GP who prescribed drugs to herself and family is allowed to return to practice
A GP who prescribed drugs to herself and to her family then lied about it…
Category: Science and Research
Scrofula in disseminated tuberculosis
The image shows a painless, enlarging, and ulcerated mass with caseous discharge on the neck…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—15 February 2024
Resmetirom for non-alcoholic steatohepatitisThe global incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is estimated to be…
Bon appetit. Diarrhoea after eating mushrooms
A woman in her 40s presented to her doctor with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and…
Measles: increasing vaccine uptake is vital in preventing outbreaks
Measles is on the rise with 240 cases in England in January 2024, compared with…
Injury prevention . . . and other stories
Pedestrian injuriesNationwide data from emergency medical services in the US show that around a third…
CQC demands urgent improvements at Brighton based trust as ratings are lowered
Culture and leadership problems still exist at a Brighton based NHS trust and must be…
STAT+: Gaming Amylyx stock reactions to the next ALS drug test, and a chat with CRISPR’s CEO about a new investor
This week, a preview of the TUDCA study in ALS and thoughts on how it…
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Opinion: Independent doctors like me are becoming an endangered species
More than 100,000 doctors have left private practice and become employees of hospitals and other corporate entities since…
Juul’s internal playbook opens a rare window into influence in Washington
WASHINGTON — A new trove of internal emails and other documents from the e-cigarette maker…
Long Covid research funding at NIH gets a nearly 50% boost
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has dedicated an additional $515 million to a major initiative…
Will the pandemic treaty make it over the line?
This is the question that is on the lips of many people working in global…
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Targeting the microenvironment rather than a specific cell type could be the key to healing injured hearts
A groundbreaking scientific study has unveiled a remarkable discovery that may have far-reaching implications for…
A lighthouse in the Gobi desert
A new study explores the weight great fossil sites have on our understanding of evolutionary…
Exposure to Agent Orange damages brain tissue in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease
Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, is a known toxin with wide-ranging…
Live from the brain: Visual cues inform decision to cooperate
By combining behavioral and wireless eye tracking and neural monitoring, a team of scientists studied…
Anthropologists’ research unveils early stone plaza in the Andes
Located at the Callacpuma archaeological site in the Cajamarca Basin of northern Peru, the plaza…
New epigenetic clocks reinvent how we measure age
Investigators unveil a new form of epigenetic clock — a machine learning model designed to…
New algorithm disentangles intrinsic brain patterns from sensory inputs
Scientists have developed a new machine learning method that reveals surprisingly consistent intrinsic brain patterns…
A new test could predict how heart attack patients will respond to mechanical pumps
Researchers discovered why ventricular assist devices (VADs) used to support the left ventricle of cardiogenic…
Turning back the clock on photoaging skin
A new study examines dermal injections and their impact on skin aging. Read Original Article:…
Team creates novel rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping
A research team has created 20 new recombinant rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping…
Treating liver cancer with microrobots piloted by a magnetic field
Researchers have developed a novel approach to treat liver tumors using magnet-guided microrobots in an…
Key genes linked to DNA damage and human disease uncovered
Scientists unveil 145 genes vital for genome health, and possible strategies to curb progression of…
Commercial co-opting of feminist health narratives
In her 2021 book Unwell Women,1 the feminist historian Elinor Cleghorn charts the long and…
Acupuncture May Lower Stroke Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients – HealthDay
Acupuncture May Lower Stroke Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients HealthDay Read Original Article: Acupuncture May Lower…
STAT+: Leaked version of EFTA-India free trade deal sparks alarm over access to medicines
A leaked version of a proposed agreement between India and the European Free Trade Association…
Significantly fewer births on weekends and holidays than weekdays, data analysis of over 21 million births from 1979-2018 in Japan shows
Significantly more babies were born on a weekday instead of weekend day or holiday, reveals…
Vittrup Man crossed over from forager to farmer before being sacrificed in Denmark
Vittrup Man was born along the Scandinavian coast before moving to Denmark, where he was…
Some Pre-Roman humans were buried with dogs, horses and other animals
Some people from an ancient community in what is now northern Italy were interred with…
Reported marital harmony — or conflict — accounts for nearly ten percent of the variation in mental health self-assessments in a broad study of Australian adults
Australian adults who report a good relationship that meets their original expectations tend to score…
Emojis are differently interpreted depending on gender, culture, and age of viewer
Gender, culture, and age all appear to play a role in how emojis are interpreted,…
STAT+: The Jewish American and Palestinian American scientists who’ve been partnering for 14 years on science’s toughest challenges
WATERTOWN — Their brainstorming began in an MIT class in 2010 when the eager undergrads…
STAT+: FTC to probe the role of middlemen in worsening drug shortage crisis
The Federal Trade Commission is launching a probe into the extent to which group purchasing…
Cleaned surfaces may be germ-free, but they’re not bare
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, surfaces in public spaces are cleaned more often. While disinfectant…
Did Eurasia’s dominant East-West axis ‘turn the fortunes of history’?
Jared Diamond proposed that Eurasia’s unique geographic axis of orientation fueled a rapid spread of…
Pesticides to help protect seeds can adversely affect earthworms’ health
While pesticides protect crops from hungry animals, pesky insects, or even microbial infections, they also…
Love songs lead scientists to new populations of skywalker gibbons in Myanmar
The love songs of the Skywalker gibbon alerted scientists to a new population of the…
COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy protects infants for six months, study finds
Women who receive an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination or booster during pregnancy can provide their infants…
Scientists use AI to identify new materials for carbon capture
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have used new generative AI…
By growing animal cells in rice grains, scientists dish up hybrid food
From lab-grown chicken to cricket-derived protein, these innovative alternatives offer hope for a planet struggling…
Is the Amazon forest approaching a tipping point?
Global warming may be interacting with regional rainfall and deforestation to accelerate forest loss in…
STAT+: Digital tools helped lower blood pressure in marginalized patient groups
If you have high blood pressure, it’s increasingly likely that your doctor or your insurer…
Great apes playfully tease each other
Babies playfully tease others as young as eight months of age. Since language is not…
Current consultant pay scales are ageist and sexist and require reform
The government’s pay offer for consultants in England was narrowly rejected by BMA members in…
Smoking impairs immune response, even after quitting, new study says
Public health messages have told us for decades that if you smoke, you should quit….
Listen to the voices of the next generation of doctors
As members of “generation next,” we know that there are several reasons contributing to a…
Diphtheria: WHO publishes first ever guidance following outbreaks
The World Health Organization has rapidly developed guidance on the clinical management of diphtheria in…
Leading climate scientist Mann wins $1m in defamation lawsuit
The climate scientist Michael Mann has been awarded $1m (£0.8m; €0.9m) in a defamation lawsuit…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about slow uptake of an Alzheimer’s drug, an opioid lawsuit, and more
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially…