Ludwig’s angina: infected teeth must be extracted
Baily and Renwick discuss the management of Ludwig’s angina of dental origin.1 The immediate treatment…
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New Questions on an Old Issue: Flame Retardant Fabrics
The next chapter in the United States’ long, complex history with flame retardants. Read Original…
Antimicrobial resistant infections keep rising despite fall in GP prescriptions
Antimicrobial resistant infections in England increased from 61 946 in 2018 to 65 162 in…
Covid-19: Excess deaths vary widely across England and Wales, show data
Excess deaths in England and Wales remain above the five year average, while deaths from…
Report of UK’s pandemic preparedness leaves questions unanswered, says doctor
An NHS doctor who launched legal action in the High Court to force the Department…
New electronic chip delivers smarter, light-powered AI
New tech combines the core software needed to drive AI with image-capturing hardware – in…
Diabetes, hypertension may increase risk of COVID-19 brain complications
Some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of neurological complications like bleeding in the…
Geoscientists discover Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes
New study explains how Ancestral Puebloans survived devastating droughts by traveling deep into the caves…
A regular dose of nature may improve mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new study suggests that nature around one’s home may help mitigate some of the…
Acute otitis media in children
What you need to knowSuspect acute otitis media in children with ear pain (ear symptoms…
Annular, erythematous plaques with scale
This is annular plaque-type psoriasis on the trunk of a woman in her 20s (fig…
Diffuse bruising on left breast
A woman in her late 50s was referred to breast clinic with a two month…
Aggressive COVID testing and surveillance minimized infections
An aggressive COVID-19 surveillance and testing effort at Duke University was highly effective in minimizing…
Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARSCoV-2 virus, case study finds
Children in an Australian family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure to the…
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Use UK aid to train doctors in developing countries, says MP
The UK should train more doctors and nurses rather than recruiting staff from developing countries,…
Covid-19: UK government faces legal action after awarding {pound}250m in PPE contracts to ȷewellery company
The UK government is facing another legal challenge after it awarded £250m (€279.5m; $332.3m) worth…
The BMJ’s political stance—where is the balance?
I am a life member of the BMA and have been a regular reader of…
NHS reorganisation after the pandemic
Before covid-19 hit, national NHS bodies had asked the government to make changes to NHS…
David Oliver: The roads not taken in our covid response
Stephen Sondheim’s song “The Road You Didn’t Take” includes the line, “You take one road,…
Testing times for the government’s favoured antibody kit
In this article by Armstrong (BMJ 2020;371:m440, doi:10.1136/bmj.m4440, published 16 November 2020), there was an…
Covid-19: Innova lateral flow test is not fit for “test and release” strategy, say experts
The government has claimed that rapid lateral flow covid-19 tests, which are being used in…
How will Brexit affect the healthcare workforce?
Do we have good data on how many EU doctors work in the UK?Data are…
Helen Salisbury: Managing vaccine expectations
A drug company’s press release about the success of its covid-19 vaccine has led to…
Machine learning guarantees robots’ performance in unknown territory
As engineers increasingly turn to machine learning methods to develop adaptable robots, new work makes…
AI tool may predict movies’ future ratings
Researchers, armed with artificial intelligence tools, can rate a movie’s content in a matter of…
Algorithm-driven digital program helped lower patients’ cholesterol, blood pressure
Researchers enrolled 5,000 patients in a remote, cholesterol and blood pressure management program utilizing care…
Retinas: New potential clues in diagnosing, treating Alzheimer’s
A study has identified certain regions in the retina – the lining found in the…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market 2019 Business Scenario – Columbia Nutritional, Herb Pharm, Herbal Hills – The Daily Philadelphian
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market 2019 Business Scenario – Columbia Nutritional, Herb Pharm, Herbal Hills The…
Multiple sclerosis clinical practice guidelines provide few complementary and alternative medicine recommendations: A systematic review – DocWire News
Multiple sclerosis clinical practice guidelines provide few complementary and alternative medicine recommendations: A systematic review DocWire…
4 Alternative Medicines for Pets and Their Benefits – Oprah Mag
4 Alternative Medicines for Pets and Their Benefits Oprah Mag Read Original Article: 4 Alternative Medicines…
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Re: Covid-19: Government’s tacit approval of traditional medicine treatments alarms India’s doctors – The BMJ
Re: Covid-19: Government’s tacit approval of traditional medicine treatments alarms India’s doctors The BMJ Read Original…
A study on the motivation of Indian patients to consult complementary and alternative medicine practitioners to treat coronary artery disease – DocWire News
A study on the motivation of Indian patients to consult complementary and alternative medicine practitioners…
5 Things to Know: Promising New Therapies for Veterans – News 13 Orlando
5 Things to Know: Promising New Therapies for Veterans News 13 Orlando Read Original Article: 5…
Women Will Smoke to That: Using Pot for Menstrual Pain
Using cannabis to treat gynecological pain is a popular idea, a national survey has found. …
Sensor experts invent supercool mini thermometer
Researchers have invented a miniature thermometer with big potential applications such as monitoring the temperature…
Driver behavior influences traffic patterns as much as roadway design
Urban planners may soon have a new way to measure traffic congestion. By capturing the…
Is a Bit of Light Flickering at the Pandemic Tunnel’s End?
After promising results, the FDA has pledged to move “as quickly as possible” to clear…
Pro-mask or anti-mask? Your moral beliefs probably predict your stance
Governments around the world have recommended or mandated various behaviors to slow the spread of…
Learning a new language changes the brain’s division of labor
Learning a language later in life changes how the two halves of the brain contribute….
Holes in Greenland ice sheet are larger than previously thought
An expedition finds that holes in the Greenland ice sheet, called moulins, are much larger…
NASA model reveals how much COVID-related pollution levels deviated from the norm
Using computer models to generate a COVID-free 2020 for comparison, NASA researchers found that since…
Metal-organic frameworks become flexible
Materials consisting of inorganic and organic components can combine the best of two worlds: under…
Covid-19: Government ramps up “Moonshot” mass testing
Last week the UK government announced that 67 more areas in England will be given…
Researcher examines benefits of supportive communities for older adults
To find out just how well the aging-in-community strategy is working, a University of Central…
Carbyne: An unusual form of carbon
Which photophysical properties does carbyne have? New research has led to a greater understanding of…
Microbial remedies target chemical threats in the environment
Researchers explore new ways to rid the environment of co-occurring toxic chemicals, TCE and perchlorate….
Covid-19 vaccine trials: we must preserve the ends when communicating the means
I agree that transparency in methodology should apply to all the covid-19 vaccine candidate trials…
Extremely rare parasitic crustacean discovered in museum shark collection
Scientists have discovered an extremely rare species of cymothoid from the mouth of a museum…
Ancient zircon minerals from Mars reveal the elusive internal structure of the red planet
Analysis of an ancient meteorite from Mars suggests that the mineral zircon may be abundant…
The long road to dementia
Alzheimer’s disease develops over decades. It begins with a fatal chain reaction in which masses…