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Covid-19: roundup of latest news
A&E departments lack proper isolation facilities, senior medic warnsThe vast majority of NHS emergency departments…
Physicists get a perfect material for air filters
Researchers have synthesized an almost weightless fabric made of nylon nanofibers that beats any other…
Covid-19: UK trade talks with EU must not hinder cooperation in tackling threat, BMA warns
A post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the European Union must maximise cooperation to…
Amazon rainforest could be gone within a lifetime
Researchers reveal the speed at which ecosystems of different sizes will disappear, once they have…
Astronomers use slime mold model to reveal dark threads of the cosmic web
A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a bright yellow slime mold has…
Leslie Brent: ȷunior member of the “holy trinity of immunology”
bmj;368/mar10_16/m977/FAF1faPhoto credit: Steve Back/Daily Mail/ShutterstockAs a doctoral student at University College London, Leslie Baruch Brent…
Activists in Argentina rally to demand legal abortion
bmj;368/mar10_15/m985/FAF1faPACampaigners for legal abortion raised green handkerchiefs outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina,…
Flexible working: all trainees will be able to work less than full time by 2022
Trainees in England will no longer need to meet specific criteria to be able to…
Boosting stability of perovskites helps silicon solar cells
A change in chemical composition enabled scientists to boost the longevity and efficiency of a…
Covid-19: Portugal closes all medical schools after 31 cases confirmed in the country
Portugal has temporarily closed all its medical schools in an attempt to slow the transmission…
Correction for vol. 368, p.
Rapid access to multidisciplinary diabetes foot care teamsIn this editorial by Jonathan Valabhji (BMJ 2020;368:m773, doi:10.1136/bmj.m773,…
How plants protect themselves from sun damage
Chemists have observed, for the first time, one of the possible mechanisms that have been…
Mangrove conservation can pay for itself in flood protection
The natural coastal defenses provided by mangrove forests reduce annual flooding significantly in critical hotspots…
Natural contaminant threat to drinking water from groundwater
Climate change and urbanization are set to threaten groundwater drinking water quality, new research shows….
Racism in the NHS: focus on learning rather than blame
The BMJ’s timely and thought provoking special issue on racism in medicine (15 February 2020)…
Hospital gowns: patients need to be dressed in a way that allows for proper examination
There is much to agree with in Oliver’s discussion of undignified hospital gowns.1 Certainly, the…
Rammya Mathew: Learning to manage multimorbidity
Looking after people with multiple health conditions is challenging, especially in the context of ageing,…
Inappropriate use of progression-free survival in cancer drug approvals
The aim of cancer drugs is to prolong life or improve its quality. Yet only…
Julie Mulroy
bmj;368/mar10_7/m885/FAF1faJulie Mulroy (née Whittle) studied medicine at Edinburgh University, where she met Ronald, her future…
Absolute risk of tuberculosis among untreated populations with a positive tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assay result: systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the annual rate of tuberculosis development after a positive tuberculin skin test (TST)…
Graham Page
bmj;368/mar10_5/m881/FAF1faGraham Page attended Robert Gordon’s College and studied medicine at Aberdeen University and Aberdeen Royal…
Jean Cecilia Marjorie Mason
bmj;368/mar10_4/m879/FAF1faJean Cecilia Marjorie Mason (née Collins) was the first person from her girls’ school to…
William M Smith
bmj;368/mar10_3/m880/FAF1faAs a medical student, William M Smith (“Bill”) was an enthusiastic member of the University…
Ian Donald
bmj;368/mar10_2/m883/FAF1faIan Donald was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and did his national service in Dortmund…
Khin May Sein
bmj;368/mar10_1/m882/FAF1faAfter gaining her medical degree in Myanmar, Khin May Sein moved to the UK for…
Is The New Coronavirus The Death Blow That Wildlife Trafficking Needed?
The spread of illegal wildlife trafficking remains a long-standing problem, especially in Southeast Asia. But…
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How This New Prototype Contact Lenses Can Help Color Blind People
According to a new update, a new type of contact lens might just be able…
Do Turtles Confuse The Smell Of Plastic With Food?
To us, plastic is plastic, and it’s unfortunately one of the biggest waste problems we…
Why Hand Washing Is Still Recommended To Fight The Coronavirus
Even with the uncertainty of the current COVID-19 outbreak, one thing is still guaranteed in…
The Importance Of Doing Things We Enjoy: Why Gamer Guilt Is Pointless
Should gamers feel guilty for spending time on video games or is gamer guilt a…
There Is No Link Between Real Violence And Video Game Violence, APA Says
A new statement from APA states that there is no link between video game violence…
Do We Really Need Protein Powders?
As it turns out, having enough protein isn’t just for buff gym dudes who spend…
Living Close To Fast Food Restaurants Linked To Shorter Life
Researchers found that the people who live near areas surrounded by fast food restaurants have…
Effective Ways To Stay Fit Without Visiting The Gym
These effective ways prove that you do not have to go to the gym every…
Best Way To Dry Hands After Washing Them Revealed
We all know that washing hands is the gold standard in minimizing the risk of…
Are Bay Leaves Edible?
Should bay leaves be eaten? Science says otherwise, but not for the reason you might…
COVID-19 Screening: Will Your Health Insurance Cover The Cost?
With the growing coronavirus outbreak, the federal government and health insurance companies agreed to help…
COVID-19 Outbreak Tip: Here’s How To Track Cases In Your State
Johns Hopkins researchers developed the COVID-19 Global Cases map to help the public monitor affected…
Healthy Foods That Will Help You Grow Taller
These healthy foods will help you grow taller, along with or in spite of certain…
Coronavirus Shocker: Patients Die In Hours Without Showing Symptoms
Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, said that more than a dozen patients have died…
In 15 Years Amazon Will Turn From Friend Into World’s Biggest Problem
A new study shows that the Amazon rainforest is at risk of losing all its…
Scientists Turn Durian Fruit Into ‘Rapid’ Mobile Phone Charger
Researchers at the University of Sydney have created a new way to turn the world’s…
Coronavirus ‘Almost Never Kills Children, Rarely Kills Young Adults,’ ER Doctor Says
A health expert explains how the COVID-2019 almost never kills children and rarely gets fatal…
Collective dynamics of active matter systems
A study provides new details about the collective motion of individual agents in a liquid-crystal-like…
Discovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
Lyman-alpha blobs (LABs) are gigantic clouds of hydrogen gas that produce a special type of…
How a virus forms its symmetric shells
Viruses have been well studied, but many mysteries linger. One such mystery is how a…
Bulb size matters: Uncovering the evolution of the plant kingdom’s doomsday preppers
Bulbs are doomsday preppers, storing up resources underground to ride out disaster. The bigger the…
‘Deceptively simple’ process could boost plastics recycling
Plastics are a victim of their own success, so inexpensive, easy to use and versatile…
Indian Ocean phenomenon spells climate trouble for Australia
New international research has found a worrying change in the Indian Ocean’s surface temperatures that…