A paediatrician who helped reveal the truth about the British nurse who murdered seven babies has said he would have ‘probably just left’ the hospital where the murders took place if he knew in advance how he would be treated as a whistleblower. Speaking in Dublin at a recent RCSI conference on medical professionalism, Dr…
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it’s raising taxes on a range of imported products from China, including syringes, needles, and surgical gloves. Pitched as a plan to support American workers, the tariffs are meant to protect domestic manufacturers from China’s “unfair trade practices” and “artificially low-priced exports.” In addition to medical devices,…
A group of MPs have called for a radical overhaul of the way poor mental health is managed in the UK to move away from its “overreliance on psychiatric drugs.” The Beyond Pills All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) says there needs to be a paradigm shift away from “the traditional biomedical model” towards a more…
Flow diagram of relationships between traits investigated in this study. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48105-7 Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. With rates continuing to rise, there is an urgent need to identify new modifiable breast cancer risk factors. New research led by the University of Bristol suggests that higher…
New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) has found that many people who are living with obesity conceal their body in their WhatsApp profile pictures. Profile pictures of pets, family members, landscapes, flowers and cartoon characters may indicate the individual has body dysmorphic disorder, says lead…
TORONTO — Misinformation in pediatric medicine, like other areas of medicine, is widely regarded as a major public health threat, but the good news is that a new survey reveals that pediatricians still believe their counsel is respected by patients and families. Despite acknowledging that health misinformation is on the rise, “nearly all the pediatricians…
When a smartphone, computer, router, GPS, or any of the connected devices we use in our day-to-day lives malfunctions, there are frustrations. Maybe some family photos are lost or that time spent preparing an important presentation is squandered. Headaches, certainly, but usually minor ones. But when a patient goes under the scalpel in an operating…
When it came to his philosophy of ‘giving while living’, US billionaire Chuck Feeney certainly walked the walk. Now, the late philanthropist has been honoured with his very own walkway on one of the sites his generosity helped build. In recognition of his contributions to healthcare and society, St James’s Hospital has established ‘The Feeney…
James Lemons, de 39 años, quiere que le extraigan la bala de su muslo para poder volver a trabajar. Sarai Holguín, de 71 años y originaria de México, ha aceptado la bala alojada cerca de su rodilla como su “compa”, es decir, una amiga cercana. A Mireya Nelson, de 15, la alcanzó una bala que…
