Thalassaemia: NICE recommends “life changing” gene editing therapy
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended exagamglogene autotemcel (known as…
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David George Pratt
bmj;386/aug08_23/q1745/FAF1faDavid was born in London in 1935 and studied languages at A level, winning a…
Breast cancer screening expansion: modelling doesn’t reflect real life and should not be used to update guidance
The move by the US Preventive Services Task Force to recommending screening mammography for women…
NICE recommends new treatment option for osteoporosis after menopause
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended abaloparatide as a new treatment…
Breast cancer screening does not improve length or quality of life
I was one of the architects of the NHS Breast Cancer Screening Programme (NHSBSP) in…
US abortion bans have led to health harms, discrimination, and unwanted births, reports Amnesty
The abolition of the right to abortion in the US has led to the deterioration…
3D-printed blood vessels bring artificial organs closer to reality
Lab-grown organs are a long-time ‘holy grail’ of organ engineering that has yet to be…
When mammoths roamed Vancouver Island
Mammoths, the massive pre-historic ice age cousins of the modern-day elephant, have always been understood…
Scientists lay out revolutionary method to warm Mars
Ever since we learned that the surface of planet Mars is cold and dead, people…
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Unexpected link between grooming and physiological stress in wild baboons
New research has found a surprising link between grooming and physiological stress in wild baboons….
Giant prehistoric flying reptile took off using similar method to bats, study finds
The pterosaur likely used all four limbs to propel itself in the air, as seen…
Bacterial gut diversity improves the athletic performance of racehorses
The composition of gut bacteria of Thoroughbred racehorses at one-month-old can predict their future athletic…
Pesticide contamination is more than apple skin deep
Pesticides and herbicides are critical to ensuring food security worldwide, but these substances can present…
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‘Amphibious’ sensors make new, waterproof technologies possible
Researchers have demonstrated a technique for creating sensors that can function both in air and…
Social rank may determine if animals live fast, die young
Social rank may determine whether animals prioritize immediate fitness over long-term health, according to a…
Blood test can help predict chronic lung disease in preterm babies
A blood test can help predict which preterm babies will go onto develop chronic lung…
South Florida estuaries warming faster than Gulf of Mexico, global ocean, USF research shows
Estuaries in South Florida have experienced rapid warming over the past two decades, including a…
New device for on-the-spot water testing
Researchers at University of Galway have developed a new, portable technology for on-the-spot testing of…
Walking the walk, scientists develop motion-compatible brain scanner
An upright neuroimaging device developed by neuroscientists, physicists and engineers allows patients to move around…
Processing traumatic memories during sleep leads to changes in the brain associated with improvement in PTSD symptoms
Currently, the first-choice treatment for PTSD is exposure-based psychotherapy, where therapists help rewire the emotions…
Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heat wave severity
Even though climate change is bringing more frequent and severe heat waves, there is no…
Michael Bloomberg donates $600m to historically black US medical schools
America’s four medical schools belonging to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been gifted…
Lawrence Mascarenhas
bmj;386/aug08_17/q1740/FAF1faLawrence Mascarenhas was a distinguished obstetrician, gynaecologist, minimal access surgeon, and educationalist who made an…
Jennifer Mary Fisken (nee Street)
bmj;386/aug08_16/q1743/FAF1faAt the age of about 12 Jenny decided she wanted to be a doctor—this may…
Manak Chand
bmj;386/aug08_15/q1735/FAF1faManak Chand studied medicine at the Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi. He was…
William Goodhugh Dawson
bmj;386/aug08_14/q1736/FAF1faWilliam Goodhugh Dawson was born in Coulsdon, Surrey, and studied medicine at Christ’s College, Cambridge,…
Valerie Graves
bmj;386/aug08_13/q1737/FAF1faValerie Graves (née Scotland) will be remembered as the co-founder of the Medical Recording Service,…
Struggling doctors reduce hours to avoid burnout, finds GMC survey
Increasing numbers of doctors are looking to cut their hours or leave the NHS, the…
Physician associates must be supervised by a GP straight after seeing each patient, says BMA
Physician associates (PAs) working in general practice must have access to a named onsite GP…
US abortion restrictions are causing widespread harm
Evidence is mounting that in the two years since the US Supreme Court removed constitutional…
Episiotomy: Are we ready to let women make choices in pregnancy and childbirth?
Research on therapeutic measures and interventions is sparse in pregnant women, which risks hindering important…
Trace elements and pancreatic cancer . . . and other stories
Cadmium and pancreatic cancer riskA case-control design, nested within a large longitudinal study of cancer…
Intake of sugar sweetened beverages among children and adolescents in 185 countries between 1990 and 2018: population based study
AbstractObjectiveTo quantify global intakes of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and trends over time among children…
STAT+: CVS removes top Aetna leader as higher medical costs eat further into profits
CVS Health continued to pay out more than it expected for the medical claims of…
Company that lost medical records of nearly 83 000 people faces {pound}6m fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a fine of just over £6m to a…
Doctors call for ban on cutting artificial stone after reporting first UK cases of silicosis
Experts have called on the UK government to follow Australia’s lead in banning artificial stone…
NHS staff urged to “accompany vulnerable colleagues” to work amid riots
NHS employers must “urgently support migrant and ethnic minority staff” as far right riots and…
GP who faked assault by patient to get him removed from list is suspended for 12 months
A senior GP has been suspended from the UK medical register for 12 months after…
Presence of an interested doctor is vital to establishing trust
Smith reminds us that “we must simply listen.”1 He encourages us to listen in silence,…
Drug bypasses suppressive immune cells to unleash immunotherapy
Immunobiologists found that a subset of immune cells that normally puts the brakes on the…
Dozing at the wheel? Not with these fatigue-detecting earbuds
To help protect drivers and machine operators from the dangers of drifting off, engineers have…
On its own, listening is not enough
Smith writes: “Psychoanalysis may, in my view, be scientific junk, but an hour a day…
David Oliver: Our health regulators are in a crisis of competence and credibility
On 26 July the Department of Health and Social Care published Penny Dash’s interim independent…
“Things cannot remain as they are”—UK’s top obstetrician on workforce morale
For years, maternity care in the UK has come under intense scrutiny. Inquiries into services…
Decompression alone or with fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (Nordsten-DS): five year follow-up of a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial
AbstractObjectiveTo assess whether decompression alone is non-inferior to decompression with instrumented fusion five years after…
Surgery for spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis
Controversy continues about the best surgical option for patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis and…
Quentin Blake’s art discharged—temporarily
bmj;386/aug07_2/q1741/FAF1faFor two decades hundreds of drawings by the acclaimed UK artist Quentin Blake have brought…
Vaccine manufacturers should produce a pertussis only vaccine for use in pregnancy
In their article on increasing maternal vaccination rates against whooping cough, Razai and colleagues say,…
Elephants on the move: Mapping connections across African landscapes
Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean…
Living with a killer: How an unlikely mantis shrimp-clam association violates a biological principle
When clams gamble on living with a killer, sometimes their luck may run out, according…