Eighteen months ago, when the Covid-19 vaccines were being rolled out in the USA and UK, we reviewed a paper that had […]
Posts Tagged ‘Treatment’
Turning Cancer on Itself
Fifteen years ago, Samuel Mazin was a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University, studying the inverse geometry of computer tomographic (CT) systems. He […]
Harambee: A Book is Launched
Yesterday saw the launch of a marvellous new book authored by Mike Bruton entitled Harambee. Published by BestRed, an imprint […]
AI for Breast Ultrasound
On 23 December 2021, the board of directors of RSNA announced that Dr Linda Moy (seen right) would become editor of their […]
Cholesterol and Breast Cancer
Cholesterol is an organic molecule that has a chequered history and is generally associated with an unhealthy diet. High levels […]
Are Drugs Fairly Priced?
Trastuzumab – also known as Herceptin – is a life-saving drug that arrests the development and spread of an aggressive form of […]
53 Fridays in 2021
We know there are 52 weeks in a year, so how is it possible that today, 31 December 2021, is […]
In the Twinkling of an Eye
The expression “in the twinkling of an eye” has its origins in the Bible in 1 Corinthians 15:52, and simply means that […]
Local Lad Makes Good
As South Africans, we take pride in highlighting a successful person’s links to our country when describing their accomplishments on […]
When Peer Review Gets Nasty
Today’s issue of Science highlights an astonishing story about a Dutch scientist – Elisabeth Bik (seen right, © AAAS) – who is […]