Do airline crew have an elevated risk of thyroid cancer?
Identifying the risk of cancer caused by flight is somewhat of an ambiguous research field. A new review published in Cancers of the Head & Neck, addresses the… Read more »
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CONSORT-SPI 2018: announcing an extension for randomized controlled trials of social and psychological interventions
Complete and transparent reporting of randomized controlled trials is integral for replication, critical appraisal and understanding context. Published today in… Read more »
On consciousness and the unconscious
Whereas ethical analyses of disorders of consciousness traditionally focus on residual awareness, there may be a case to be made for the ethical relevance of the… Read more »
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Which medications prevent emergency hospital admissions?
Medications which help patients to avoid emergency hospital admissions are of high value in patient care. A new study published in… Read more »
First multicenter epidemiology study of severe burns in China
The incidence and severity of burns worldwide is a major public health crisis. Establishing nationwide multicenter burn databases… Read more »
HPV vaccination for males: effective and safe
Research has proven the benefits of vaccinating girls against HPV prior to sexual debut. But could the vaccine also benefit boys?… Read more »
Cosmopolitan Neuroethics: What it is and why we need it
James Giordano and John Shook discuss and explain the concept of cosmopolitan neuroethics: what it is, how we can apply it, and… Read more »
Graphene in the fight against antimicrobial resistant bacteria
The overuse of antibiotics has led to antimicrobial resistant bacteria that threaten the lives of hundreds of millions. In the… Read more »
BMC Medicine at Digestive Disease Week 2018
BMC Medicine joined Digestive Disease Week 2018, the largest GI conference worldwide, held last June in Washington DC. Here we… Read more »
Why study registration is important for the future of research
Research has played a major role in the history of the NHS over the last 70 years: through development and evaluation, to research… Read more »