I'd put it the other way round. Scientific method, as a human practice, is intrinsically value laden. What you choose to investigate, what you decide to measure, how you measure, what you ignore, how you deal with uncomfortable results, even who you allow to do it, are all soaked in values.

Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’

Almost half of England’s councils ‘could face bankruptcy over £4.6bn deficit’

Without warning Trump administration has CANCELLED the meeting to discuss plans for development of autumn winter flu vaccine. It takes ~6months to develop a vax. This move seriously jeopardises flu vax campaign. Flu killed 86 children & 19,000 adults in US this year.

🆕| Moving care into the community means valuing and respecting our general practice nursing staff. But our recent survey shows three in ten working in England received no pay rise at all, despite being promised one by the government last year. Read more ⬇️

measles is one of the most infectious diseases out there and it is a dangerous illness, particularly for young children - vaccination has kept it at bay for decades. Not vaccinating - and not suppporting vaccination - has consequences

Deaths from alcohol specific causes in England rose by 42.2% between 2019 and 2023, the highest number on record. A national strategy to tackle the harms caused by alcohol is long overdue, and important for reducing health inequalities, say Julia M A Sinclair et al www.bmj.com/content/388/...

UK farmland being contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancers, report finds

We built our world with fire. Now heat is destroying our lives | John Vallant

The first of the new 60-page, fortnightly print issues of The BMJs is out now. It's been a great team effort to develop the new format -let us know what you think of it when you see it... www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Coroner issues warning about antidepressants after suicide of royal’s husband

I'm sharing this for the first time in this space. Hoping it finds people who understand.

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Can anyone explain how a GP can take on this “over and above” work for just over a fiver?

Headlines are warning of a 'quad-demic' about the hit the NHS, but data show that a 'quad-demic' is v unlikely. The worry is not that the NHS is about to be hit by unprecedented demand, but that it is unable to cope with normal demand. I've written about it here open.substack.com/pub/christin...

Funding for primary care should recognise clinical need which is currently not the case. To future proof the NHS this is more important than any reform. @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @becksfisher.bsky.social & team thank you for articulating brilliantly what we see & feel on the ground in practice

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In her latest blog, our General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on: - The suggested 2.8% pay increase for nursing, and why patients and staff deserve better - Universal Health Coverage Day Read Nicola's blog here: bit.ly/3VE8uzt #UHCDay

‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries

TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds

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We need to talk about plastic: five everyday items choking the planet

Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship

The response to Chris Hoy's call for wider access to prostate cancer screening has been largely uncritical. But few things are quite as vexed as screening for prostate cancer, says @mgtmccartney.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Gut microbiota regulates stress responsivity via the circadian system - our latest paper just out - well done Gabriel Tofani & all www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

Today – and every day – we stand with the victims. Women like Giulia Cecchettin, Debora Mihailova and Gisèle Pélicot deserve shelter and support. They deserve justice to be served. They deserve to be heard. Let us break the silence. Let us end the #ViolenceAgainstWomen → europa.eu/!3X8jYK

editorial from @bmj.com and paper: Poor staff retention is associated with higher patient mortality. Have said it before & I’ll say it again. If you don’t care for the carers, they cannot care for their patients. www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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High monthly turnover rates of nurses and senior doctors are associated with more deaths among patients admitted as emergencies to NHS hospitals in England, this new study finds @joemoscelli.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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I’m presenting at BMJ future health today about how what we measure matters. 👉medical consultations focus on diseases and biomedical data and often miss what matters most to people 👉we need to assess and measure root drivers of ill health

Great to join the @bmj.com Medicine & Science pod talking about climate fiction and health w/ Howie Frumkin, Sarah Grossman, & @kamranabbasi.bsky.social #medhum #clifi #climatechange thebmjpodcast.podbean.com/e/climate-le...