Evidence now shows that for the majority of healthy people, the risks of bleeding with a daily Aspirin outweigh any heart benefits. How long will it take for your doctor to tell you?
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Glaucoma is a serious disease which, if left untreated, can cause blindness. A professor of optometry explains the risks, process of diagnosis and available treatments.
If the curative thesis is true, then most medicine throughout history – as well as much contemporary medicine – isn’t medicine at all.
Research milestones in the study of memory may help us find solutions to memory disorders like Alzheimer’s or recovery from brain trauma.
Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical that can kill germs. It is found in two things many ants love to eat: nectar and honey dew.
The Gila monster gave humans a treatment for diabetes. What other medical miracles are we losing by failing to protect wildlife and ecosystems?
There are many ways of visualising scientific concepts, as we discovered when an artist got in touch about some of our work.
Physician Magnus Hirschfeld advocated for those he called ‘sexual intermediaries.’ His activism began before World War I – and ended only when the Nazis came to power.
Indonesia’s physicians were active in the nationalist movement. They were involved in associations and political parties. They also became authors and activists.
Canadian physician and scientist Maud Menten’s discovery about enzymes was foundational in the work of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry recipient.
Biohacking for cures: what you need to know.
From black coffee to a hair of the dog – here’s the science behind popular hangover remedies.
Maude Abbott’s discoveries on pediatric heart defects were groundbreaking, saved countless lives and have stood the test of time for more than 80 years. It’s time she received her due credit.
Right now, you’re living in a kind of industrial revolution – where biotechnology, information technology, manufacturing and automation all come together to form synthetic biology.
It’s time Health Canada took back the regulation of drug advertising – to protect consumers.
The US opioid epidemic killed more than 40,000 people in 2016 – now, other countries are at risk.
New findings show what the public really thinks about how we prioritise treatments at the end of people’s lives.
In the largest citizen science experiment to date, 11,336 people sent poop samples to this San Diego lab so that microbiologists could figure out how the microbes in our guts make us healthy or sick.
In this clinical trial, the first of its kind, physicians explore whether directly applying a ‘good’ strain of bacteria to the skin can heal eczema
Scientists are just starting to understand how your parents’ genes and experiences might shape your own susceptibility to dangerous drugs. Could that help to stop addictions before they start?
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Emeritus Robert Reford Professor and Professor of Medicine, McGill University
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Assistant Professor of Neonatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University
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Associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
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Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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Chief, Epithelial Therapeutics Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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