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Results from a large cohort study provide no evidence to support the "intriguing but unproven" theory that circadian rhythm disturbance caused by exposure to light at night (LAN) increases breast cancer risk, say investigators. "Our study suggests that light levels at night do not materially increase a woman's risk of breast cancer, but further research will be needed before a definitive conclusion can be reached," lead author, Anthony J. Swerdlow, MD, PhD, professor of epidemiology at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, United Kingdom, said in a statement. However, a US expert on circadian rhythm disruption said the study is weak because exposure to light was misclassified, as well as self-recalled.     The study analyzed prospective data from 105,866 women recruited to the ongoing   Breast Cancer Now Generations Study  shows no association between LAN and increased overall risk for breast cancer (hazard ratio [HR], 1.01). There was also n...

Clinician burnout is a systemic, multifactorial problem that requires a systemic, multifactorial solution and an industrywide call to arms, key opinion leaders and experts stress in a pair of articles published January 25 in the  New England Journal of Medicine . A recent  Medscape   survey , for example, found that 42% of physicians report burnout. The new reports, however, suggest healthcare organizations and advocacy groups are beginning to take action. Tackling the burnout crisis effectively requires an aggressive, concerted effort of key influencers, Victor J. Dzau, MD, and colleagues from the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience, write in a new perspective  published  in the January 25 issue of the journal. "[N]o single organization can address all the issues that will need to be explored and resolved." Yet, no mechanism currently exists for "systematically and collectively" gathering and analyzing...

It was on 06th of January 2018, an erudite giant in person of Dr. Ochica Ochicha from department of Histopathology at Bayero University kano-Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital has fallen. It’s indeed a great loss not only to the academics of BUK/AKTH but rather the community at large. He was best known by the students for his sunday lectures usually at Multipurpose Hall to 400lvl MBBS/BDS students. His lecture style, gestures and behavior often spell his uniqueness. Not only to his students, his colleagues often address him as “Walking Library”. Condolence message from Association of Resident Doctors reads like: “We regrettably express our condolences to the management of Bayero University /Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and family of Dr. Ochicha who recently passed away. He was our teacher and mentor. Until his death, Dr Ochicha was an associate professor in the department of Histopathology Bayero University Kano / Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.  May his gentle soul rest in peace.” ...