Introducing BMC Nephrology Blogs
BMC Nephrology has been publishing articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis, and management of kidney and associated disorders for 20 years. In this blog… Read more »
Latest posts
Can Twitter be used for Hay Fever surveillance purposes? Deep Learning application for relevant knowledge extraction
Social Media platforms, primarily used for networking, also serve as an invaluable source of knowledge on variety of topics, including health of the population. Such… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC series: October 2019
Domestic abuse teams in hospital • Medications and dementia risk • Strategies to respond to vaccine misinformation on social media • Association between… Read more »
More BMC Series blog posts
A groovy kind of protein?
In the first of a series of blog posts on structural biology, we present research featured recently in BMC Molecular and Cell… Read more »
What happens to people who inject drugs after surgery for a heart valve infection?
In a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis published this month in BMC Infectious Diseases the authors discuss rising trends in… Read more »
Yes, it was worth it! Older adults’ experiences of participating in a research study
Large population studies are common, including on older adults, but little time is spent on understanding the priorities and… Read more »
The Power of Language-Concordant Care
In a Debate, published this month in BMC Medical Education, the authors argue the need for medical schools to increase… Read more »
Strategies to counter vaccine misinformation on social media
Responding to vaccine misinformation on social media poses benefits and risks. A new study published in BMC Public Health finds… Read more »
Eliminating vertical transmission of HIV: This last mile needs more than Antiretroviral Therapy
Worldwide 36.9 million people are living with HIV. Of these, 1.8 million are children. In this blog we look back across a new… Read more »
Genomics Research in Africa: Taking Stakeholder Engagement Seriously
In a new Commentary recently published in BMC Medical Ethics the authors reflect on a series of consultative activities used by… Read more »