The overall poor quality of outpatient healthcare in both the formal private and public sector in low and middle income countries is worrying—especially given the increasing volume of chronic conditions, such as diabetes ...
Apr 12, 2011
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A report published Online by The Lancet today -- "Innovating for Every Woman, Every Child" -- attempts to capture how changes in global developments and connectivity will interact in order to improve the health and wellbeing ...
Sep 11, 2011
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COVID-19 has shown how damaging ill-health can be for the economy. But it has also shown how measures that benefit health (lockdowns) can be seen as bad economic prosperity. A similar paradox is at the heart of promoting ...
Aug 3, 2020
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A protein named Agrin has been discovered to promote wound healing and repair, when it is triggered after skin tissue is injured. These findings could pave the way for the development of Agrin protein therapy to accelerate ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Private hospitals were paid around £2bn to help the NHS during the first year of the COVID pandemic. But an investigation by The BMJ has found that just 30 of the 200 private hospitals were used to treat patients with COVID-19 ...
Feb 15, 2023
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The number of consultants taking voluntary early retirement in 2011 has shot up by nearly three quarters compared with 2010, according to a report by BMJ Careers today.
Nov 17, 2011
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A new University of Glasgow report highlights useful learnings from the pandemic response for future service provision in Scotland.
Nov 21, 2022
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New research led by The University of Western Australia will lead to a world-first in testing strategy for penicillin allergy to ensure patients aren't avoiding taking antibiotics when they don't need to, as well as preventing ...
Nov 26, 2019
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With news of a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, we have hope of a way to curb a virus that has had a devastating impact on so many people. But we need to be considering a much longer-term threat to our health—drug-resistant ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has received increased scientific, clinical and public attention over the past few decades. It's the most common psychiatric disorder in children – affecting 2% to 16% of ...
Dec 6, 2018
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