The last word about nothing

I was taking my second cup of coffee the other morning when I received this call: “Hi Jenny, this is Dr. Menon’s office. You need to go to the emergency room immediately. You have a pulmonary embolism.” Pulmonary embolism? Isn’t that what the old man on the street deviates in an ambulance on Wednesday afternoon?…

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New species in science: [Crustacea • 2025] Megapleonum Ferrumequinum, M. Wangjiani, … • Four new species of freshwater crab of the genus Megapleonum (decapoda: Potamidae) by Guangdong, China

Abstract Four new species of the badly known genre Megapleon Huang, Shih and Ahyong, 2018, are described in the province of Guangdong, China: Megapleonum falx sp. nov. from the city of Huizhou, M. Yangdonense sp. nov. from the city of Yangjiang, and both M. Ferrumequinum sp. nov. and M. Wangjiani sp. nov. of the city…

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Write and publish research work as a doctor

Doctors contribute more and more to scientific literature, not only to improve the delivery of patient care, but also in support of clinical innovations and professional advance. However, often, time limitations, inappropriate training and limited access to research mentors prevent the publication of a manuscript [1]. This guide provides a systematic and informed approach to…

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The peanut of the Madagascar lizard

About 88 million years ago, Madagascar separated from India. Isolated from all other masses of land, plants and animals evolved in seclusion, creating a biodiversity access point unlike any other place on earth. A way in which biodiversity is propagated is by endozochorywhich is the name of the process for animals that eat plant seeds…

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AGU and AMS join forces in a special collection to maintain the impulse of the investigation that supports the evaluation of the national climate of the United States

AGU is proud to announce a new special collection aimed at maintaining the investigation impulse of the National Climate Evaluation of the United States (NCA) after the dismissal of the administration to the authors and personnel earlier this week. AG will be associated with the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the Professional Society of Atmospheric and…

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