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This is a picture (fig 1) of flagellate dermatitis. The patient was a 50 year…
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New onset weakness in the face and arm
A 32 year old woman with a seven year history of discoid lupus erythematosus (a…
New onset weakness in the face and arm
A 32 year old woman with a seven year history of discoid lupus erythematosus (a…
Primary care network contract will exacerbate GP crisis
The specifications of the proposed direct enhanced service (DES) for primary care networks clearly show…
Primary care network contract will exacerbate GP crisis
The specifications of the proposed direct enhanced service (DES) for primary care networks clearly show…
Primary care networks: revised contract averts GP mutiny but staffing challenges remain
The new GP contract deal that secures full national funding for additional practice staff will…
Specialty training: ethnic minority doctors’ reduced chance of being appointed is “unacceptable”
Doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely than white doctors to be considered suitable…
Are medical schools turning a blind eye to racism?
Medical schools in the UK are ill prepared to deal with the racism and racial…
Use Of Jargon Makes People Less Interested In Science, Study Finds
According to a new study, people get less interested in science when scientists and others…
Standing Broom Challenge: Rare Science Or Not?
The “broom challenge” has caught social media on fire. Is making a broom stand on…
Happy Wife, Happy Life: Study Finds An Optimistic Partner Is Good For Our Health
Ever heard of the phrase “happy wife, happy life?” Turns out, science now supports it…
Here Are Some Of The Top Women In Science Today
Here are some of the top women working in science today, in celebration of Women…
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How To Cook The Perfect Fried Rice, Per Science
Ever had trouble cooking some fried rice for a quick breakfast in the morning? Use…
Effective Ways To Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar Levels
Here are the effective ways to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Read Original Article: Effective…
Hand Washing: Your Best Weapon Against Coronavirus, Other Outbreaks
Amid the current novel coronavirus outbreak, keeping our hands clean by correctly washing them remain…
Keto Diet Could Lead To Leg Cramps: Here’s How To Prevent It
Following the keto diet and found yourself suddenly experiencing a sudden, severe leg pain? You’re…
Can Humidifiers Help Lower Flu Risk?
According to a new study, it turns out that one way of helping reduce the…
Seven days in medicine: 5-11 Feb 2020
CoronavirusUK declares “serious and imminent threat to public health”The UK government declared that the “incidence…
Best Tips To Prevent Dementia From A Neuroscientist
An award-winning neurologist has shared the best tips for you to prevent dementia. Read Original…
Best Tips To Prevent Dementia From A Neuroscientist
An award-winning neurologist has shared the best tips for you to prevent dementia. Read Original…
5 Coronavirus Myths Debunked By Expert
Here are five myths about coronavirus that are not true. Read Original Article: 5 Coronavirus…
Resting Heart Rate Is Not A Factor To Determine Disease Risk, Study Finds
Increase or decrease in heart rates has no impact on health whatsoever. It is the…
How Many Push-Ups Are Needed To Lower Heart Disease Risk?
Here’s how many push-ups you really need to lower your heart disease risk. Read Original…
Can Doing Yoga Help You Lose Weight?
Though there are yoga styles that aid in weight loss, yoga itself has health benefits…
Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Combination with Chemotherapy Met Primary Endpoint of Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as First-Line Treatment for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (mTNBC)
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. In Pivotal Phase 3 KEYNOTE-355 Study, KEYTRUDA Plus Chemotherapy Significantly Improved…
White doctors are still over-represented in top NHS jobs, study finds
The NHS favours white candidates when hiring for its most prestigious and highly paid positions,…
Why Do People Seek Alternative Medicine – Mint Hill Times
Why Do People Seek Alternative Medicine Mint Hill Times Read Original Article: Why Do People Seek…
Extinct giant turtle had horned shell of up to three meters
Paleobiologists have discovered exceptional specimens in Venezuela and Colombia of an extinct giant freshwater turtle…
Pollinating opossums confirm decades-long theory
In Brazil there is a plant so strange that researchers predicted — and 27 years…
Small altitude changes could cut climate impact of aircraft by up to 59%
Altering the altitudes of less than 2% of flights could reduce contrail-linked climate change by…
Thyroid cancer, genetic variations, cell phones linked in new study
New research finds that radiation from cell phones is associated with higher rates of thyroid…
Study tips for medical students
In this article by Anna Richmond (BMJ 2019;365:k663, doi:10.1136/bmj.k663), two errors occurred in figure 1,…
Health ministers condemn Novartis lottery for Zolgensma, the world’s most expensive drug
Novartis has held the first draw to choose four babies who will receive its one-shot…
Health secretary is threatened with legal action over treatment of people with learning disabilities and autism
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a legal challenge against England’s health and…
Researchers stimulate areas vital to consciousness in monkeys’ brains — and it wakes them up
One of the central questions in neuroscience is clarifying where in the brain consciousness, which…
Taming age survival of Asian elephants three times higher than in the 1970s
Researchers and veterinarians have investigated the trends behind Asian elephant calf mortality during the taming…
Biodiversity offsetting is contentious — here’s an alternative
A new approach to compensate for the impact of development may be an effective alternative…
Mental illness: Special form of RNA in brain
Circular RNA may play a role in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Read Original Article: Mental…
Comparison of risk factor associations in UK Biobank against representative, general population based studies with conventional response rates: prospective cohort study and individual participant meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo compare established associations between risk factors and mortality in UK Biobank, a study with…
The use of jargon kills people’s interest in science, politics
When scientists and others use their specialized jargon terms while communicating with the general public,…
Shingles vaccine may also reduce stroke risk
The shingles vaccine appears to reduce stroke risk by about 16% in older adults. In…
Making 3-D printing smarter with machine learning
3-D printing is often touted as the future of manufacturing. However it has a high…
David Oliver: Racism in medicine—what ethnic minority doctors told me on Twitter
When my editor asked me to write a column for this issue, I was hesitant….
Ethnic disparities in maternal care
Maternal health—or lack of it—is one of the starkest examples of racial health inequalities in…
What diagnostic strategies can help differentiate cellulitis from other causes of red legs in primary care?
What you need to knowRed legs owing to non-infectious causes are often misdiagnosed as cellulitis,…
What lies beneath: getting under the skin of GMC referrals
If you’re an ethnic minority doctor working in the NHS you’re twice as likely as…
Racism in medicine: why equality matters to everyone
This issue of The BMJ, with its focus on race and health, comes as the…
Rammya Mathew: Racism in medicine—migrant doctors aren’t here ȷust to “fill a gap”
Even at its inception, it was clear that the NHS could not be fully staffed…
Prostate cancer: trial data meet the real world
The National Prostate Audit figures that show apparently lower uptake of docetaxel chemotherapy should be…
Scientists Discover New T-Rex Related Dinosaur Species
Per a new release, Canadian scientists recently discovered a new dinosaur species related to the…