Scientists comment on reports that a child has died in a Liverpool hospital after contracting measles. Prof Sir Andrew Pollard FRCPCH FMedSci FRS, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, and Ashall ...

A cohort study published in JAMA Network Open looks at antibiotic use for UTIs during pregnancy (first trimester) and the risk of birth defects. Dr Caroline Ovadia, Clinical Senior Lecturer & Honorary ...

Scientists react to the latest heatwave in the UK. Dr Tim Fox, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and coauthor of their report on adaptation to climate change, said: ...

“This large observational study looked at health records of over 26,000 people in the US diagnosed with chronic lower back pain and who were prescribed gabapentin within a 10-year period. They found ...

August 5, 2020 expert reaction to Beirut explosion A large explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, was reportedly caused by a large quantity of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse near the port. Commenting ...

“If floods and storms are the loud alarms of climate change, extreme heat is its silent killer. It is disproportionately lethal, often going unnoticed until it’s too late. With another heatwave ...

“Overall, this is high-quality research that strengthens the evidence base and promotes a more balanced and science-based understanding of antidepressant discontinuation. IIt reminds us that while ...

‘Climate change tripled heat-related deaths in early summer European Heatwave’ by Ben Clarke et al. is an unpublished ‘rapid heat death attribution study’ led by scientists at Imperial College London ...

There has been long-standing public and clinical debate over the frequency and severity of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms. Some reviews have argued they are common, severe, and often mistaken for ...

roundups & rapid reactions Rapid Reactions: responding to breaking news. The demands of the 24-hour media machine mean that news journalists often don’t have the luxury of time to track down the best ...

July 25, 2023 expert reaction to paper warning of a collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation A paper published in Nature Communications warns of a forthcoming collapse of the ...

September 19, 2012 expert reaction to GM maize and tumours in rats A study published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology purported to show that rats fed on GM maize were more likely to develop ...