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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · 1d

𝐎𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐱 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐨𝐞…

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On Finding Pandora’s Box as Robinson Crusoe…

What place is there for an anthropologist? When Max Gluckman posed the question of “closed systems and open minds” (1964), he applied it to the writings of anthropologists using ideas from economic…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · 3d

𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 (𝐔𝐒 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧) …

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An Emergent Drug Price Reduce (US Edition) …

MFN; It stands for most favoured nations provision, it works by keeping a balance between the pro-competitive benefits and the anti-competitive harms. Anti-competitive harms comprise of discouragin…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · 5d

𝐀𝐧 𝐔𝐩-𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐊?

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An Up-and-Coming Procedure to Replace LASIK?

Viewer Discretion is advised. Electro-mechanical reshaping is a new procedure that might hold some promise when it comes to replacing LASIK. This molecular approach to surgery was borne out of a co…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · 5d

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ‘𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤’ 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 (𝐔𝐒 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧) …

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Having the ‘Talk’ on the Detrimental COVID-19 Vaccine (US Edition) …

COVID vaccines have a reputation in the public eye like no other. There are people who live and people who die. There was a senate hearing on the 9th of September of this year on “How the Cor…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · 7d

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠

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The Abortion Practicability: All the Expectations, Decision-Making and Health Policing

In the course of ethical debate about abortion, a discussant may pose a question such as: is it morally permissible to abort a foetus of twenty- eight weeks’ gestation because the pregnant woman ha…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · 8d

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚

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The Sporadic Occurrences of Chikungunya across Southern China

The ongoing epidemiological outbreak in the Guangdong area is the largest ever recorded chikungunya (CHIKV) epidemic of 2025 in China. The outbreaks are linked to imported cases which began on July…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · 14d

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬

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One Step Closer to a Universal Donor for Organ Transplants

“This is the first time we’ve seen this play out in a human model,” said Dr. Stephen Withers, UBC professor emeritus of chemistry who co-led the enzyme development. “It give…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · 25d

𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧

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Bleeding Disorder of Unknown Cause in Women

HMB is a highly prevalent symptom in women with BD and with BDUC. Menstruation related quality of life was impaired in BDUC patients and even more in BD patients compared to the general population.…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Sep 17

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 ‘𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬’

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Transforming Under the Full Moon: A Tale of Many ‘Werewolves’

An old Cherokee man was teaching his grandson about life. As the embers from their campfire floated up into the night sky, the old man said, ‘Grandson, there is a fight going on inside me. It is a …

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Sep 11

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬!

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The Spice Rules!

Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are emerging drugs of abuse sold as ‘K2’, ‘K9’ or ‘Spice’. Evidence shows that using SCs products leads to greater health risks than cannabis. They have been associated…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Sep 10

#𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥, 𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞

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#DengueFreeNepal, Nepal Case Study: The Epidemiological Control of Dengue

The Most Recent Study in Nepal for Dengue Transmission The geographical distribution of dengue in Nepal is gradually changing and spreading to all districts of Nepal [15,19,31]. A serotype sw…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Sep 8

𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬

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Beet Juice Drops Blood Pressure in Older Adults

Study author Professor Anni Vanhatalo, of the University of Exeter, said: “We know that a nitrate-rich diet has health benefits, and older people produce less of their own nitric oxide as they age.…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Sep 8

𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀 ‘𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝’ 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐲

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ADRIANA ‘Could’ End Opioid Crisis Someday

“If successfully commercialized, ADRIANA would offer a new pain management option that does not rely on opioids, contributing significantly to the reduction of opioid use in clinical settings…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Sep 6

𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐞!!

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Begone the Age of the Vampyre!!

“In the early eighteenth century, the traditional bloodsuckers of Eastern European folklore came face to face with empirical science and became vampires. They appeared between the hours of noon and…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Aug 31

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫: 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

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The Silent Killer: Medical Negligence

In Cassidy v Ministry of Health (Fahrni, Third Party)[1951] 1 All ER 574, p 588, Denning LJ said: In my opinion, authorities who run a hospital, be they local authorities, government b…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Aug 26

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐞

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The Haemophilia Quest for the Answers and a Cure

Having iron deficiency during your periods isn’t normal, there are gynaecologists that don’t consider it a red flag even though it is! Your body requires iron it’s essential, you don’t just lose ir…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Aug 23

𝐓𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐞

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Toxicology Analysis: Potassium Cyanide

It’s Beginnings & It’s History Since the time of ancient Egypt, plants containing cyanide derivatives, such as bitter almonds, cherry laurel leaves, peach pits, and cassava, have been used as l…

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Scriveners Online© @scrivenersonline.bsky.social · Aug 20

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰-𝐡𝐨𝐰: 𝐂𝐏

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In the Know-how: CP

Watching the ‘Out of My Mind’ movie have opened my eyes to how much disorders can have varying degrees of impact on an individual and it can affect them greatly in the field of education when there…

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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐝𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞

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Challenging the Odds with Humanitarian Medicine

Humanitarian Medicine Humanitarian assistance is universal in that it seeks to assist those whose livelihoods and health are impacted by conflict, disaster or displacement. However, the backgrounds…

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𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞-𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧…

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Introducing Tele-auscultation…

A low cost tele-ausccultation system which comprises an electronic stethhoscope with a Bluetooth link to an electronic health reecord server. Tele-auscultation is a diagnostic method that com…

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𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞?

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AI to replace/help in medicine?

A woeful argument in defence of my opinion. While it might take around 50-100 years to reach an AI model that would be equipped with enough knowledge to diagnose, it would also mean that it would t…

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#𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥

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#DengueFreeNepal

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) wreck havoc among the poorest and most disenfranchised people in the world. The disproportionate burden of NTDs perpetuates poverty, ill health, and fosters confl…

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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞…

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More Clinical Mysteries Left to Solve…

‘An Unusual Loss of Consciousness’ A panic sounding voice on the phone exclaimed, “I can’t wake my wife up!” The woman, his wife of 43 years began to snore. This was not something she’d done before…

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𝟐.𝟓 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 ‘𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐇’ 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬

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2.5 Billion Dollars to ‘PUSH’ Women’s Healthcare Progress

5 years and that’s all it takes, Bill Gates promises with a pledge to donate $2.5 billion, to progress and advocate for improving a woman’s lifespan. The categories are obstetric care, maternal hea…

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𝐔𝐧𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬…

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Unraveling more clinical mysteries…

‘A Hit of that Wonderful Molly’ A 20-year-old young woman lay on the stretcher, with her eyes closed while her arms and legs were in a restless motion. She was now clearly pale and unresponsive. He…

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