Felicity Nelson

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Felicity Nelson

The Australian government has bet big on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) and is now winning over some previously skeptical general practitioners (GPs). Still, not everyone is convinced that these clinics will relieve the pressure on emergency departments. Since 2022, the government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars establishing 87 Medicare UCCs around the country. It is now doubling down on this investment, with 50 more clinics planned.

1 month ago | thesicktimes.org | Felicity Nelson

I was a healthy 30-year-old when I was hit with Long COVID in December 2021. I lost about 60% of my physical and cognitive stamina overnight – and could not work full-time. I tried several therapies, but nothing put the slightest dent in the debilitating fatigue. I was also caring for a partner with severe Long COVID – an experience that brought to mind the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, lovers from Greek mythology who ventured into the underworld together.

1 month ago | nature.com | Felicity Nelson

Kate Murray, a communications specialist in Melbourne, Australia, wants to see peer-reviewed research published as podcasts. It’s a “fairly fledgling concept”, says Murray, who helps to produce Walking the city with…, a podcast series that follows scholars as they visit locations that are important to their research and discuss topics such as urban policy, planning and culture.

2 months ago | nature.com | Felicity Nelson

Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time. Bacteria have been used to generate polyesters such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in the past but, nylon-like plastics such as those used in clothing and shoe manufacturing have been difficult to create, the authors report in Nature Chemical Biology today1.

Mar 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Felicity Nelson

People with one of the type A blood groups are more likely to have a stroke before the age of 60 compared with people with other blood types, research shows. Blood types describe the rich variety of chemicals displayed on the surface of our red blood cells. Among the most familiar are those named A and B, which can be present together as AB, individually as A or B, or not present at all, as O. Blood type is partly determined by the ABO blood group antigens present on red blood cells.