More than 1 billion people have obesity, including 159 million young people, study estimates
More than 1 billion people — or one in eight people worldwide — are now…
Month: February 2024
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Poor spatial navigation could predict Alzheimer’s disease years before the onset of symptoms
People at risk of Alzheimer’s disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other…
Slimming down a colossal fossil whale
A 30 million year-old fossil whale may not be the heaviest animal of all time…
Astronomers discover heavy elements after bright gamma-ray burst from neutron star merger
An international team of astronomers obtained observational evidence for the creation of rare heavy elements…
Surprising methane discovery in Yukon glaciers: ‘Much more widespread than we thought’
Global melting is prying the lid off methane stocks, the extent of which we do…
How first cells could have formed on Earth
New phospholipid discovery brings researchers closer to understanding how primordial cells emerged during origin of…
Lockdowns had an impact on gut microbes and allergies in newborns, new research reveals
Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the gut microbiome development of…
STAT+: Change Healthcare cyber attack outage could persist for weeks, UnitedHealth Group executive implies
The outage caused by the Change Healthcare cyberattack could last weeks, a top UnitedHealth executive…
Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of Government opponents
The Nicaraguan Government continues to perpetrate “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against…
RSV vaccines may be linked to small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, data suggest
The new vaccines that protect older adults against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, may be…
STAT+: What does America’s crackdown on Chinese firms mean for the U.S. biotech sector?
WASHINGTON — The federal government increasingly is scrutinizing Chinese businesses and their interactions with American…
Listen: Legal insider trading, booming biotech stocks, & the next GLP-1
Are biotech’s dog days over? What’s a PIPE? And what can unseat Wegovy? We cover…
House looks to weaken Medicare negotiation
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly
Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat…
Raising the bar for disclosure of industry payments to doctors
After a seven year delay, in 2022drug companies operating in New Zealand made their first…
A hard umbilical lump
This is a computed tomography image of the abdomen of a woman in her late…
High cost oncology drugs without proof of added benefit are burdening health systems
In recent decades, drug discovery and development has undergone remarkable progress, leading to groundbreaking biomedical…
The case for reform of rotational training
Calls for reform of rotational training have been growing. Grassroots movements, junior doctors’ committees, and…
Colchicine . . . . and other stories
Colchicine for people with type 2 diabetes and coronary heart diseaseTrials show that low dose…
A patient with jaundice and a rash
A woman in her 60s presented with a three day history of jaundice and a…
GPs in England express dismay at “final” 2.23% contract offer
NHS England’s plan to impose a deal offering a 2.23% funding increase for GPs this…
GPs in England express dismay at “final” 2.23% contract offer
NHS England’s plan to impose a deal offering a 2.23% funding increase for GPs this…
Waiting lists unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2029, warns think tank
England’s waiting lists will continue to fall this year but could remain stubbornly high and…
How losing a sense of belonging damages healthcare
“Where are you from” is a question I’m often asked. There was a time when…
Waiting lists unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2029, warns think tank
England’s waiting lists will continue to fall this year but could remain stubbornly high and…
How losing a sense of belonging damages healthcare
“Where are you from” is a question I’m often asked. There was a time when…
Covid-19 taskforce called for a new national vaccine agency to prepare for future pandemics
The UK needs a permanent ecosystem for rapidly developing, manufacturing, and supplying vaccines for future…
Covid-19 taskforce called for a new national vaccine agency to prepare for future pandemics
The UK needs a permanent ecosystem for rapidly developing, manufacturing, and supplying vaccines for future…
Bridging the equity gap towards inclusive artificial intelligence in healthcare diagnostics
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are paving the way for innovations in how healthcare…
Bridging the equity gap towards inclusive artificial intelligence in healthcare diagnostics
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are paving the way for innovations in how healthcare…
The twin model: decolonising research and knowledge sharing through equitable collaborations
Helicopter or parachute research in global collaborations in medicine is a long standing and concerning…
Anthony Epstein: pathologist and virologist who jointly discovered the Epstein-Barr virus
bmj;384/feb29_14/q515/FAF1faIn March 1961 a lunchtime talk by Irish “bush surgeon” Dennis Burkitt at the Middlesex…
Refocusing the health and care system: workforce implications
The King’s Fund has recently published a major report calling for a wholesale refocusing of…
The NHS founding principles: we have known for a long time that ill health is linked to external causes
In the first report from the BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS, Crisp…
The next act for a biotech rainmaker
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Flu vaccine offering decent levels of protection this winter, new data show
Flu vaccine appears to be offering reasonable levels of protection this winter, with particularly strong…
The impact of housing instability on health and other research
Prescribe comes before a fallDoes prescribing opioids in older people increase their risk of having…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about White House eyeing PBMs, Pfizer CEO’s frustrations, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Cold winds and…
STAT+: Icon acquires HumanFirst to boost support for digital tools in clinical trials
As pharma companies wrestle with how and when to use wearables and other digital technologies…
‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN…
This chemist’s last startup sold for $4 billion. Now investors have poured $173 million into her next act
Jean Cui, a former Pfizer chemist whose last company was sold to Bristol Myers Squibb…
STAT+: Biotech launches with $82 million for Parkinson’s cell therapy
The dream of being able to pluck a cell therapy off of a freezer shelf…
NICE’s clarification of its approach to perspective in response to letter by Brendbekken and Bhopal
Brendbekken and Bhopal1 ask if the growth of high cost gene therapies should motivate the…
Tackling contraceptive misinformation on social media
The involvement of social media in healthcare messaging is becoming increasingly prevalent. The effect on…
Seven days in medicine: 21-27 February
MeaslesInfection continues to spread in EnglandA further 60 laboratory confirmed measles cases were recorded in…
Exposure-response associations between chronic exposure to fine particulate matter and risks of hospital admission for major cardiovascular diseases: population based cohort study
In this paper by Wei and colleagues (BMJ 2024;384:e076939, doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-076939) the colour coding in the…
Q&A: A biotech VC leader shares her next big bets
Kristina Burow has a well-trained eye. That’s true of her work at ARCH Venture Partners,…
STAT+: Pfizer is about to make a big push in cancer. Will investors listen?
Pfizer has a big problem. The drug giant hopes that new drugs to treat cancer…
STAT+: A ‘vaccine-like’ version of Wegovy is on the drawing board at Novo Nordisk
LEXINGTON, Mass. — New obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are currently taken once a…