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Alcohol can actually be protective in a paracetamol overdose. Paracetamol itself isn't relatively dangerous, the metabolic product created by the liver is. Alcohol use acutely redu…

Some commentary here: https://korben.info/en/mullvad-cofounder-funding-far-right.h... Daniel Berntsson is still involved with Mullvad and part-owns Mullvad's parent company with hi…

The Herald[1] and STV News (neutral as a broadcaster) are not strong Pro-Indy groups. The National certainly is. DOI: Scotsman not in favour of independence. 1: https://en.wikipedi…

Don't often comment on HN but have to point this out as a med student in the UK: the cost-benefit roughly works out for those in favour of giving the therapy when the alternative i…

Big thing from this from me is Signal is exploring freemium features. I sincerely hope this doesn't happen - as I say this as a monthly donor.

I'm sorry you went through this experience, and I'm glad your son is alive and (hopefully) well. I don't have the ins and outs of your case. I'm a student, not an obsterician, or n…

This is not the case. Medical school places are up over a third since 2017. We import the amount of doctors we graduate every year, but we haven't meaningfully increased the amount…