Tom Nolan, clinical editor; sessional GP, Surrey The BMJ, London Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research TAVI for severe aortic stenosis and low surgical risk A randomised controlled trial compared transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in people with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis and a low surgical risk. The multicentre…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Hectic last-ditch talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics rolled into the final day on Friday with a deal still up in the air. Two years of work on drafting an international accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response are coming to the crunch, with just…
In a recent meta-analysis published in the journal Nature, researchers collate, analyze, and discuss the results from over 2,938 published observations to elucidate the global change drivers contributing highest to global surges in infectious diseases, both amongst humans and other non-human organisms. Their study reveals that biodiversity losses, species introductions, climate change, and chemical pollutants…
Processed foods have been around for millions of years, since early hominoids first cooked meat over open fires. Humans later learned processing techniques to make food safer, tastier, and longer lasting. But with the advent of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs), we may have reached the turning point where modern food production methods are coming at an…
Working on the night shift for as little as three days can disrupt protein rhythms, raising the risk of diabetes, a recent study has revealed. The researchers of the latest study from the Washington State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory explored how night shift workers are more prone to metabolic disorders, including diabetes…
Naoki Okamura, the CEO of Astellas Pharma, and his senior leadership team were in South San Francisco on Wednesday to mark the opening of the company’s West Coast Innovation Center, a gleaming $90 million, state-of-the-art building that co-locates several of the company’s operations strewn over the Bay Area in one location. “Our gene therapy organization…
No further out of stock issues are envisaged in the immediate future A. Menarini wish to announce that Frovex 2.5mg tablets are back in stock. No further out of stock issues are envisaged in the immediate future. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused. Further information contact:Peter Tobin; e: Ptobin@menarini.ie; t: 01 284…
Access to bivalent COVID-19 vaccinations through September 2023 throughout the United States was enabled by a government/pharmacy partnership program that may provide a model for routine vaccination services and future public health emergencies, according to study findings published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (FRPP) is a collaboration of…
A mobile application used to assess sports-related head and brain injuries is now being tested for detecting and monitoring neurological disorders. BrainEye’s mobile test is now being studied in clinical trials at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. It digitises the traditional eye movement test, which is done in 60 seconds through a mobile device, and…
The Host A new analysis finds that graduating medical students were less likely to apply this year for residency training in states that ban or restrict abortion. That was true not only for aspiring OB-GYNs and others who regularly treat pregnant patients, but for all specialties. Meanwhile, another study has found that more than 4…
