Doctors from ethnic minorities earn 7% less than white colleagues, report finds
Discrimination against doctors from ethnic minorities begins early and continues throughout their careers, the first…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: the revitalization of the antibiotic drug pipeline
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Wholesalers near deal over opioid litigation; pharma gives $67,400 to Peters for trying to torpedo drug pricing bill
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
Leaving general practice: all GPs are on a continuum from staying to leaving
Salisbury makes many strong points1 that resonate deeply with me and no doubt many others…
Edward de Bono: physician, psychologist, and inventor who coined the term “lateral thinking”
bmj;374/jul20_7/n1831/FAF1faCredit: Roy ZhaoOne of five children, Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono was born in…
Danse macabre on “freedom day”
bmj;374/jul20_6/n1833/FAF1faAlberto Pezzali/AP/ShutterstockClubbers at London’s Piano Works mark the lifting of all remaining covid restrictions in…
STAT+: Pacific Biosciences to buy smaller DNA sequencing firm for up to $800 million
Pacific Biosciences of California, a maker of DNA sequencing equipment that has seen its stock…
Covid-19: Vulnerable children aged 12-15 will be offered Pfizer vaccine, UK announces
Children aged 12-15 who are at increased risk of serious illness from infection with SARS-CoV-2…
Doctors’ early retirement will increase
The early retirement problem is very real.1 I retired last year aged 57, a process…
Matt Morgan: Medicine, the never ending video game
Sonic the Hedgehog was the first computer game I actually managed to complete. Although I…
Helen Salisbury: Will the latest NHS reorganisation help patients?
Another health and social care bill is on its way through parliament, changing yet again…
Aiming beyond equality to reach equity: the promise and challenge of quality improvement
Close to 20 years after the seminal Institute of Medicine report Crossing the Quality Chasm,…
Opinion: Circumventing Covid-19 with better ventilation and air quality
Gathering outdoors has provided people a safer alternative to meeting inside during the Covid-19 pandemic….
STAT+: San Francisco, Austin, or Raleigh? White House contemplates an out-of-D.C. address for new biomedical research agency
WASHINGTON — The White House isn’t worried about Congress underfunding the new biomedical research agency…
STAT+: Pharma CEOs, lobbyists showered Democrat with cash after his attempt to torpedo Pelosi’s drug pricing bill
WASHINGTON — The very next day after Rep. Scott Peters attempted to torpedo House Speaker…
Covid-19 kept families and caregivers out of hospitals. Some doctors think that shouldn’t happen again
PHILADELPHIA — On an early summer morning in North Philadelphia, Marsha El sits on a…
States are sitting on millions of surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses as expiration dates approach
Millions of unused Covid-19 vaccines are set to go to waste as demand dwindles across…
New COVID-19 Vaccine Warnings Don’t Mean It’s Unsafe – They Mean The System To Report Side Effects Is Working
While the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been linked to a possible increased risk of…
Delta Variant Makes It Even More Important To Get A COVID-19 vaccine, Even If You’ve Already Had The Coronavirus
Vaccines produce a strong and consistent immune response that works even against the new delta…
Domestic violence, forced marriage, have risen in Sudan: UN-backed study
Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study…
Fewer women than men will regain work during COVID-19 recovery: ILO
Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study…
COVID-19 Pregnancy-Related Disparities and Outcomes – Coronavirus – Virginia Department of Health
COVID-19 Pregnancy-Related Disparities and Outcomes – Coronavirus Virginia Department of Health Read Original Article: COVID-19 Pregnancy-Related…
‘COVID has definitely made things a lot harder:’ Pregnancy and postpartum during a pandemic – WISHTV.com
‘COVID has definitely made things a lot harder:’ Pregnancy and postpartum during a pandemic WISHTV.com Read…
Women with diabetes and hypertension don’t receive recommended pre-pregnancy counseling – UC Berkeley Public Health – UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Women with diabetes and hypertension don’t receive recommended pre-pregnancy counseling – UC Berkeley Public Health UC…
UMMC experts debunk misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy – WLBT
UMMC experts debunk misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy WLBT Read Original Article: UMMC experts debunk…
Emoji Designers Feature Pregnant Man in New Inclusive Additions to Represent Trans Pregnancies – PEOPLE
Emoji Designers Feature Pregnant Man in New Inclusive Additions to Represent Trans Pregnancies PEOPLE Read Original…
News in Brief 19 July 2021
Fewer women than men will regain work during COVID-19 recovery: ILO Myanmar: ‘Terror campaign’ targets…
FROM THE FIELD: A genocide timeline; Srebrenica massacre remembered
Survivors of a massacre of mainly Muslims in the former Yugoslavia, and people associated with…
Chess calms nerves, improves mental health throughout pandemic
Marking World Chess Day on Tuesday, the UN is celebrating the fact that while COVID-19 has forced most sports to scale down, this ancient game of…
Is Coffee Good For You? 8 Surprising Health Benefits Of Caffeine
Ever wondered what coffee does to your body? Here’s a list of its health benefits…
ACRA early to highlight health care alternative during May meeting – Aspen Daily News
ACRA early to highlight health care alternative during May meeting Aspen Daily News Read Original Article:…
Can CBD help people with psoriasis find relief? – UC Davis Health
Can CBD help people with psoriasis find relief? UC Davis Health Read Original Article: Can CBD…
Inside Your Health: Opioid alternatives – KSTP
Inside Your Health: Opioid alternatives KSTP Read Original Article: Inside Your Health: Opioid alternatives – KSTP…
Questions To Ask After MedPAC Alternative Payments Report – Law360
Questions To Ask After MedPAC Alternative Payments Report Law360 Read Original Article: Questions To Ask After…
Lyme Disease Diet: What to Eat for Better Management – Verywell Health
Lyme Disease Diet: What to Eat for Better Management Verywell Health Read Original Article: Lyme Disease…
What Is Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss?
Sudden deafness, also called sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) is a medical emergency. If you…
Headaches and Sore Eyes Could Be Computer Vision Syndrome
Remember when parents used to warn kids that sitting too close to the TV could…
Epicenter of major Amazon droughts and fires saw 2.5 billion trees and vines killed
Triggered by the 2015-16 El Niño, extreme drought and associated mega-wildfires caused the death of…
New study examines commuter characteristics and traffic pollution exposure among commuters
New research examines commuter characteristics to better understand how factors such as departure time, frequency,…
STAT+: Advocates urge Biden to name patent office director that could transform drug pricing
As the White House readies to name a new head of the U.S. Patent &…
Pegasus: Human rights-compliant laws needed to regulate spyware
The UN human rights chief on Monday said the apparent widespread use of Pegasus spy software to…
Novel autoantibody adds fuel to COVID-19 ‘firestorm’ of inflammation, blood clots
Researchers have discovered another functional autoantibody in COVID-19 patients that contributes to the disease’s development…
When money’s tight, parents talk less to kids; could this explain the word gap?
Parenting deficiencies have long been blamed for the vocabulary gap between low-income children and their…
DNA duplication linked to the origin and evolution of pine trees and their relatives
A new study shows that DNA duplication has been vitally important throughout the evolutionary history…
Dark heart of the nearest radio galaxy
Astronomers have imaged the heart of the nearby radio galaxy Centaurus A in unprecedented detail….
At last: Separated and freshly bound
The carbon-hydrogen bonds in alkanes — particularly those at the ends of the molecules, where…
Protecting women and girls from tobacco and alcohol promotion
Women have traditionally consumed less tobacco and alcohol than men because social and cultural norms…
Cosmic rays help supernovae explosions pack a bigger punch
The final stage of cataclysmic explosions of dying massive stars, called supernovae, could pack an…
A small molecule induces readthrough of cystic fibrosis CFTR nonsense mutations
An experimental drug suggests that a ‘path is clearly achievable’ to treat currently untreatable cases…