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Blogs about Medicine & Health

9 blogs about Medicine & Health.

  1. Dr Alun Withey
    I am an academic historian of medicine and the body, and 2014 AHRC/BBC 'New Generation Thinker'. 🇬🇧 More info

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    The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
    For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: …
    By Dr Alun Withey, 988 words
  2. Evidently Cochrane
    Aims to make Cochrane evidence really accessible, and to encourage discussion about it, through weekly blogs, which usually feature new or updated Cochrane reviews on a health topic. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Goodbye Evidently Cochrane
    Well, dear readers, after 11+ years and almost 700 blogs, it's time to say goodbye. Many of you will know that Cochrane UK closes at the end of March 2024, with the loss of NIHR …
    By Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig, 59 words
  3. In the Pipeline by Derek Lowe | Science | AAAS
    Derek Lowe’s editorially independent blog on drug discovery and the pharma industry. More info

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    Insert Perennial "More GLP-1" News Headline Here
    I wrote back in February about the pileup in GLP-1 drug development, and even that post didn't get to all the things going on in this area. There's been even more news recently, so I …
    By Derek Lowe, 424 words
  4. The Mental Elf
    Keeping you up to date with reliable mental health research, policy & guidance. 🇬🇧 More info

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    The future of The Mental Elf
    An update from our Founders on the future of The Mental Elf. The post The future of The Mental Elf appeared first on National Elf Service.
    By Andre Tomlin, 32 words
  5. NHS England » Blogs
    Latest blog posts from NHS England. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Taskforce chairs announced
    NHS England’s new cross-sector Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Taskforce will be co-chaired by Professor Anita Thapar and Joanna Killian, the NHS has announced today. The new taskforce, launched together with government, brings together those …
    By rwootton, 63 words
  6. Plenge Gen @rplenge
    Discovery Research | Better Health. By Robert Plenge. 🇺🇸 More info

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    Increasing R&D productivity: “Bullseye, Aim, Fire!”
    At the beginning of the summer, I had the opportunity to join the team at Royalty Pharma for a great event at MIT (link here). It was an interesting time for me as I was …
    By Robert Plenge, 219 words
  7. The Savvy Diabetic | Blog
    Visit the post for more. By Joanne Milo. 🇺🇸 More info

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    Savvy Updates, 5/13/2024: Tandem t:slim X2 App Recall, Novo Nordisk Drops Prices on GLP-1s, Xeris & Beta Bionics, Nanotech for Oral Insulin Delivery, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency & T1D, Know Labs NI CGM & Machine Learning, Ascension Hacked, Stewart Health Files Chapter 11, On the Lighter Side – Parrots Prefer Live Video Calls!
    FDA Warns on (Tandem) Insulin Pump Problem by Kristen Monaco for MedPageToday.com, 8 May 2024. Mobile app glitch may cause t:slim X2 insulin pump battery to drain sooner than expected. A mobile app used with …
    By thesavvydiabetic, 129 words
  8. Special Needs Jungle
    News, info, resources & informed opinion about Special Educational Needs, disability, children’s physical and mental health, rare disease. Campaigning to #FixSEND. 🇬🇧 More info

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    SNJ in Conversation: 10 years of the Children and Families Act: Philippa Stobbs OBE on the wins and losses
    New article from Special Needs Jungle: Today we have the second installment of our series on a decade of the Children and Families Act 2014. We’re looking back at what worked well, what hasn’t worked, …
    By Special Needs Jungle, 94 words
  9. virology blog
    About viruses and viral disease. By Vincent Racaniello. 🇺🇸 More info

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    Trial By Error: Anil van der Zee’s New Video on Living with Severe ME
    By David Tuller, DrPH *This is a crowdfunding month for Trial By Error. Donations (tax-deductible to US tax-payers) go to the University of Calinfornia, Berkeley, to support the project. The link to the crowdfunding campaign …
    By David Tuller, 88 words