GMC ends private screening offering for staff after BMJ evidence review finds no benefit
The General Medical Council has decided to stop offering private health screening to its staff…
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Stretchy and squeezy soft sensors one step closer thanks to new bonding method
Bioengineers have found a way to create stretchy and squeezy soft sensing devices by bonding…
The path to medical school: five minutes with . . . Katherine Woolf
“This study is about selection into medical school. This is the crunch point, what some…
Is the NHS really “off the table” in post-Brexit talks with the US?
Since leaked minutes of US-UK trade talks were made public on 25 November, a predictable…
Room for both intellectual titans and vocationalists in medicine
Should medical schools relax academic admission criteria?1 With my A levels, I’d barely qualify for…
Matt Morgan: Cold food on hot desks
As I approach the hospital, my day is already planned out. Handover, then a ward…
Helen Salisbury: Oh, those lazy, part time GPs!
Last week the Daily Mail ran a story claiming that only a third of GPs…
Role model: Kay Mohanna
As an educational supervisor in the West Midlands Deanery and a GP partner and trainer…
Opinion: I thought patriarchy in science was fading. Then I saw it in the data
As I returned home from this year’s Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference, one…
Opinion: Do large pharma companies provide drug development innovation? Our analysis says no
Large pharmaceutical companies oppose legislation being considered by Congress to lower the prices of prescription…
STAT Plus: Watch: Dr. James Wilson, a scientific pioneer, on the future of gene therapy
Dr. James Wilson is a pioneer in gene therapy. That does not mean he is…
Research using brains-in-a-dish forces a radical rethinking of Huntington’s disease
Even allowing for the fact that these were lilliputian brains, they were not behaving at…
Sanofi says Dupixent could be a $10 billion drug, aims to sell Cialis and Tamiflu over the counter
The new CEO of Sanofi, the French drug giant, believes that its drug Dupixent, for…
STAT Plus: Bristol-Myers CMO on cell therapies: ‘This is the best time to be in drug development’
ORLANDO, Fla. — In June, Dr. Samit Hirawat was appointed chief medical officer of Bristol-Myers…
Opinion: H.R. 3 is the wrong path to lower drug costs
Americans want health care to be less expensive. We also want our health care to…
Why Do We Hiccup? Scientist Reveals Why
New study reveals why we develop hiccups and links it to babies learning how to…
How Our Trust In Science Is Influenced By Demonizing Processed Foods
Does the demonization of the term “processed food” and “ultra-processed food” lessen our trust in…
C-Section Does Not Increase Child’s Obesity Risk After Birth, Study Finds
A new study debunked claims that C-section deliveries could increase the risk of children for…
More Exercise Can Save Women From Heart Disease, Cancer, More Conditions
A new study suggests that women who can exercise “vigorously” have significantly lower risk of…
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Many Older Americans Work On Preventing Dementia But Their Strategies Are Wrong
Many aging Americans appear to be unaware of ways to reduce their risk of developing…
Women On Birth Control Pills Have Smaller Hypothalamus, Study Finds
Birth control pills might be shrinking the size of the hypothalamus, according to a new…
Keto Diet As Treatment For Various Conditions
People claimed that the effects of keto diet helped them reverse their diabetes and become…
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Metformin For Weight Loss: Does It Work?
A new study found that metformin supports the production of a protein that plays an…
Why Rembrandt And Da Vinci Have Skewed Eyes
Da Vinci and Rembrandt are both famous renaissance masters but have you ever wondered why…
Mom With Two Wombs Gives Birth From Each After Four Miscarriages
After four miscarriages, a wife with two wombs finally welcomes two sons. Read Original Article:…
Mother Upset Because Son Gets Mistaken For A Doll Due To Skin Condition
A two-year-old with a rare skin condition reportedly gets mistaken for a doll by strangers….
Excessive Hair Fall? Here Are Three Effective Natural Remedies
Here are natural and effective remedies for those suffering from hair loss. Read Original Article:…
Dating App Matches Users Based On Genetics
A Harvard scientist wants to offer a new DNA dating app that matches people by…
Scientists Find New Organism That ‘Eats’ Space Rocks
Scientists discovered a microbe that eats metals found in meteorites, a discovery expected to guide…
Flu Outbreak In Pennsylvania Kills 5: How To Protect Yourself
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed flu activity has been growing across the state with…
Merck to Acquire ArQule, Advancing Leadership in Oncology
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. & BURLINGTON, Mass. Acquisition Further Diversifies Merck’s Oncology Pipeline with Expansion…
Top Florida Medical Spa, Amnion of Florida, Partners With Merakris Therapeutics to Advance Their Non-Surgical Treatment Options – Business Wire
Top Florida Medical Spa, Amnion of Florida, Partners With Merakris Therapeutics to Advance Their Non-Surgical…
Boulder Valley schools trying “public health” alternative to suspending students for vaping – The Denver Post
Boulder Valley schools trying “public health” alternative to suspending students for vaping The Denver Post Read…
Dr. Aviva Romm: An Advocate for Women and Children’s Health – Exhale Lifestyle
Dr. Aviva Romm: An Advocate for Women and Children’s Health Exhale Lifestyle Read Original Article: Dr….
Depressed Doctors More Prone To Committing Mistakes On The Job
A study conducted by the University of Michigan Medical School found that depression could lead…
Have your health and eat meat too
Barbecued, stir-fried or roasted, there’s no doubt that Aussies love their meat. Consuming on average…
Human Rights Day celebrates ‘tremendous activism’ of the world’s young people
The United Nations is highlighting the role of young people in leading the way to a better future…
‘World has failed’ victims of genocide too often: Guterres
Too often, “the world has failed” populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war…
Monday’s Daily Brief: increasing inequality, human rights and climate, civil war crimes, Ethiopia reforms
New UN development report warns global inequality breeding a “new generation of inequalities”; human rights…
Breakthrough in ‘distributed deep learning’
Computer scientists, using a divide-and-conquer approach that leverages the power of compressed sensing, have shown…
The Antarctic: Data about the structure of the icy continent
Satellite data from the European Space Agency (ESA) has now been used as the basis…
NHS staff and patients urged to get vaccinated as flu season starts early
NHS services are braced for a tough winter after figures showed that hospitalisation rates from…
Government hands Amazon free access to NHS information
Amazon has been given access to all “healthcare information” of the NHS in England except…
Aspirin’s health benefits under scrutiny
Taking a baby aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke should no…
Has physics ever been deterministic?
Researchers have proposed a new interpretation of classical physics without real numbers. This new study…
How centipedes navigate through land and water
Centipedes not only walk on land but also swim in water. Researchers have, for the…
Changes in prescribing during drug shortages could increase harm to patients
Ferner and colleagues discuss current drug shortages in the UK and worldwide, noting that “sometimes…
Sustainable new material for carbon dioxide capture
Scientists have developed a new material for capturing carbon dioxide. The new material offers many…
You create your own false information, study finds
Along with partisan news outlets and political blogs, there’s another surprising source of misinformation on…
Class differences at medical school: the air of superiority is palpable
I am a third year medical student from a working class background. I went into…