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Calls for more independence for government medical officers
Physicians are calling for Canada’s chief medical officers of health to be given greater independence from provincial governments following the recent firing of New Brunswick’s medical…
A Fishy Plan
Canada’s new government says it’s going to expand the country’s marine protected areas. Scientists worry the government is cutting corners to hit its goal. Canada has…
Nurse review paves way for merger of UK research councils
Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society, has called for an overarching body to encompass all the UK’s research councils in a long-awaited review released last…
Profile: The Scripps Research Institute under new leadership
Steve Kay, the new president of The Scripps Research Institute, has big plans for the venerable biomedical research institution. Alongside incoming CEO Peter Shultz, he hopes…
American cardiologist wins 2015 Prince Mahidol prize
Morton Mower, who developed two cardiac devices that have helped millions of people worldwide, has been honoured by the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation. Morton Mower admits…
Fighting malaria in Northern Peru
When large-scale irrigation came to Peru’s north coast in the 1960s and 1970s it brought with it an explosion in agriculture, in particular rice cultivation. But…