David George Pratt
bmj;386/aug08_23/q1745/FAF1faDavid was born in London in 1935 and studied languages at A level, winning a…
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Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain
Measles cases across Europe and Central Asia declined by 75 per cent in 2025 compared…
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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
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‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…
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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
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…
STAT+: A strong start for Madrigal’s MASH drug launch
This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Purdue overdose-reversal device, a discontinued Merck trial, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, despite the gray…
NICE recommends new treatment option for osteoporosis after menopause
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended abaloparatide as a new treatment…
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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…
STAT+: AI drug developers Recursion, Exscientia to merge
Two of the leading companies in the AI drug development field, Recursion Pharmaceuticals and Exscientia,…
Sarepta CEO: We’re ‘pretty brilliant’
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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…
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…
‘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…
STAT+: Eli Lilly boosts 2024 revenue guidance by $3 billion on Mounjaro, Zepbound sales
Eli Lilly raised its full-year revenue guidance by $3 billion, driven by massive sales of…
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…
Opinion: Removing barriers to split liver transplants will save lives
The liver is one of the few organs that need not be transplanted whole. It…
Scientists are starting to uncover how neighborhood can affect the biology of cancer
Where you live has a relationship to your odds of getting cancer and surviving cancer….
Trump’s real health care agenda isn’t in Project 2025 — it’s in his own words
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump has made it abundantly clear that nobody else speaks for…
Watch: How drug patents pave the way to profit
This is Part 3 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex…
STAT+: Orlando Health, a $6 billion Florida powerhouse, is expanding into Alabama
As for-profit Tenet Healthcare slims its hospital portfolio, it found an unlikely buyer for its…
UN News Today August 7
UNRWA says “swift and safe delivery” of vaccines essential for GazaUNIFIL provides free medical care…
FDA approves Purdue Pharma’s controversial new overdose-reversal medication
Purdue Pharma, the company best known for fueling the opioid crisis by misleadingly marketing the…
Source credibility: a necessary North Star in cancer care – Nature.com
Source credibility: a necessary North Star in cancer care Nature.com Read Original Article: Source credibility: a…
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+: Vertex, U.K. reach deal to provide CRISPR-based medicine to thalassemia patients in England
LONDON — Patients in England with a rare blood disorder will now be able to…
STAT+: Medicare finalizes reimbursement rule for breakthrough medical devices
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized its rule easing reimbursement for medical…
WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox…
The dark side of Medicare Advantage: a must-read investigation
Dear Readers, If you read anything this year exposing the hidden injustices in our health…
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…