Are you getting the best health care? Evidence says: maybe not

Jun 09, 2016 09:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

When you go to the hospital, you probably think youre going to receive the best, most current care. Otherwise, you would not entrust your care to that hospital. Evidence suggests, however, that you might be wrong. In...

Computing told us how close we came to a global pandemic of a drug-resistant flu

Jun 09, 2016 09:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health

We usually consider the scientific study of infection by a virus, bacteria or parasite as the domain of clinical and biomedical research. Surely, the study of a virus invading our cells, hijacking our genetic replication...

Why we need to pay more attention to negative clinical trials

Jun 09, 2016 08:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Sometimes, the most important steps in medical research are the ones we ignore. In April, a major study was published online by the New England Journal of Medicine. Aliskiren, a relatively new medication, was added to...

Six reasons why food is a really big deal

Jun 09, 2016 08:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Its easy to forget the power of what is on our dinner plate. Between the instagram post, or the quick fix meal, the snack at our desk or the breakfast on the run - its not a surprise we might overlook the incredible...

How to stop vampire bats wreaking havoc (no stakes or garlic required)

Jun 08, 2016 05:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Nature

During the darkest hours of the night, they fly and hunt for prey. They live in caves and ruined buildings and have to drink blood every night to survive. They can bite with their fangs without you even noticing. No wonder...

No big deal: there is little to fear from nanoparticles in food

Jun 08, 2016 02:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Nanomaterials, and especially nanoparticles, have been on some peoples worry list for at least a decade. The definition of a nanomaterial is rather loose, just specifying that it must have at least one dimension of 100...

'Antibiotic stewardship' to keep superbugs at bay just isn't happening

Jun 07, 2016 08:14 am UTC| Science Health

Panic has spread with the discovery of a bacterium, Escherichia coli, in the United States that is resistant to the last bastions of antibiotics. This superbug, which causes many common infections such as urinary tract...