Covid-19: GPs raise workload concerns as government extends flu vaccination programme
The influenza vaccination programme will be expanded in the UK this winter to help reduce…
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Cosmetic surgeon wins appeal against suspension from UK medical register
A cosmetic surgeon has won an appeal against a decision to suspend him from the…
Unwanted pregnancies fall worldwide but women in poorer countries remain disadvantaged, study finds
Women in the world’s poorest regions face persistent and major inequalities in access to sexual…
US decision to pull out of World Health Organization
President Donald Trump’s announcement on 29 May 20201 that the US would withdraw from the…
National registry will record patient outcomes from devices implanted during vascular surgery
The UK National Vascular Registry will now record details of medical devices implanted in patients…
Plastic flow into ocean expected to triple by 2040, action could stem tide more than 80%
A new analysis finds that without immediate and sustained action, the annual flow of plastic…
Preventing the next pandemic
A new article shows that an annual investment of $30 billion should be enough to…
Study finds decline in emergent hospitalizations during early phase of COVID-19
Researchers report on the decline of emergent medical, surgical and obstetric hospitalizations at the medical…
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COVID-19 Update | Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market: Production Information Analysis With Forecast 2027 | Columbia Nutritional, First Natural Brands Ltd. – Cole of Duty
COVID-19 Update | Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market: Production Information Analysis With Forecast 2027 |…
Aetna aims to offer alternative to high-deductible plans in 2 new benefit designs – FierceHealthcare
Aetna aims to offer alternative to high-deductible plans in 2 new benefit designs FierceHealthcare Read Original…
Spectrum Health offers alternative financing – grbj.com
Spectrum Health offers alternative financing grbj.com Read Original Article: Spectrum Health offers alternative financing – grbj.com…
Hubble sees summertime on Saturn
Saturn is truly the lord of the rings in this latest snapshot from NASA’s Hubble…
Vikings had smallpox and may have helped spread the world’s deadliest virus
Scientists have discovered extinct strains of smallpox in the teeth of Viking skeletons – proving…
Neanderthals may have had a lower threshold for pain
Pain is mediated through specialized nerve cells that are activated when potentially harmful things affect…
Meet Cosmo, a bull calf designed to produce 75% male offspring
Scientists have successfully produced a bull calf, named Cosmo, who was genome-edited as an embryo…
At-Home Tests Plus Mailed Reminders Encourage Colorectal Cancer Screening
Although colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the US, screening numbers aren’t…
Colonoscopy in the over 75s . . . and other stories
Complications of colonoscopyA retrospective survey of patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy finds that complications in people…
Covid-19: Acts of omission
The UK government is becoming known for acts of omission. No evidence exists of Russian…
The rise of the souvenir scanners: ultrasonography on the high street
At least 250 private ultrasound clinics have sprung up across UK high streets in recent…
The BMJ Awards 2020: Research paper of the year
Using a single dose of prophylactic antibiotic after assisted vaginal birth would prevent thousands of…
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The BMJ Awards 2020: Outstanding contribution to health
David Pencheon, founding director of the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) for NHS England and Public…
Medical leaders write to PM calling for “decisive action” against obesity and health inequalities
The government’s plans for tackling obesity must be part of a wider strategy to reduce…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market with COVID-19 Impact Analysis, Top Companies like Columbia Nutritional, Herb Pharm – 3rd Watch News
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market with COVID-19 Impact Analysis, Top Companies like Columbia Nutritional, Herb…
Reversing health care cost trends may be possible with medical partnerships – Cincinnati Business Courier – Cincinnati Business Courier
Reversing health care cost trends may be possible with medical partnerships – Cincinnati Business Courier Cincinnati…
Opinion: Congress should incentivize access to opioid alternatives – Puget Sound – Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
Opinion: Congress should incentivize access to opioid alternatives – Puget Sound Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)…
Do Foods Cause Kidney Stones?
Kidney stones can form when you have too much dissolved minerals and salts in your…
Is Your Blood Sugar in the Normal Range?
Blood sugar is also called blood glucose. It is a measurement of the amount of…
Health and happiness depend on each other
New research adds to the growing body of evidence that happiness not only feels good,…
Discovery of first active seep in Antarctica provides new understanding of methane cycle
The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is providing scientists new understanding…
Giant, fruit-gulping pigeon eaten into extinction on Pacific islands
A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant island…
Despite HPV Vaccine Effectiveness, Many Parents Not Allowing It for Their Kids
According to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health, among the over 4…
Despite HPV Vaccine Effectiveness, Many Parents Not Allowing It for Their Kids
According to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health, among the over 4…
What happens in Vegas, may come from the Arctic?
Ancient climate records from Leviathan Cave, located in the southern Great Basin, show that Nevada…
Earliest humans stayed at the Americas ‘oldest hotel’ in Mexican cave
A cave in a remote part of Mexico was visited by humans around 30,000 years…
Retreat of East Antarctic ice sheet during previous warm periods
Questions about the stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet are a major source of…
Chemists make tough plastics recyclable
Chemists have developed a way to modify thermoset plastics with a chemical linker that makes…
MPs vote against trade bill amendment that aimed to keep NHS out of future deals
MPs have voted down an amendment to the government’s trade bill that was intended to…
Covid-19: Government failed to protect staff during height of pandemic, experts tell MPs
Healthcare staff working at the height of the covid-19 pandemic in England were not properly…
Does Mom’s Depression During Pregnancy Affect the Children Later in Life?
A new study says that teen girls who have gone through puberty have a higher…
Rapid roll out of SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing: even at high levels of specificity, an important proportion of test results will be false positives
We have published a paper with 12 tables (in a supplementary file) with calculations of…
NICE cautions against using graded exercise therapy for patients recovering from covid-19
We have replaced the word “advises” with “cautions” in the title of this news story…
Even if you want to, you can’t ignore how people look or sound
Your perceptions of someone you just met are influenced in part by what they look…
How Much Is Too Much? U.S. Alcohol Consumption Guidelines Changed
Previous dietary recommendations that allow for 2 drinks per day for men and 1 for…
Covid-19: Testing programme for NHS workers must not discriminate, report warns
All NHS workers should be given the same access to covid-19 swab testing to avoid…
In Belgium “real heroes never sleep”
bmj;370/jul22_5/m2904/FAF1faCredit: Evi PolakEvi Polak, a Belgian photographer and former emergency department nurse, returned to Antwerp…
Intensive immunosuppression reduces deaths in covid-19-associated cytokine storm syndrome, study finds
Intensive immunosuppressive treatment with high dose glucocorticoids, followed by an interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor antagonist where…
Are we responsible for the racial inequalities of covid-19?
The covid-19 pandemic has revealed the depth of social and racial inequalities in the United…
Covid-19: A world without WHO is a world in danger, experts warn
The World Health Organization’s lack of power to ensure its members follow its advice and…
Covid-19 associated chilblain-like lesions in an asymptomatic doctor
These (fig 1) are chilblain-like lesions in a woman in her late 20s.bmj;370/jul22_1/m2245/F1F1f1Fig 1She presented…
Risks and dangers associated with avoiding conventional cancer treatment in favour of alternative therapies – The BMJ
Risks and dangers associated with avoiding conventional cancer treatment in favour of alternative therapies The BMJ…