A change of climate for climate change: the environmental benefit of specialty outreach clinics
Climate change is a devastating threat to global health.1 Gill and colleagues draw our attention…
Month: April 2020
With Covid-19 delaying routine care, chronic disease startups brace for a slew of complications
Clinicians at health tech startups who treat patients with chronic conditions are raising a looming…
Eating More, Exercising Less During Coronavirus Lockdown? Dietitian Shares Valuable Advice
Diet and fitness experts said people should stop worrying about weight gain during the COVID-19…
Who gets the last ventilator? Facing the coronavirus, a hospital ponders the unthinkable
This is one in a series of reports from hospitals responding to the Covid-19 pandemic….
How To Properly Store Your Probiotics
When storing probiotics, it is important to first know whether the product is refrigerated or…
Top Foods Guaranteed To Lower Your Blood Pressure
Here are the top expert-recommended foods that are guaranteed to lower your blood pressure this…
Coronavirus Scams: FDA Issues Warning Against Bogus COVID-19 Products
Health experts and supplement distributors warned that some products claiming to be as effective COVID-19…
Massachusetts Nurse Who Sounded Alarm Over Possible Coronavirus Exposure Dies Of COVID-19
Maria Krier, the nurse who courageously sounded the alarm over at the Life Care Center…
2,300 Nursing Homes Affected By Coronavirus: More Than 3,000 COVID-19 Deaths Reported
The actual number of deaths in nursing homes is rising but the need for better…
New York Coronavirus Update: Over 1 In 100 Residents Test Positive For COVID-19
The COVID-19 toll count continues to rise over in New York but Governor Andrew Cuomo…
Best Tips To De-Stress While In Self-Isolation Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Here are the expert-recommended tips to de-stress yourself while in self-isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic….
Prenatal and perinatal factors linked to later psychosis onset – Healio
Prenatal and perinatal factors linked to later psychosis onset Healio Read Original Article: Prenatal and perinatal…
How doctors are creatively adapting prenatal care during COVID-19 crisis – Yahoo News
How doctors are creatively adapting prenatal care during COVID-19 crisis Yahoo News Read Original Article: How…
Ritual Essential Prenatal vitamins are non-GMO and won’t cause nausea – Insider – INSIDER
Ritual Essential Prenatal vitamins are non-GMO and won’t cause nausea – Insider INSIDER Read Original Article:…
March of Dimes mission to educate about prenatal care – WJXT News4JAX
March of Dimes mission to educate about prenatal care WJXT News4JAX Read Original Article: March of…
How to Be a Supportive Partner During Pregnancy (and Beyond) – The New York Times
How to Be a Supportive Partner During Pregnancy (and Beyond) The New York Times Read Original…
When fathers are pregnant: Immune system alteration identified as key process in the male pregnancy of pipefishes and seahorses – Science Daily
When fathers are pregnant: Immune system alteration identified as key process in the male pregnancy…
Pregnant and Hospitalized With Coronavirus: A Story of Recovery – NBC 7 San Diego
Pregnant and Hospitalized With Coronavirus: A Story of Recovery NBC 7 San Diego Read Original Article:…
Lebanon: UN mission helps local communities in ‘common fight’ against COVID-19
While performing their mandated duties “24/7” on land, in the air, and at sea, UN…
News in Brief 13 April 2020
Detained children at ‘grave risk’ of contracting coronavirus – UNICEF chief Middle East envoy warns…
KOSELUGO® (selumetinib) Approved by FDA for Pediatric Patients Two Years and Older With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Symptomatic, Inoperable Plexiform Neurofibromas
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. First Medicine Approved to Treat This Rare and Debilitating Condition KENILWORTH,…
COVID-19 isolation threatens live-saving vaccinations for millions of children globally
As countries around the world continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 117 million…
Testing, tracing, and when to lift restrictions: WHO’s latest advice
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), outlined his agency’s latest advice to countries…
New formation theory explains the mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua
Since its discovery in 2017, an air of mystery has surrounded the first known interstellar…
Breaking the size and speed limit of modulators: The workhorses of the internet
Researchers developed and demonstrated for the first time a silicon-based electro-optical modulator that is smaller,…
Tumors hijack the cell death pathway to live
Cancer cells avoid an immune system attack after radiation by commandeering a cell signaling pathway…
Piercing the dark birthplaces of massive stars
High-mass stars, which are eight or more times the mass of our Sun, live hard…
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Vulnerable cells armor themselves against infection by depleting surface cholesterol
Cells in some of the body’s most vulnerable entry routes to bacterial infection buffer themselves…
Authorities Believe The Curve Might Soon Flatten In New York
Both NY governor and NYC mayor remain hopeful with the extremely slow but steady decline…
Illuminating the future of renewable energy
A new chemical compound is lighting the way for renewable energy. Read Original Article: Illuminating…
‘I saw you were online’: How online status indicators shape our behavior
After surveying smartphone users, researchers found that many people misunderstand online status indicators but still…
STAT Plus: Blackstone Group invests up to $2 billion in Alnylam, a big bet on the Cambridge biotech
The private equity firm Blackstone Group is investing up to $2 billion in Alnylam Pharmaceuticals,…
During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk: UNESCO
Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some…
Biden Announces Plans To Reopen America After Coronavirus Pandemic
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has elaborated on his plan to help America recover…
Study finds remdesivir effective against a key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19
Scientists have shown that the drug remdesivir is highly effective in stopping the replication mechanism…
Fruit may mask taste of dark green vegetables in commercial baby foods
Commercially prepared baby foods that purport to be loaded with dark green vegetables are sweetened…
Heavy iron isotopes leaking from Earth’s core
Earth’s molten core may be leaking iron, according to researchers who analyzed how iron behaves…
Super-charging drug development for COVID-19
Researchers are using cell-free manufacturing to ramp up production of valinomycin, a promising drug that…
Deadliest malaria strain protects itself from the immune system
The parasite causing the most severe form of human malaria uses proteins to make red…
Best Canned Goods To Stock Up On During The Coronavirus Outbreak
Here are a few canned food items to add to your pantry that provide the…
U.S. is ‘less safe’ from coronavirus when CDC goes quiet, former director says
The United States is “less safe” from the coronavirus when the Centers for Disease Control…
STAT Plus: Zai Lab targets blood cancers in deal with Regeneron
Shanghai’s Zai Lab (ZLAB) is adding a blood cancer drug to its pipeline through a…
Brazilian lawmakers propose compulsory licensing for Covid-19 products
As concerns mount over access to Covid-19 medical products, Brazil has become the latest country…
Detained children at ‘grave risk’ of contracting COVID-19 – UNICEF chief
Hundreds of thousands of children in detention around the world are at “grave risk” of…
Carbon nanostructure created that is stronger than diamonds
Researchers have closed-cell plate-nanolattices that are stronger than diamonds in terms of a ratio of…
Plants control microbiome diversity inside leaves to promote health
Scientists show how plant genes select which microbes get to live inside their leaves in…
Time on screens has little impact on kids’ social skills
Despite the time spent with smartphones and social media, young people today are just as…
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STAT Plus: Biotech in the time of coronavirus: The return of mergers, acquisitions, and deals
Seeing the Easter Bunny wear a mask was weird. Greetings and welcome to another semi-regular…
Researchers describe possible mechanism for link between obesity and breast cancer
It is widely accepted that higher levels of body fat increase the risk of developing…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Gilead Covid-19 drug shows early promise; AstraZeneca halts trial due to ‘overwhelming’ benefit
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite —…