Flynn Murphy
Journalist at Freelance
reporting on the politics of science and medicine in China and the region // rt not endorsement
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1 week ago |
bmj.com | Flynn Murphy
News & ViewsChina expands epidural... China expands epidural access to boost birth rate News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1283 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1283 China’s health policy makers are seeking to expand access to epidurals, spinal blocks, and other forms of labour analgesia in a country where officials say that seven in 10 vaginal deliveries take place without pain relief.
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3 weeks ago |
bmj.com | Flynn Murphy
A new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that seems better adapted to infect people is fuelling a fresh wave of covid-19 sweeping through Asia and the Middle East and is increasingly showing up in the UK.1 The World Health Organization (WHO) has also warned that dwindling rates of testing and sequencing are frustrating experts’ efforts to assess the situation.
Shanghai issues “negative list” to doctors of online behaviours to avoid, amid transparency concerns
2 months ago |
bmj.com | Flynn Murphy
News & ViewsShanghai issues ...
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2 months ago |
bmj.com | Flynn Murphy
Flynn Murphy, freelance journalistBangkokflynnpmurphy{at}gmail.comThe supply chains that deliver drugs to patients around the world are surprisingly brittle. Donald Trump’s trade war—with both allies and rivals—could break them. Flynn Murphy reportsWhen hurricane Helene flooded a North Carolina plant that made 60% of the US’s intravenous fluids in October 20241 it was a grimly familiar situation.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
bmj.com | Flynn Murphy
News & ViewsFact check: Human... Fact check: Human metapneumovirus in China News BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r68 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r68 Reports that a “mysterious” covid-like virus is overwhelming Chinese hospitals have made international headlines. Is human metapneumovirus (HMPV) a common winter bug that is following an expected seasonal outbreak pattern or something more serious? Could it be the next pandemic?
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