MSF’s Scientific Days: embracing fear in a changing climate
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) held their sixteenth annual Scientific Days program May 9-10, 2019 at the Royal Society in London, which BMC was… Read more »
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Can Twitter and Google help improve heat wave warning systems?
Heat wave warning systems are often used in countries with frequent heat waves to warn the public and prevent heat-related illnesses. A recent study… Read more »
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The changing narrative of MRSA infection control in the United States
MRSA is now endemic in the United States with approximately 2% of the general population carrying the disease. In a commentary… Read more »
Breastfeeding in public
“Breastfeeding in Public”, a new series of articles from the International Breastfeeding Journal, aims to highlight the issues… Read more »
Can an algorithm be trained to recognize different childhood coughs?
Respiratory illnesses affect hundreds of millions of children worldwide. In this blog, Dr Paul Porter, author of a new study in… Read more »
Dating app users more likely exhibit unhealthy weight control behaviors
Swipe left or swipe right? With a few images and a short bio to appeal to prospective partners, dating apps have undoubtedly put a… Read more »
Quitting smoking on World No Tobacco Day: what does the research say?
World No Tobacco Day is organized by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco on health… Read more »
What can a patient registry tell us about the course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Research published today in Respiratory Research presents findings from the IPF-PRO Registry, a nationwide US registry collecting… Read more »
Africa’s cancer healthcare workforce is overworked and under-supported
Research published today in Infectious Agents and Cancer reports alarming disparities in the workload of oncologists in Africa… Read more »
Geospatial artificial intelligence: the technology standing on the shoulders of giants
The molding together of artificial intelligence (AI) and the geographic/GIS (geographic information systems) dimension creates… Read more »