Hexagonal perovskite oxides: Electrolytes for next-generation protonic ceramic fuel cells
Researchers have identified hexagonal perovskite-related oxides as materials with exceptionally high proton conductivity and thermal…
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Visualizing short-lived intermediate compounds produced during chemical reactions
Immobilizing small synthetic molecules inside protein crystals proves to be a promising avenue for studying…
Industrial action: New health secretary opens talks with junior doctors
Labour’s new health secretary, Wes Streeting, has announced immediate talks with junior doctors in England…
Novo Nordisk failed to disclose {pound}7.8m in payments to doctors and others over three years
Drug company Novo Nordisk has been reprimanded by the UK pharmaceutical regulator after it admitted…
George Jamieson Ross McHardy
bmj;386/jul08_10/q1493/FAF1fa Ross McHardy (left), respiratory physician John Crofton (centre), and a colleague (right)Ross McHardy lost…
David Allden Lloyd
bmj;386/jul08_9/q1488/FAF1faDavid Allden Lloyd was born on 11 May 1940 in Natal, Union of South Africa,…
Maurice Guillochon
bmj;386/jul08_8/q1478/FAF1faMaurice Guillochon was born in St Helier, Jersey, where he lived with his parents and…
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Ken Stein
bmj;386/jul08_7/q1492/FAF1faOur friend and colleague Ken Stein, who has died at the age of 60, was…
GP who used drugs at work and falsified prescriptions to obtain them is suspended for 12 months
An Essex GP who used drugs at work and obtained them using false prescriptions in…
Navigating breastfeeding through cancer treatment
When my daughter was around 3 months old, I had a sigmoidoscopy which revealed a…
Olympic Games: linking sports mega events to population physical activity
In May the World Health Assembly endorsed a resolution proposed by over 40 countries to…
How can I gain a patient’s trust?
Honesty is essentialJazz Sethi, founder and director of the Diabesties Foundation, says, “Language and communication…
Deaf awareness strategies in healthcare
ALL_EARS@UoS is a patient and public involvement and engagement group established to foster a working…
Phasing out smoking will help Labour narrow life expectancy gap, say doctors
Doctors and public health campaigners have urged the new Labour government to ensure that plans…
A thought experiment: what should be our priorities when we finally “declare war” on climate change and the destruction of nature
The Romans had a formal system of declaring war, the ritual of rerum repetitio. A…
Ionic liquids: ‘Don’t shake it’
Chemists have develop innovative ionic liquid synthesis and purification technology. Read Original Article: Ionic liquids:…
Fresh wind blows from historical supernova
A mysterious remnant from a rare type of supernova recorded in 1181 has been explained…
Engineers find a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions
Researchers have now developed a new way to make microbes hardy enough to withstand extreme…
Migrating starlings are no copycats
Young, na ve starlings are looking for their wintering grounds independently of experienced conspecifics. Starlings…
Innovative battery design: More energy and less environmental impact
A new electrolyte design for lithium metal batteries could significantly boost the range of electric…
The new Labour government faces stark choices over NHS funding
Labour’s plans for the NHS imply seismic changes in workforce performance and culture. They claim…
When I use a word . . . The languages of medicines—what street drugs are called
Naming street drugsI have previously discussed the problem of defining a street drug and the…
Court orders Japanese government to compensate people over forced sterilisations
Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to compensate people who were forcibly sterilised under…
Covid-19: Are we seeing a summer wave?
Is the UK seeing another covid wave?May and June saw a rise in the number…
Bedfordshire hospitals told to act over inadequate maternity services
A shortage of midwives continues to put women and their babies at risk at two…
A 2D device for quantum cooling
Engineers have created a device that can efficiently convert heat into electrical voltage at temperatures…
Conservative Party’s legacy on the NHS
The NHS is under new management. The Labour Party’s election win on 4 July 2024…
How will expansion of physician associates affect patient safety?
Too often what seems like a good idea turns out not to be. The NHS…
UK general election: Nine doctors are elected as MPs
Nine doctors have been elected as MPs in the 2024 UK general election.Four doctors are…
Scientists discover new T cells and genes related to immune disorders
Researchers have discovered several rare types of helper T cells that are associated with immune…
The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
In recent years global warming has left its mark on the Antarctic ice sheets. The…
Not so selfish after all: Viruses use freeloading genes as weapons
Certain pieces of DNA have been labeled as ‘selfish genetic elements’ due to notions that…
How dust pollution from shrinking Great Salt Lake affects communities disproportionately
Exposure to wind-blown dust from exposed playa of the Utah lake is worse in Hispanic…
Scientists map how deadly bacteria evolved to become epidemic
Pseudomonas aeruginosa — an environmental bacteria that can cause devastating multidrug-resistant infections, particularly in people…
More healthcare professionals named on database listing payments from industry
A record 80.8% of health professionals who have worked with industry are now named on…
Clever pupils don’t need to attend academically selective schools to thrive, study finds
New findings challenge the idea that academically selective schools are necessary for clever pupils to…
Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat
Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at…
Breaking the plastic mould: rethinking single use plastics at medical school
Single use plastics are everywhere in healthcare, including medical schools. Over the past century, plastic’s…
Strategic enhancement of health literacy through social media in India
Richards underscores the pivotal role of health literacy in improving public health.1Research consistently shows that…
How to improve the NHS: the public doesn’t know the reality of the current service
I agree that we need a new public conversation about how to improve the NHS.1…
Lucy Letby is found guilty of attempting to murder premature baby after retrial
The former nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of trying to kill a premature…
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Northern Ireland’s budget offers little hope for improving healthcare
On almost every indicator, Northern Ireland’s health and social care system performs worse than every…
Patient power: How one patient editor influences research
Why do you do it?There are three reasons. Firstly, I’ve always believed in citizens taking…
GMC’s use of term “medical professional” deepens row with BMA
The BMA has said that the UK General Medical Council’s refusal to recognise doctors’ concerns…
Rethinking international medical electives
What’s the point of an international medical elective? When I used to consider the benefits,…
We need a contract between the public and the NHS that focuses on prevention
Cunnett and Smith argue for a new public conversation about the NHS.1 But we must…
Researchers capture never-before-seen view of gene transcription
New tech reveals findings that address long-standing theories about how bacteria begin the process of…
Poor health, stress in 20s takes toll in 40s with lower cognition
Young adults who have higher levels of inflammation, which is associated with obesity, physical inactivity,…
Moon ‘swirls’ could be magnetized by unseen magmas
Mysterious, light-colored swirls on Moon’s surface could be rocks magnetized by magma activity underground, laboratory…
A breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries
Scientists have created an anode-free sodium solid-state battery. This brings the reality of inexpensive, fast-charging,…