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Surgeon's essay describes burnout risks in medicine after Dr Andrew Bryant's suicide

A practicing surgeon writes about recurring bouts of depression, anxiety and burnout during 13 years in medicine, prompted by the suicide of Brisbane gastroenterologist Dr Andrew Bryant. He describes extreme on-call schedules, including 12 days of 24-hour availability out of 14, and long study hours during exam preparation as major stressors affecting his family and personal life.

drericlevi.pages.dev · 2026-09-23

Harvard scientists find unique RNA gap linked to octopus intelligence

Harvard researchers studying ribosomal RNA in the California two-spot octopus discovered an unprecedented gap that splits a normally single RNA fragment into two pieces, a feature not seen in any other animal studied so far. This structural quirk, published in Current Biology, appears to help ribosomes assemble proteins with unusual precision, and so far turns up only in octopus lineages with enlarged nervous systems capable of complex behavior.

smithsonianmag.com · 2026-08-24