Fires ravaging the Amazon rainforests and global climate strikes have highlighted the need for global action to mitigate climate change and conserve forests. Though the situation can seem dire at times, there is good news from a study published in…
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Screening for thyroid dysfunction in people without symptoms: Don’t routinely check that box
New guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
Paying countries for carbon protects forests, but only if payments continue
Fires ravaging the Amazon rainforests and global climate strikes have highlighted the need for global action to mitigate climate change and conserve forests. Though the situation can seem dire at times, there is good news from a study published in…
What vision do we have for the deep sea?
New study on the future of the global seafloor
New research examines how drug promotion rules impact physician prescribing practices
Findings from a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School and published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes , show that the way in which pharmaceutical companies are permitted to…
What vision do we have for the deep sea?
New study on the future of the global seafloor
New research examines how drug promotion rules impact physician prescribing practices
Findings from a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School and published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes , show that the way in which pharmaceutical companies are permitted to…
Study: After trade deal, unhealthy foods flowed into Central America, Dominican Republic
The research highlights the importance of studying ties between trade and diet
Study: After trade deal, unhealthy foods flowed into Central America, Dominican Republic
The research highlights the importance of studying ties between trade and diet
Drug discount cards could actually cost patients more
New research published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reveals that brand-name drug discount cards are leading to higher health care spending in Canada–increased costs that are ultimately passed on to patients. Brand-name drug discount cards–also known as…
Drug discount cards could actually cost patients more
New research published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reveals that brand-name drug discount cards are leading to higher health care spending in Canada–increased costs that are ultimately passed on to patients. Brand-name drug discount cards–also known as…
Putting a conservation finger on the internet’s pulse
Scientists from the University of Helsinki have figured out how to mine people’s online reactions to endangered animals and plants, so that they can reduce the chance of pushing species toward extinction. When the last male northern white rhinoceros died…
Putting a conservation finger on the internet’s pulse
Scientists from the University of Helsinki have figured out how to mine people’s online reactions to endangered animals and plants, so that they can reduce the chance of pushing species toward extinction. When the last male northern white rhinoceros died…
Pesticide management is failing Australian and Great Barrier Reef waterways
Scientists say a failure of national management means excessive amounts of harmful chemicals–many now banned in other countries such as the EU, USA and Canada–are damaging the nation’s waterways and the Great Barrier Reef. The new study was led by…
UN, other experts, present prescription to avoid dangerous water shortfall for 70 million Central Asians
Urgent need to replace competition with cooperation in the Aral Sea Basin
UN, other experts, present prescription to avoid dangerous water shortfall for 70 million Central Asians
Urgent need to replace competition with cooperation in the Aral Sea Basin
Satellite tracking shows how ships affect clouds and climate
By matching the movement of ships to the changes in clouds caused by their emissions, researchers have shown how strongly the two are connected. When ships burn fossil fuels, they release airborne particles containing various naturally occurring chemicals, including sulphur.…
The truth behind the Paris Agreement climate pledges
Almost 75% of 184 Paris Agreement pledges were judged insufficient to slow climate change; Only 28 European Union nations and 7 others will reduce emissions by at least 40% by 2030
Global policy-makers must take a more ambitious approach to reversing biodiversity loss
A group of leading conservationists, including Dr Joseph W. Bull at the University of Kent, is urging governments across the globe to adopt a new approach to address the impact of economic development on our natural world. In a new…
Global policy-makers must take a more ambitious approach to reversing biodiversity loss
A group of leading conservationists, including Dr Joseph W. Bull at the University of Kent, is urging governments across the globe to adopt a new approach to address the impact of economic development on our natural world. In a new…
Global policy-makers must take a more ambitious approach to reversing biodiversity loss
A group of leading conservationists, including Dr Joseph W. Bull at the University of Kent, is urging governments across the globe to adopt a new approach to address the impact of economic development on our natural world. In a new…
Animal Study Registry could improve data quality and reduce wasted lives
The irreproducibility of preclinical data is impeding scientific progress and the development of effective new medical therapies. The Animal Study Registry was launched in January 2019 as a response to the reproducibility crisis and the scientific community’s quest for greater…
Public reporting on aortic valve surgeries has decreased access, study finds
Patients with endocarditis less likely to receive the surgery
Nanostics expands ClarityDX prostate clinical study into the United States
Nanostics is expanding its ClarityDX Prostate clinical validation study into the US by opening the Florida-based Century Clinical Research Inc. recruitment site; significantly accelerating the study timeline and increasing patient cohort diversity.
Revamped crew scheduling model cuts airline delays by as much as 30%
INFORMS Journal Transportation Science New Study Key Takeaways: Researchers introduce slack times distributed across a crew schedule to plan ahead of any delays or disruptions. The approach can reduce extreme delays by as much as 20-30% on average. The buffers…
How to make carbon pricing palatable to air travellers
Travellers are willing to pay a little more for flights if they know the extra money will be used to address carbon emissions, a new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business has found. How those fees are presented…
German fishermen’s scepticism towards EU impedes compliance with its regulations
Game of chance experiment: In a relationship with an unpopular regulator, the truth is somewhat elastic
Private boats in the Mediterranean have extremely high potential to spread alien species
This is the first study in the Mediterranean to combine boat and marina sampling data with crew surveys to better understand the role these boats play in spreading alien species. The researchers from the University of Pavia, Italy found that…
The pressure to take action is enormous
Bremerhaven/Germany, 25 September 2019. Today, in Monaco, the IPCC will present its new Special Report on the ocean and the Earth’s frozen regions. The report summarises observations of and projections on climate-based changes to ecosystems in the ocean, coastal, polar…
New national guideline sets out best practices for delivering injectable opioid agonist treatment
A new Canadian guideline lays out the optimal strategies for providing injectable opioid agonist treatment with prescription heroin and hydromorphone for people with severe opioid use disorder. The clinical guideline was created for a wide range of health care providers…
Opioid use disorder in pregnancy: 5 things to know
Opioid use is increasing in pregnancy as well as the general population. A “Five things to know about …” practice article on opioid disuse in pregnancy in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal ) provides information on how to manage…
Marine Regions Forum: Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, 2019, Berlin, Germany
Achieving a healthy ocean — Regional ocean governance beyond 2020
Diagnostic radiologists with lifetime ABR certificates less likely to participate in MOC
American Journal of Roentgenology research determines lifetime-certified diagnostic radiologists whose Maintenance of Certification was not mandated by the American Board of Radiology were far less likely to participate in MOC programs
Over 1,600 scientists call for conservation funding to solve the biodiversity crisis
Funding needed urgently to protect biodiversity from ‘severe and growing threats’
Shifting the focus of climate-change strategies may benefit younger generations
Strategies to limit climate change that focus on warming in the next couple of decades would leave less of a burden for future generations. Research led by Imperial College London and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria,…
Rethinking scenario logic for climate policy
Current scenarios used to inform climate policy have a weakness in that they typically focus on reaching specific climate goals in 2100 – an approach which may encourage risky pathways that could have long-term negative effects. A new IIASA-led study…
Tougher arsenic standard shows desired effect: Public’s drinking water is safer
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Toughening the federal standard for arsenic in 2001 has led to fewer violations by the public systems that supply more than 80 percent of the United States’ drinking water, research led by Oregon State University shows. Researchers…
AAN issues guideline on vaccines and multiple sclerosis
MINNEAPOLIS – Can a person with multiple sclerosis (MS) get regular vaccines? According to a new guideline, the answer is yes. The guideline, developed by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), recommends that people with MS receive recommended vaccinations, including…
Deep transformations needed to achieve the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change call for deep transformations that require complementary actions by governments, civil society, science, and business. IIASA contributed to a new study outlining six major transformations that will be required…
Improved sewage treatment has increased biodiversity over past 30 years
Study of long-term data for river shows increase in freshwater invertebrates