retractions

Retractions

Retraction is a compulsory literary genre: it is only written by one who has no other choice, and it does not pursue fame. Except for a few media cases, retractions go unnoticed by the public. What makes for hot news?

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refugees

Mercedes Maestre: revolution from healthcare

Mercedes Maestre was a republican doctor who developed exceptional activism for social reform and the right to health.

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Osteological collections

A particular heritage

One of the main pillars of bioanthropological studies are identified osteological collections. The goal of this article is to describe this heritage and show its importance.

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Interview with Leo van Bergen

Interview with Leo van Bergen, historian and military-medical expert, on the occasion of the centenary of Armistice Day, which marked the end of World War I.

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From the jungle to the operating theatre

The active ingredient of curare, a poison used by the Amazon tribes, became for years a vital drug in surgery and to treat illnesses that involved muscle pains and contractions.

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Ada Yonath

Interview with Ada Yonath

We talk about ribosomes, bacteria, and drugs with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009.

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Why do our eyes turn red?

There are numerous causes for eye redness, and many of them are not serious. Begoña Domenech Amigot, professor of the Department of Optics, Pharmacology, and Anatomy of the University of Alacant, explains.

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Atonement

Nurses in film

The way cinema has represented nurses has varied over time: from the clothing itself to the relationships with patients and other health personnel.

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Pseudoscience and bad science in biomedicine

Pseudoscience (false science) and science based on faulty and biased studies (bad science) produce false or uncertain knowledge, with poor or no evidence.

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'The death of Ivan Ilyich, a novel by Tolstoy.

Literature in medical teaching

Literature constitutes an important educational element that can improve the doctor-patient relationship because it facilitates better understanding of illnesses.

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