Monthly Archives: May 2019

Suggestions in improving the transition from pediatric to adult care in patients with type 1 diabetes

Girl testing her blood glucose level

Kathryn Rodeman & Inas Thomas

The period when teens with type 1 diabetes transition from pediatric to adult care is critical, which can result in these adolescents being at heightened risk for poor glycemic control in addition to the other challenges young adulthood brings. A recently published review in Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology explores these challenges and offers new recommendations on how patients and endocrinologists can navigate this difficult process.

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The “No jab, no school” policy and vaccination efforts needed for measles elimination

Nurse injecting child with mother

Filippo Trentini, Piero Poletti, Alessia Melegaro & Stefano Merler, Ms

Italy and France have both introduced compulsory vaccination against measles for children starting school; could similar policies be effective in stemming the alarming resurgence of measles in other high-income countries? Authors of a recent article in BMC Medicine explore this issue and the challenges in achieving measles elimination.

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A Winning Poem from the BMC Cancer Awareness Poetry Competition 2019 by Aida Cavalic

Michelle Feng He

We received amazing entries from talented poets across the globe, for our first poetry competition. Anyone affected by cancer—a current patient, a survivor, friends, family, researchers, doctors—was able to enter, and we were amazed by the originality and diversity of submissions. Two entries were selected as our winners. One of the winning poems is presented below—please click here to view the other winning entry.

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A Winning Poem from the BMC Cancer Awareness Poetry Competition 2019 by Shari Rhodes

Michelle Feng He

We received amazing entries from talented poets across the globe, for our first poetry competition. Anyone affected by cancer—a current patient, a survivor, friends, family, researchers, doctors—was able to enter, and we were amazed by the originality and diversity of submissions. Two entries were selected as our winners. One of the winning poems is presented below—please click here to view the other winning entry.

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Priority and Power for Women’s Health: May 2019

Michelle Feng He

In support of Women’s Health Month, we have put together the following collection of recent research published in open access BMC and Springer Open journals relating to key topics in women’s health (pregnancy, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and more.) Tag #NWHW to show how you are taking part in women’s health this week.

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