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Malpractice season two review – relentlessly tense TV that will leave you terrified
Who would you treat first – a woman with postpartum psychosis, or a pregnant crack addict about to be sectioned? This brilliant show looks at the impossible decisions one doctor has to make … that
Read MoreSybil Shainwald, Lawyer Who Fought for Women’s Health, Dies at 96
After taking part in a landmark case against the manufacturers of the synthetic hormone DES, she represented many other victims of harmful drugs and devices.
Read More'When You Mix Politics and Science, You Just Get Politics': What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) -- "When you mix politics and science, you just get politics.
Read MoreProfits from NHS England eye care outsourcing same as 100 PFI contracts, research finds
CHPI thinktank found five firms made an ‘eye-watering’ £169m in 2023-24, as ministers call for contract capProfits made from treating NHS eye patients by five private firms are so large they equa
Read MoreThe Diabetic Supplies Gray Market Is Ripe for Disruption
(MedPage Today) -- "CA$H 4 SEALED & UNEXPIRED DIABETIC TEST STRIPS -- CALL NOW." This message, printed in black on a neon yellow poster board, hangs just outside the $1.1 billion Charlotte R.
Read MoreNHS in England urged to become ‘early intervention service’ on cancer
Too many people at risk of becoming ‘martyrs’ by not getting symptoms checked as they do not want to burden health service, report warnsToo many people are at risk of becoming “martyrs” by not
Read More‘Dangerous nonsense’: AI-authored books about ADHD for sale on Amazon
Experts say online retailer has ethical responsibility to guard against chatbot-generated work on sensitive topicsAmazon is selling books marketed at people seeking techniques to manage their ADHD tha
Read MoreFecal Therapy Via Colonoscopy Found Safe and Effective for Recurrent C. Diff
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile (C.
Read MoreMaga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed
At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will surviveEnglish polymath Francis Gal
Read MoreHow Trump’s love for crypto threatens US residents’ peace: ‘I just want quiet’
Cryptocurrency mining facilities can blanket towns with ‘constant’ noise.
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