In March 2020, as COVID-19 swept around the globe, my colleagues and I began debating the bewildering new measures popping up around the world with…
How specialist palliative care services around the world coped in response to COVID-19
Specialist palliative care services have been flexible, highly adaptive and have embraced a low-cost “frugal innovation” model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic say researchers.…
COVID-19 transmission rare in schools with masking, distancing, contact tracing
In-school COVID-19 transmission is rare – even among close school contacts of those who test positive for the virus – when schools heed public health…
Ethnic minorities in England less likely to report using e-cigarettes to reduce smoking
Ethnic minority groups may be missing out on a means of reducing smoking. A household survey in England has found it is less common for…
Psychologists report an error in the NICE guidelines for autism
Reporting in the Lancet Psychiatry today, psychologists at the University of Bath highlight that a widely used technique for autism screening is being misused, which…
One in three older thyroid patients take medications that interfere with thyroid function tests
Nearly one-third of adults age 65 and older who take thyroid hormone also take medications that are known to interfere with thyroid function tests, according…
Methadone research could help babies exposed to opioids in utero
A study by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and the Gill Center for Biomolecular Science at IU Bloomington found that…
You’ve Been Getting Lost In Costco All These Years For A Reason
If you’re a Costco member, you’re aware of the unique shopping experience the bulk-product-filled discount store provides its customers. For an annual membership fee, you…
A new, vital player in graft-versus-host disease and organ transplant rejection
A long noncoding RNA whose function was previously unknown turns out to play a vital role in mobilizing the immune response following a bone marrow…
Colorectal cancer cases rising in younger adults, screenings are down
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected cancer diagnoses and treatments. Colonoscopies, for instance, have decreased 90% in the past year. While screenings are down, experts…