Archive: 22/03/2016
Should doctors boycott working in Australia's immigration detention centers?
In The BMJ this week, two experts debate whether doctors should boycott working in Australia's immigration detention centres.
Mar 22, 2016
Jury finds for Merck in hepatitis drug fight with Gilead
A federal jury in California has ruled in favor of drugmaker Merck & Co. in a high-stakes lawsuit against rival Gilead Sciences Inc. over patents for lucrative new drugs that rapidly cure hepatitis C.
Mar 22, 2016
Study suggests most female childhood cancer survivors have good chance of becoming pregnant
For women who have survived childhood cancer, the impact of modern chemotherapy regimens on the likelihood of becoming pregnant is generally small, and most have a good chance of conceiving, according to one of the largest ...
Mar 22, 2016
Gene variants found to strongly improve bone density in girls
Pediatric researchers have found that rare genetic changes strongly increase the likelihood that a child will have higher bone density, but only in girls. Because childhood and adolescence are critical periods for bone formation, ...
Mar 22, 2016