The centenary of the discovery of x-ray crystallography2014 is the International Year of Crystallography. Andrew Haynes pays tribute to Rosalind Franklin, whose contributions to crystallography helped to confirm the structure of DNA.…
Hospital workers wash their hands less frequently as their shifts progress Hospital employees who work with patients wash their hands less frequently as they get deeper into their shifts, a study finds.…
UNAIDS sets target of 90% of people with HIV receiving treatment by 2020A fast-track approach is needed over the next five years for the AIDS epidemic to cease to be a global health threat by 2030, according to a report by UNAIDS released on 18 November 2014.…
WHO joins drive to make all clinical trial data publicly available The World Health Organization has issued an official statement to encourage pharmaceutical companies to publicly disclose clinical trial results.…
Role of chief scientific adviser at European Commission scrapped Move to scrap the role of chief scientific adviser has been described as ‘deeply disappointing’.…
European Medicines Agency head steps down after “procedural error” Guido Rasi, the executive director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has been forced to step down after a “procedural error” in the process that appointed him to the position.…
Increased access to naloxone could cut global deaths from opioid overdose, says WHO The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines to expand access to naloxone in an effort to reduce the number of deaths caused by overdoses of opioids.…
GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer outperform Roche and Johnson & Johnson in corporate transparency study Many of the world’s 124 largest publicly listed companies disclose little or no financial details about their operations outside their parent country.…
Strategies to reduce the use of antibiotics in animals New drugs that could eventually replace or reduce the use of antibiotics in animals are in development to help slow the rise of antibiotic resistance.…
IPCC report calls for action to limit health impacts of climate changeThe latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms — with 95% certainty — that human influence on the climate is growing.…