GPs unable to find new posts despite shortages, says royal college
Many GPs who are seeking a new job are unable to find a post despite…
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A recommitment to continuity of care is central to reviving primary care
The UK in 2024: general practices setting up food banks, doctors writing prescriptions for over-the-counter…
STAT+: Gilead’s twice-yearly antiviral protected women from HIV infection in large trial
Gilead said Thursday that twice-a-year injections of a new antiviral drug, called lenacapavir, completely protected…
Lilly takes more actions against unapproved versions of Mounjaro
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Derivation and external validation of a simple risk score for predicting severe acute kidney injury…
STAT+: A primer on HELIOS-B, an enormous stock-moving event for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can…
UK political parties pledge to strengthen security—yet ignore health security
Use of repetition as a debating device has characterised the 2024 general election campaign in…
Junior doctors offer prime minister “final chance” to avoid pre-election strike
The BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee in England has written to the prime minister, urging him…
NHS mental health services failing Muslims, researchers say
“People have to explain to healthcare professionals why a hijab is important or what their…
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Erythroderma with islands of sparing
This man in his 70s presented with a two month history of pruritic plaques on…
Patchy alopecia in the central posterior occipital region
A woman in her 40s presented to the dermatology clinic with hair loss localised to…
Consultant who submitted false job references is struck off
A consultant psychiatrist who submitted false job references purporting to come from four other consultants…
Avian flu virus in raw milk … and other research
Avian flu and milk pasteurisationAn outbreak of avian flu in dairy farms in the US…
Antidepressants, glioma, . . . and other stories
Antidepressant drugs and risk of gliomaTaking antidepressant drugs doesn’t increase the likelihood of developing a…
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We need to tackle the increasing mountain of wasted plastic and cardboard from diabetes technologies
For people living with diabetes, access to an insulin pump or sensing technologies such as…
Martin Bax: paediatrician and founder of controversial literary magazine Ambit
bmj;385/jun20_1/q1314/FAF1faMartin Bax, a paediatrician who specialised in child development and disability and who founded the…
Opinion: Getting ahead of a non-alcoholic beverage boom among youths
The non-alcoholic beverage market is booming right now: zero-proof bottle shops and bars are popping…
STAT+: Bold’s CEO on fall prevention, ageism in health care, and ‘movement is medicine’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – When Amanda Rees was in her twenties she moved in with…
Opinion: Journals that published Richard Lynn’s racist ‘research’ articles should retract them
In 2012, the Elsevier journal Personality and Individual Differences published a special issue that included…
Adequate healthcare crucial to support survivors of sexual violence
The United Nations on Wednesday commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence…
Warwick holistic health care center owners charged with $1.9 million in fraud – WLNE-TV (ABC6)
Warwick holistic health care center owners charged with $1.9 million in fraud WLNE-TV (ABC6) Read Original…
STAT+: New study bolsters evidence rare genetic mutation can delay early Alzheimer’s
For members of a large extended Colombian family, an early Alzheimer’s diagnosis is practically a…
Titan’s lakes may be shaped by waves
Geologists studied Titan’s shorelines and showed through simulations that coastlines of the moon’s methane- and…
Independent rights probe highlights Israeli ‘destruction and dislocation’ tactics in Gaza
High-level independent human rights investigators reiterated serious concerns on Wednesday about the legality of the…
STAT+: Novant Health calls off North Carolina hospital deal, giving a win to the FTC
Just two weeks ago, it appeared Novant Health was on the precipice of finalizing a…
Repairing general practice will be a priority for Labour, says Streeting
An incoming Labour government will focus on investing in general practice to help fix the…
Continuous observation for self-harm may be effective in psychiatric settings globally
A recent report from the UK’s Health Services Safety Investigations Body found that continuous observation…
NICE should adopt European guidance on preventing infective endocarditis
The coroner was right to raise concerns about a patient’s death related to infective endocarditis…
World is woefully unprepared for another pandemic, experts warn
Pandemic preparedness experts have warned that initial steps to successfully tackle a future pandemic on…
Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension
AbstractResistant hypertension is defined as blood pressure that remains above the therapeutic goal despite concurrent…
Listening is healing, listening is love
Richard Flanagan, a marvellous writer, describes in his recently published memoir Question 7 how he…
John Launer: Faces or candlesticks? Why we need continuity in teams
Sometimes a remark stays in your mind for a very long time because of what…
Nab-paclitaxel, cisplatin, and capecitabine versus cisplatin and gemcitabine as first line chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: randomised phase 3 clinical trial
AbstractObjectiveTo compare the effectiveness and safety of nab-paclitaxel, cisplatin, and capecitabine (nab-TPC) with gemcitabine and…
David Oliver: Will the actions pledged in Labour’s election manifesto save health and social care?
Last week the main UK parties published their manifestos ahead of the coming general election….
Homelessness in primary care—a day with an emerging GP specialism
Alina (name changed for anonymity) had been sleeping rough on the streets with her husband…
How a Baltimore neuroscience study is rewriting Black America’s relationship with medical research
Priscilla Agnew-Hines will never be able to forget that day in early 2020. On March…
Substance use experts are sounding the alarm on another addiction: gambling
LAS VEGAS — Downstairs was a sensory overload: Roulette wheels spun, slot-machine chimes rang, and…
Opinion: Listen: Why Long Covid can feel scarier than a gun to the head
Millions of people around the world are living with long Covid, a medically perplexing, and…
Opinion: It’s been 60 years since Freedom Summer, yet the fight for affordable, compassionate, and equitable health care is still going on
Sixty years ago this month, a courageous initiative created by civil rights activists and physicians…
Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF-backed report
The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund…
Herbal medicine workshop set for Anna | News | wsiltv.com – WSIL TV
Herbal medicine workshop set for Anna | News | wsiltv.com WSIL TV Read Original Article: Herbal…
Systematic terror, brutal atrocities rife in Myanmar: UN human rights chief
The UN’s top human rights official said on Tuesday that Myanmar is in “agonizing pain”,…
STAT+: Republican lawmakers criticize FDA’s partnership with CHAI on regulating AI in medicine
Republican lawmakers are sharply criticizing the Food and Drug Administration’s relationship with a nonprofit group…
There’s a heat wave coming. Here’s what you need to know
Extreme heat is coming this week in many parts of the United States. The Midwest…
‘Nowhere is safe’ for civilians as Sudan war descends further into chaos
The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in…
Systemic gender oppression in Afghanistan may amount to crimes against humanity
The systemic oppression against Afghan women and girls is “so severe and extensive that they appear…
Odors are encoded in rings in the brain of migratory locusts
Researchers describe how odors are encoded in the antennal lobe, the olfactory center in the…
On the road to eliminate rabies, Gavi announces plan to improve human vaccination
Rabies has been in global health’s crosshairs for years. Around the world, the viral infection…
Cancer survivors are at increased risk of disease throughout life
Researchers have surveyed people under the age of 25 who have had cancer since 1958….
Restored rat-free islands could support hundreds of thousands more breeding seabirds
Archipelago case-study shows that removing invasive rats and restoring native vegetation could help bring back…