12/09/2016 Stefanie Howard

As the threat posed by Zika cast a shadow on this year’s  Olympics  and reports that the virus has emerged in North America, researchers are seeking to better understand all the possible means of viral transmission. In this interview, Dr. Lin H. Chen and Dr. Mary E. Wilson (Harvard University, USA), authors of the Commentary “Update on non-vector transmission of dengue: relevant studies with Zika and other flaviviruses” published in Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, discuss reports of flaviviruses that have documented non-vector transmission and may prove relevant in the transmission of Zika.

12/09/2016 Dr. Dorothy Supp

Little is known about how or why keloid scars occur. A research study recently published in Burns & Trauma provides clues about the biological basis for keloid scarring, which may help lead to better therapeutic options.

12/09/2016 Francesca Martin

Most cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occur in those who have already been hospitalized. The important question is: how can cases be reduced and patient outcomes improved? In this podcast, Dr Laurent Brochard discusses the importance of early detection and measures that need to be taken to treat ARDS effectively.

08/09/2016 Samuel Cruickshank

In this post, we look at the new structure of Annals of General Psychiatry, and Section Editors Dr Athanasios Douzenis and Dr Heinz Grunze discuss what has changed in their fields and what lies in store in future.

05/09/2016 Alison Cuff

The number of studies involving mHealth technology registered with the ISRCTN registry has been increasing in recent years. With this in mind, we thought it would be a good opportunity to investigate this a little further and learn more about this new field of research.

05/09/2016 Abimbola O Williams

In this blog Abimbola O Williams highlights her research into the effectiveness of Community-based management compared with traditional hospitalization in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis, which was recently published in Global Health Research and Policy

02/09/2016 Dr Satoshi Gando

To mark Sepsis Awareness Month in September, Prof Gando, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Intensive Care, tells us more about the recent sepsis definitions, published earlier this year.

01/09/2016 Francesca Martin

Standardized guidelines are necessary to ensure all simulation studies are performed to the highest standard. In this podcast, Miranda Wilson-Wood spoke to Adam Cheng about his research defining guidelines for simulation research.

01/09/2016 Alison Cuff

Imagine that you’re in a job where one slip can potentially cause serious harm or even death. Would you feel confident if the only tools to hand were ones that felt unnatural to use? In this blog, Alison Cuff discusses the trials and tribulations of left handed surgeons and the importance of specialized instruments.

01/09/2016 Albert Jan van Hoek & Elizabeth Miller

Here, Albert Jan van Hoek and Elizabeth Miller, co-authors of an article published in BMC Medicine, tell us more about their team’s “back to the future” journey to understand causes of the recent resurgence in whooping cough (pertussis) and how their findings may help us deal with it in the future.