Now is not the time to change GP contract, leaders agree
The BMA and NHS England have agreed that only minor changes will be made to…
Category: Science and Health
Covid-19: What is happening with the vaccine rollout?
How many people have been vaccinated in the UK?As of 21 January,1 4.7m vaccinations have…
Authors’ reply to Solȷak, Robson and colleagues, and Kelly
We are grateful for the interest shown in our paper and for the responses on…
As Overdoses from Opioids Fall, Those from Meth Rise
In a study published by JAMA Psychiatry methamphetamine overdose deaths rose dramatically over an eight-year…
Individual socioeconomic status is important but hard to measure
I was delighted to see Moscrop and colleagues’ article in an influential medical journal,1 as…
Covid-19: Biden launches national plan based on “science and public health alone”
President Joe Biden has warned that the US death toll from covid-19 may reach 500…
Managing the long term effects of covid-19: summary of NICE, SIGN, and RCGP rapid guideline
What you need to knowThe likelihood of developing long term effects of covid-19 is not…
Bringing atoms to a standstill: Miniaturizing laser cooling
Scientists have miniaturized the optical components required to cool atoms down to a few thousandths…
Giant sand worm discovery proves truth is stranger than fiction
Researchers have found evidence that large ambush-predatory worms — some as long as two meters…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market to Perceive Biggest Trend and Opportunity by 2020-2026 – KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market to Perceive Biggest Trend and Opportunity by 2020-2026 KSU | The…
The quality of online consumer health information at the intersection of complementary and alternative medicine and arthritis – DocWire News
The quality of online consumer health information at the intersection of complementary and alternative medicine…
‘There’s light at the end of the tunnel’: New clinics aid COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’ – FOX 2 Detroit
‘There’s light at the end of the tunnel’: New clinics aid COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’ FOX 2 Detroit…
Sri Lanka reopens its airports, despite a surge in cases and chaos around a shaman’s tonic. – The New York Times
Sri Lanka reopens its airports, despite a surge in cases and chaos around a shaman’s…
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Omeprazole: Cancer Risk and Alternatives – Verywell Health
Omeprazole: Cancer Risk and Alternatives Verywell Health Read Original Article: Omeprazole: Cancer Risk and Alternatives –…
Many Brands Offer Alternative And Healthy Gifts On Valentine’s Day – Digital Media Solutions
Many Brands Offer Alternative And Healthy Gifts On Valentine’s Day Digital Media Solutions Read Original Article:…
Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel – The White House
Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel The White House Read Original…
EU Approves Sales Of First Total Artificial Heart – IFLScience
EU Approves Sales Of First Total Artificial Heart IFLScience Read Original Article: EU Approves Sales Of…
Biden Takes the Reins, Calls for a United Front Against Covid and Other Threats
Joe Biden on Wednesday took the oath to become the 46th president of the United…
Squeezing a rock-star material could make it stable enough for solar cells
A promising lead halide perovskite is great at converting sunlight to electricity, but it breaks…
Designing customized ‘brains’ for robots
Researchers have developed an automated way to design customized hardware that speeds up a robot’s…
Spitting Cobra venom reveals how evolution often finds the same answer to a common problem
A study of spitting cobras reveals how a combination of venom components have evolved to…
Early humans used chopping tools to break animal bones and consume the bone marrow
Researchers found that stone tools of the type known as ‘chopping tools’ were used to…
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Using VR training to boost our sense of agency and improve motor control
Patients with motor dysfunctions are on the rise across Japan as its population continues to…
It’s Thyme for a New Coronavirus Weapon
Disinfectant wipes and sprays have been in short supply as people scramble for the old…
Saturn’s tilt caused by its moons
Scientists have just shown that the influence of Saturn’s satellites can explain the tilt of…
Butterfly wing clap explains mystery of flight
The fluttery flight of butterflies has so far been somewhat of a mystery to researchers,…
‘Smiling eyes’ may not signify true happiness after all
A smile that lifts the cheeks and crinkles the eyes is thought by many to…
Oldest carbonates in the solar system: Flensburg meteorite
A meteorite that fell in northern Germany in 2019 contains carbonates which are among the…
California harbor porpoises rebound after coastal gillnetting stopped
Harbor porpoises have rebounded in a big way off California. Their populations have recovered dramatically…
Rocks show Mars once felt like Iceland
A comparison of chemical and climate weathering of sedimentary rock in Mars’ Gale Crater indicate…
Saturn’s moon Titan: Largest sea is 1,000-feet deep
Far below the gaseous atmospheric shroud on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, lies Kraken Mare, a…
World’s largest lakes reveal climate change trends
Sixteen years of remote sensing data reveals that in Earth’s largest freshwater lakes, climate change…
Much of Earth’s nitrogen was locally sourced
Scientists show evidence that nitrogen acquired during Earth’s formation came from both the inner and…
Scientists discover how the potentially oldest coral reefs in the Mediterranean developed
A new study brings unprecedented insights into the environmental constraints and climatic events that controlled…
Climate-related species extinction possibly mitigated by newly discovered effect
Changes in climate that occur over short periods of time influence biodiversity. For a realistic…
Discovery of new praying mantis species from the time of the dinosaurs
A research team has identified a new species of praying mantis thanks to imprints of…
Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated
A recent study finds that annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas (AOG) wells…
As oceans warm, large fish struggle
Warming ocean waters could reduce the ability of fish, especially large ones, to extract the…
Common pesticides stop bees and flies from getting a good night’s sleep
Just like us, many insects need a decent night’s sleep to function properly, but this…
Joe Biden’s inaugural address gives hope to the millions who stutter
President Joe Biden called for American unity after four years of political divisiveness and the…
Covid-19: Infections remain high in England with no evidence of decline since lockdown
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the community has remained very high in the first 10 days…
Inequality is hidden in plain sight
We agree with Moscrop and colleagues that socioeconomic inequalities are being hidden in plain sight…
Covid-19: Government failed to meet procurement standards when spending billions during pandemic
The government did not meet expected standards when spending billions of pounds of public money…
Covid 19: Hope is being eclipsed by deep frustration
There is a palpable sense of hope in the air.1 Perhaps it’s that, in the…
Occupation is still an important health determinant
I support the other responses to Moscrop and colleagues’ article on social determinants of health.1…
Covid-19: Working in medicine is “pretty awful” right now, says college president
The second wave of covid-19 has put doctors under huge pressure, the Royal College of…
Covid-19: Three quarters of UK doctors have had first vaccine dose, BMA survey finds
Three quarters of doctors (75%) have received their first dose of the covid-19 vaccine, a…
Donal O’Donoghue: visionary nephrologist and registrar of the Royal College of Physicians
bmj;372/jan21_7/n170/FAF1faPhoto credit: James O’DonoghueIn 1992 Donal O’Donoghue, aged 36, was appointed consultant renal physician at…
Too little, too late: social media companies’ failure to tackle vaccine misinformation poses a real threat
The major social media companies are facing wide criticism for failing to deal with vaccine…
Sport associated dementia
Recent media reports of high profile former soccer and rugby players with diagnoses of neurodegenerative…