Psoriasis affects 1 in 50 people worldwide. The first of August marked the first day of Psoriasis Awareness Month. In this blog, Assistant Editor, Megan Barling, summarises what we know about the condition and reflects on some of the latest psoriasis research published in BMC Dermatology.
Afghanistan has one of the highest rates in the world of maternal mortality despite nearly two decades of effort to train more skilled providers and make maternity care more accessible. One contributing factor to this may be the quality and respectfulness of care provided. In this blog post, the authors of a newly published qualitative study in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth discuss the contributions of healthcare providers to respectful maternity care and positive outcomes in light of narratives that depict them as either the ‘villains’ or the ‘victims’ of the system.
Fossil fuel use has been linked a range of negative health outcomes, including harmful effects to our brains and cognitive functions. A study published in BMC Public Health investigated the use of key messages in raising awareness of these issues. This blog, written by the authors of the study, discusses the research and the impact this has for future health policies and public engagement.
BMC Bioinformatics recently attended the annual Intelligent Systems for Molecular (ISMB) meeting in Basel, Switzerland which, this year, was held jointly with the European conference on Computational Biology (ECCB). Here we look back at some of the highlights.
What are the characteristics of patients with Lyme disease in England and Wales? In this blog post, the author of a new study recently published in BMC Public Health describes the sociodemographics of the population affected by Lyme disease and how patients with Lyme disease are managed within hospitals and the NHS.
Evidence suggests that the media can influence suicide contagion through sensational and irresponsible reporting. Thus, a published study in BMC Public Health examined how the Canadian media covered the controversial Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. In this blog post, the authors discuss their findings in the context of wider research about media and suicide contagion, highlighting why Netflix’s decision to delete the graphic suicide scene was the right move.
Lights out, lets dance! • Supporting access to healthcare for refugees • WhatsApp in medical education • Fishing for iodine • Image of the month
How do women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse move on from the trauma? What is the difference between being a victim and a survivor and what does it mean to progress from either of these to thriving? In this blog post, the authors of a new study in BMC Women’s Health provide women’s perspectives on the ‘thrivership’ model and put them in the context of how the public health system can better support these women.
A study recently published in BMC Veterinary Research, which surveyed 48 countries around the world, has highlighted the crucial need to secure funding and international support for implementing long-term veterinary control programs against paratuberculosis. Tillie Cryer, Editor of the journal, asked author, Emeritus Professor Richard Whittington, more about the disease, how the survey was carried out and the implications of the survey findings.