Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination
This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients
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Covid jabs huge success, but work needed on trust in vaccines – key findings from Covid report
Immunisation saved hundreds of thousands of UK lives, but vaccine hesitancy remains an issue.
Senior midwife appointed to maternity inquiry
Senior midwife Donna Ockenden will review maternity services in Sussex after a campaign by families.
Can processed meats fit into a healthy diet?
This perspective-style review argues that processed meats remain valuable sources of high-quality protein, essential amino acids, and bioavailable micronutrients despite concerns about sodium, fat, and
Are healthy foods really healthy? Nutrition researchers say context matters
This Clinical Nutrition opinion paper argues that nutrition research should stop asking whether a food is simply “healthy” and instead ask what it is being
New model advances study of cardiac fibroblasts and fibrosis
Fibroblasts are an essential component of the heart, as they play key roles in its structure, development and response to cardiac damage.
New biochip detects tiny genetic markers in 20 minutes
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a new biochip that, when paired with Artificial Intelligence (AI), can detect
An Open Letter to Professor Katy Milkman: Don’t Censor John Ioannidis, Jay Bhattacharya, and Emily Oster. Amplify Their Voices.
It’s vital that your conference attendees know the speakers’ past credibility to judge their current credibility. All you have to do is be honest. The
Death Returns From Holiday
This picture invariably brings tears to my eyes. It could be the logo, literally and metaphorically, for current health care policy. The post Death Returns
NHS tracker – are hospital waiting times improving near you?
Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.
Breakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer’s drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
A major review has provoked a backlash after concluding the medicines provide too little benefit to be noticed.
I feared my son had a brain tumour but he’d been poisoned with vitamin D
Investigations found Roo had been accidentally poisoned with a dose of vitamin D prescribed for growing pains.
Wellbeing garden opens to combat isolation
The outdoor area at Yarm Wellness will officially open to the public on Saturday.
What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?
The third report from the inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic says the NHS was close to collapse.