Want to understand Trump’s die-hard fans? Look to alternative medicine. – The Washington Post
Want to understand Trump’s die-hard fans? Look to alternative medicine. The Washington Post Read Original Article:…
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Want to understand Trump’s die-hard fans? Look to alternative medicine. – The Washington Post
Want to understand Trump’s die-hard fans? Look to alternative medicine. The Washington Post Read Original Article:…
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UN commission reclassifies cannabis, no longer considered risky narcotic
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took a number of decisions on Wednesday, leading…
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The UK grants approval for Pfizer vaccine
The UK has become the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for distribution….
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Lifting The Veil on Patient Records
The 21st Century Cures Act made it easy for patients to access and transfer their…
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Hope Meets Reality: Effective Vaccines vs. Their Public Acceptance
The hopeful vaccine news of late continues: Moderna announced on Monday that it will seek…
UN commission reclassifies cannabis, no longer considered risky narcotic
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took a number of decisions on Wednesday, leading…
The UK grants approval for Pfizer vaccine
The UK has become the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for distribution….
Lifting The Veil on Patient Records
The 21st Century Cures Act made it easy for patients to access and transfer their…
Research suggests our galaxy’s brightest gamma-ray binary system may be powered by a magnetar star
A research team has shed new night on the massive star and its neutron star…
A hint of new physics in polarized radiation from the early universe
Astronomers developed a new method to calibrate detectors to the light from dust in our…
Oddly satisfying metamaterials store energy in their skin
Researchers have developed a way for a material to store energy in its skin through…
Elevated stress hormone levels could reawaken dormant cancer cells, study finds
The recurrence of cancer months or even years after successful treatment is an all too…
Researchers determine how the SARS-CoV-2 virus hijacks and rapidly causes damage to human lung cells
Researchers have identified host proteins and pathways in lung cells whose levels change upon infection…
STAT+: Covid-19 vaccines will arrive before the data sharing technology that could help track them
Scientists have produced Covid-19 vaccines in record time. But the digital connectivity needed to closely…
Puberty blockers: children under 16 should not be referred without court order, says NHS England
NHS England has ordered a pause on referrals of children under 16 for puberty blockers,…
STAT+: Genetic reprogramming rejuvenates nerve cells and restores vision in mice
For years now, biologists have been practicing a kind of time travel. You can take…
The BMJ appeal 2020-21: Independent Food Aid Network gives a voice to those determined to make a difference
The sight of a parent or guardian “standing on the doorstep with tears in their…
Psychology research shows ‘water cooler talk’ can have big benefits
In settings where people are working together on a task, making time for small talk…
Peeking into the pods of black soybeans
Scientists have furthered understanding of how plants make a common pigment that might have medicinal…
Healthy muscles are a carrot on a string for healthy lungs
Scientists show effectiveness of carrot-based Japanese herbal medicine called ‘Ninjin’yoeito’ in improving muscle atrophy in…
New glue sticks easily, holds strongly, and is a gas to pull apart
Research introduces temporary adhesives that don’t require tearing or ripping to pull apart. Read Original…
New lab-on-a-chip infection test could provide cheaper, faster portable diagnostics
A tiny new silicon-based lab-on-chip test could pave the way for cheap handheld infectious disease…
Opinion: Misguided federal regulations are likely to cause more pain in people already living with it
Hidden in the shadows of the Covid-19 pandemic is the U.S.’s drug epidemic, which is…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.K. approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine; Trump pressures FDA to approve Covid-19 shots
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. In fact, the middle…
Covid-19: UK approves Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine with rollout due to start next week
The UK’s independent Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s…
African malaria deaths set to dwarf covid-19 fatalities as pandemic hits control efforts, WHO warns
Excess malaria deaths caused by pandemic driven shortfalls in prevention and treatment efforts will probably…
Long covid: doctors must assess and investigate patients properly
Jensen’s article provides a poignant patient perspective and reflects well the experiences of many patients…
Covid-19: Moderna applies for US and EU approval as vaccine trial reports 94.1% efficacy
The drug company Moderna has applied for emergency use authorisation from the US Food and…
Isolated periocular oedema
This man in his 50s has anti-melanoma differentiation associated protein 5 (anti-MDA5) dermatomyositis.Over three months…
U.K. approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, putting pressure on FDA
The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine developed…
Opinion: Better collection, reporting of race and ethnicity data are essential for fighting Covid-19
This year has challenged Americans to confront their understanding of society and to start rewriting…
Covid-19: Concerns persist about purpose, ethics, and effect of rapid testing in Liverpool
Liverpool started its community testing pilot on 6 November, with all residents and workers offered…
Opinion: Advice for the next CMS administrator’s first 100 days
This week four years ago, I was working for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
The Covid-19 vaccines are a marvel of science. Here’s how we can make the best use of them
It appears science may have found the Covid-19 pandemic’s off-ramp. Two vaccines developed with stunning…
Maculopapular eruptions and vesicles on the limbs and buttocks
A 3 year old girl presented to the dermatology department with three days of a…
Running a marathon was easier than getting back to work
Run til you dropIn February 2019 I decided to complete a running challenge called “Run…
David Oliver: Getting defensive over patient experience in the pandemic
In October, Healthwatch England published a report on the experiences of 590 patients and carers,1…
Active conventional treatment and three different biological treatments in early rheumatoid arthritis: phase IV investigator initiated, randomised, observer blinded clinical trial
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate and compare benefits and harms of three biological treatments with different modes of…
Clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease 2019 in Iceland: population based cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo characterise the symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19).DesignPopulation based cohort study.SettingIceland.ParticipantsAll individuals who tested…
NHS and social care staff in Scotland get bonus for work during pandemic
A £500 (€557; $667) bonus is to be paid to all full time NHS staff…
World cannot accept slavery in 21st century: Guterres
Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the…
New tests identify early changes in Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear
Researchers have found new forms of tau protein that become abnormal in the very early…
UN ‘vital’ for peace and cooperation says Economic and Social Council head
In a world facing famine, major migration and conflict exacerbated by COVID-19, the UN, including…
News in Brief 1 December 2020
UN appeals for $35 billion to help world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ 1.3 billion children have…
A ‘digital canyon’: 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home
A staggering two-thirds of world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – do…
Kids’ TV teaching children wrong lessons about pain
New analysis of children’s TV and film suggests that too often it portrays pain as…
Health workers, long-term care facilities should get Covid-19 vaccine first, CDC advisory panel says
A committee that advises the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday…
Deep worry over ‘grim realities’ endured by Palestinians
There is “a deep sense of worry about the grim realities” of life faced by those…
STAT+: Ovid’s treatment for a rare, untreatable disease fails in a key trial
Ovid Therapeutics’ experimental drug for a devastating rare disease proved no better than placebo in…
Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previously thought
A new study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the…
New method sees fibers in 3D, uses it to estimate conductivity
Designing a vehicle that can drive away the heat that is generated around it when…
Geoscientists use zircon to trace origin of Earth’s continents
Geoscientists have long known that some parts of the continents formed in the Earth’s deep…
Researchers look to reduce rotorcraft noise
Imagine a silent helicopter stealthily moving troops and supplies around a future battlefield. U.S. Army…
Need to increase HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
More than 90 percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake…