faces accusations by the General Medical Council (GMC) of administering inappropriate cancer…
Covid-19: Scotland failed to apply measures identified in pre-pandemic exercises, says report
The health service in Scotland should have been better prepared to respond to some of…
Covid-19: Extra 1.7 million people in England are asked to shield
An extra 1.7 million people in England will be added to the list of those…
Every UK hospital should have a respiratory support unit, say doctors
Doctors from the British Thoracic Society are calling for the NHS to officially recognise, roll…
David Oliver: Lack of PPE betrays NHS clinical staff
The failure to provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) to health and social care workers…
Beware of the bleeding nodule
This is a lesion of the post-auricular area in a man in his 50s (fig…
Covid-19: NHS trusts deny restricting PPE during pandemic
NHS trusts have denied issuing instructions to staff to restrict their use of personal protective…
Partha Kar: Losing one’s faith in leaders
It’s awkward—really awkward—to look back at something you’ve written and realise it hasn’t aged well….
Taking Xeljanz? A new safety warning
Newly released safety trial results have revealed heart and cancer risks associated with Xeljanz. Read…
Slow motion precursors give earthquakes the fast slip
At a glacier near the South Pole, earth scientists have found evidence of a quiet,…
7 Ways to Reduce Reluctance to Take COVID Vaccines – Scientific American
7 Ways to Reduce Reluctance to Take COVID Vaccines Scientific American Read Original Article: 7 Ways…
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Neandertal gene variants both increase and decrease the risk for severe COVID-19
Last year, researchers showed that a major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited…
Secret to how cholera adapts to temperature revealed
Scientists have discovered an essential protein in cholera-causing bacteria that allows them to adapt to…
Solution to puzzling phenomenon may open door to improved Cold Spray efficiency
An international team of researchers has solved a puzzling phenomenon whereby strangely beautiful, vortex-like structures…
Study sheds light on how people cope with health challenges and medical debt
A recent qualitative study sheds light on how people cope with health and financial challenges,…
The body produces new satiety factor during prolonged exercise
Researchers confirm that the hormone GDF15 is released in response to vigorous exercise, but likely…
The smallest galaxies in our universe bring more about dark matter to light
Our universe is dominated by a mysterious matter known as dark matter. Its name comes…
Existing heart failure drug may treat potential COVID-19 long-hauler symptom, study suggests
A new clinical trial suggests that ivabradine may be effective in treating postural orthostatic tachycardia…
A groundbreaking solution? Polymers can protect buildings from large fault ruptures
Researchers have developed a solution to protect buildings sitting on deep foundations from earthquakes resulting…
Campylobacter strains exchange genes, can become more virulent and antibiotic resistant
Campylobacter bacteria persist throughout poultry production, and two of the most common strains are exchanging…