Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Measles: “I Think I’ve Done My Best.”
As football coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are”.
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Antidepressants Can Change Peaceful Citizens into Killers
Editors note: first published on Mad in America August 15th 2026 One of the best guarded secrets in psychiatry is that antidepressants increase the risk…
Treatment involving patient’s family cuts mental health hospital admissions, study finds
The approach focuses on the patient priorities, seeing the same clinicians, and involving people close to them.
World’s first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed
Without brain surgery guided by live AI assistance, Rhys Hibbert could have lost his sight to a tumour.
The NFL and Brain Injury
Last week I wrote about traumatic brain injury (TBI). By coincidence, the BMJ just published a study looking at a type of TBI called chronic…
More health workers, stronger systems: Africa’s new ambitious goal
Facing a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035, African countries are stepping up efforts to strengthen their workforce, with a…
NHS failing child sex abuse victims in adulthood, say psychiatrists
There have been decades of mistreatment and mismanagement of those who seek help later in life, say experts in a new, damning report.
Nicotine vapes best chance to quit smoking, major review finds
They work better than patches, gum or pills, the most up-to-date evidence suggests.
The Pro-Virus Misinformation of Matt Ridely and the Toxic Apathy of Dr. Alina Chan
You might think that someone who purports to be sincerely concerned about the origins of SARS-CoV-2 would also be unwilling to collaborate with someone who…
The Pro-Virus Misinformation of Matt Ridley and the Toxic Apathy of Dr. Alina Chan
You might think that someone who purports to be sincerely concerned about the origins of SARS-CoV-2 would also be unwilling to collaborate with someone who…