Resident doctors in Scotland begin ballot for strike action
BMA Scotland says ministers went back on a pay agreement but Health Secretary Neil Gray says it is a “fair, affordable, equitable pay offer”.
Category: Health
‘I could hardly walk’ – the issue that affects one in five mums
Two mothers who experienced pelvic girdle pain say being aware of the risk will help people seek treatment.
Magnetic microrobots guide drugs directly to blood clots
Every year, 12 million people worldwide suffer a stroke; many die or are permanently impaired. Currently, drugs are administered to dissolve the thrombus that blocks
UCSF study explores sentiment analysis for hepatorenal syndrome
Taking a page from market research tactics, UC San Francisco experts are studying whether artificial intelligence (AI) can improve diagnosis of a complex liver condition
Cardiologists recommend reassessing need for additional stents later
A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to
Study unites global neuroscientists to share brain data
Imagine if every neuroscientist in the world could suddenly speak the same language and share their discoveries instantly. Allen Institute researchers and engineers have now
Bringing accessible NGS-based proteomics to even more labs
At Olink, our mission has always been clear: to make high-quality proteomics accessible to every lab.
Americans are injecting themselves with unproven peptides
More Americans are turning to peptides for muscle building, skin rejuvenation, and to try and live longer even though the substances aren’t FDA approved
Preliminary case of bird flu in Washington state would be U.S.’s first in 9 months
Health officials in Washington state say they have identified the nation’s first human case of bird flu since February, pending confirmatory testing
New York confirms first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
New York health officials have confirmed the first case of locally acquired chikungunya virus in the state and the first in the country in more
Is (Conversion) Therapy Speech?
The US Supreme Court recently heard a case that could have devastating effects on the standard of care in medicine, and the indicators of where
FDA approves novel gene therapy delivery platform for a rare retinal disorder
Treatment introduces an expansion of the scope of gene therapies that might lead to similar treatments for neurodegenerative diseases in other parts of the body
The Cholesterol Wars Continue
As a first approximation it seems that the purpose of social media is to misrepresent medical information and to promote wellness gurus who basically have
Study links social media addiction to poor sleep quality among Bangladeshi youth
A study published in Nature and Science of Sleep reveals a strong connection between social media addiction and poor sleep quality among high school graduates