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Blogs about Medicine & Health

10 blogs about Medicine & Health.

  1. The Chronicles of a Girl Worried AF
    My deeply personal account of living with OCD. By Alice. 🇺🇸 More info

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    Confidence
    I took a little break from sharing to get used to my new normal. A week ago I had to have some blood work done and for the first time in my memory I engaged …
    By Call Me Alice, 801 words
  2. 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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    News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
    Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as …
    By Dr Alun Withey, 119 words
  3. 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
  4. 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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    Targeted Cancer Drugs, Succeeding and Failing
    You get widely varied perspective on targeted cancer therapeutics depending on where you get your information from. Cancer therapy centers in the US like to advertise as if they can zero right in on a …
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  5. The Mental Elf
    Keeping you up to date with reliable mental health research, policy & guidance. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Omega-3 supplements for the prevention of psychosis: another trial shows no benefit, so is it time to move on?
    David Mongan reports on a recent trial of omega-3 supplementation for the prevention of psychosis in people at ultra-high risk, which finds no evidence of a positive effect. He reflects on these findings and considers …
    By David Mongan, 86 words
  6. NHS England » Blogs
    Latest blog posts from NHS England. 🇬🇧 More info

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    NHS warns of ‘bargain basement’ BBLs in run up to Christmas
    England’s top doctor is warning the public about the risk of ‘bargain-basement’ Brazilian Butt lifts, following a stream of deals being offered by overseas clinics in the run up to Christmas. The NHS has seen …
    By nowen, 67 words
  7. Plenge Gen @rplenge
    Discovery Research | Better Health. By Robert Plenge. 🇺🇸 More info

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    Advice to my younger self
    Last week I visited the University of Pennsylvania for a fireside chat with Roger Greenberg, a Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology, as part of the Wharton Undergraduate Healthcare Club (WUHC). I shared my …
    By Robert Plenge, 228 words
  8. The Savvy Diabetic | Blog
    Visit the post for more. By Joanne Milo. 🇺🇸 More info

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    Savvy Updates, 12/16/24: ADA DiabetesStandards of Care 2025, Cleerly CCTA, Eversense 365 Day CGM Video, Insulin Resistance & Aortic Stenosis, Medtronic CGM Data on Displays, Effort to Force Insurers, PBMs to Sell Pharmacy Businesses, Medicare Open Enrollment Stress
    In this week’s issue of The Savvy Diabetic: ADA DiabetesStandards of Care 2025 Cleerly Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) Video: Implantable 365-Day CGM Procedure Biomarkers of Insulin Resistance & Aortic Stenosis Medtronic CGM Data on …
    By thesavvydiabetic, 112 words
  9. 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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    Solving the SEND crisis? The Education Committee seeks the answer to everything in (another) “major” inquiry
    New article from Special Needs Jungle: “As a Committee we now want to move beyond simply pointing out the problems and focus on finding solutions that are realistic and practical for the Government to implement. …
    By Tania Tirraoro, 87 words
  10. virology blog
    About viruses and viral disease. By Vincent Racaniello. 🇺🇸 More info

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    Trial By Error: Cochrane Tells ME/CFS Patients to Go F–k Themselves
    By David Tuller, DrPH Cochrane has just given the finger to the international ME/CFS community. After jerking everyone around and promising for five years to conduct a new review of exercise interventions for the illness, …
    By David Tuller, 81 words