Corals have long captured the medical imagination. As Earth heats up, we might want to take our linked fates more seriously. It is easy to see how rising temperatures threaten humans and corals alike.
As part of a continuing series, Talha Burki looks at the issues at the core of medicine in nuclear power plants.
Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere. These tiny particlesโ€”formed by abrasion, fragmentation, and open burning of plasticsโ€”are found in the ocean, the Arctic, Himalayan glaciers, air, ...
The current global health financing emergency is not only creating a service delivery crisis;1 it threatens hard-won health research and life science ecosystems in low-income and middle-income ...
The economic burden of LRI in China is substantial and regionally inequitable, underscoring the substantial economic returns to targeted LRI prevention and controlโ€”particularly in under-resourced ...
Local coalitions across the USA have been turning to low-cost air sensors and mobile monitors to detect dangerous pollution in places the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-led national network ...
In recent years, nanoplastic and microplastic particles (NMPs) have emerged as substantial threats to human health, particularly as endocrine disruptors. The endocrine system is especially vulnerable ...
The term signe de cils was introduced in the late 19th century and is attributed to Achille Souques, one of the most prominent French neurologists of his time.1 This clinical observation reflects the ...
Vanuatu has a long history of natural disasters. But a combination of traditional knowledge and a simple warning system have kept deaths remarkably low. Chris McCall reports.
Sepsis accounts for around a third of global deaths, with an estimated 166 million cases and 21·4 million all-cause sepsis-related deaths according to a recent study from the Global Sepsis ...
We read with interest the World Report by Dinesh C Sharma on Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM, which translates as Reaching out Health Services to People), describing the expansion of doorstep delivery ...
In the past decade, deep learning has increasingly been applied to medical image interpretation, but without consensus as to whether medical practice should change. Many studies show artificial ...