US builds case to retain measles elimination status as infections mount

U.S. officials are building a case that ongoing measles outbreaks in South Carolina and other states are unrelated to last year’s major outbreak in Texas, as it tries to retain its status of having ...
The NationOpinion

Harvard’s Ouster of Mary Bassett Is a Revolting Act of Cowardice

In 2018, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health scored a coup by getting Bassett to lead the François-Xavier Bagnoud ...
jme.bmj

Ethics needs principles—four can encompass the rest—and respect for autonomy should be “first among equals”

It is hypothesised and argued that “the four principles of medical ethics” can explain and justify, alone or in combination, all the substantive and universalisable claims of medical ethics and ...
University of Cambridge

Lack of support for people on weight loss drugs leaves them vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies, say experts

People prescribed the new generation of weight loss drugs may not receive sufficient nutritional guidance to support safe and ...
jech.bmj

Life course epidemiology: recognising the importance of adolescence

3 MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University College London, London, UK Life course epidemiology may be conceptualised as “the study of long term effects on later health or disease risk of ...