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Mun Keat Looi

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  • International Features Editor, The BMJ
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As seen in: The BMJ, Medium, The Guardian, BBC Science Focus, Chemistry World, RealClear Science
International Features Editor @bmj_latest. Journalism lecturer @imperialcollege. Japanophile @ayasawada. #MUFC. Views mine

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Features and social media editor with a background in digital journalism and over 15 years in content, media and science writing.

I've written, produced and edited news, features, podcasts, video and campaigns for NGOs and commercial companies such as Wellcome Trust, Quartz, BBC Focus, The Guardian, and Chemistry World. I have written 2 books: ‘The Big Questions in Science' and 'The Geek Guide to Life' (aka. Science the Sh*t out of Life), which have been republished 3 times and translated into …

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Sixty seconds on . . . the NyQuil chicken challenge

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By Mun Keat Looi Verified
| bmj.com
Is this like the ice bucket challenge but sponsored by KFC? I wish. At least that would be earning money for charity. No, the NyQuil chicken challenge involves people filming themselves cooking chicken bathed in over-the-counter medication and ingesting it. What the cluck? The dish—also called “sleepy chicken” or “bedtime chicken” after the side effects of the medication, which contains acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, and doxylamine—originally came about around 2017.
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World leaders in covid-19 control

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By Mun Keat Looi Verified
| bmj.com
Intended for healthcare professionals Toggle navigation The BMJ logo Toggle top menu News & Views World leaders in covid...
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Risky Business: lessons from covid-19

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By Mun Keat Looi Verified, Rebecca Coombes
| bmj.com
News & Views Risky Business:... Risky Business: lessons from covid-19 Feature BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2221 (Published 05 June 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2221 Read our latest coverage of the coronavirus pandemic Mun-Keat Looi, Rebecca Coombes The BMJ mlooi{at}bmj.com Clinical professionals are at the forefront of learning and innovation about, and sparked by, the pandemic.
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