Obesity is a potential risk factor for covid-19 associated morbidity and mortality in urban Bangladesh
Tan and colleagues investigate the link between obesity and covid-19.1Rates of overweight and obesity—a pre-eminent…
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Opinion: Patient-reported data can help monitor the safety of fast-tracked Covid-19 vaccines
The pharma industry is in a mad dash to bring a Covid-19 vaccine to market,…
Opinion: As residents get better at treating Covid-19, they may become worse at their own specialties
Eight hundred fifty. That’s the number of major procedures general surgery residents need to perform…
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What’s next for Anthony Fauci, if the White House continues to sour on him?
WASHINGTON — The White House in recent days has accelerated an effort that President Trump…
How to fix the Covid-19 dumpster fire in the U.S.
There’s no point in sugar-coating this. The U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic is a…
Expectant Moms: Choose a Prenatal Vitamin With These Key Nutrients – Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic
Expectant Moms: Choose a Prenatal Vitamin With These Key Nutrients Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic Read…
Covid-19 Coronvairus May Be Transmitted Via The Womb During Pregnancy – Forbes
Covid-19 Coronvairus May Be Transmitted Via The Womb During Pregnancy Forbes Read Original Article: Covid-19 Coronvairus…
The Best 10 Ways to Help Constipated Toddlers
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Vitamin C for the Prevention and Treatment of Coronavirus
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Medicaid Alternative Payment Model Reduces Imaging, Costs – RevCycleIntelligence.com
Medicaid Alternative Payment Model Reduces Imaging, Costs RevCycleIntelligence.com Read Original Article: Medicaid Alternative Payment Model Reduces…
Infected Wound: Stop the Ooze Before it Starts
You scraped your knee a few days ago. Now your cut is surrounded by angry,…
Lemon Health Benefits: Reduce Your Risk of Cancer, Anemia, and More
Lemons are much more than a garnish for your glass of water or fancy cocktail….
Domestic violence increased in the great recession
Researchers found that physical abuse in adults increased substantially, with Black and Native American people…
Domestic violence increased in the great recession
Researchers found that physical abuse in adults increased substantially, with Black and Native American people…
Special filters in glasses can help the color blind see colors better, study finds
A new study found that special patented glasses engineered with technically advanced spectral notch filters…
Genetic variation shapes individual perception of fatty foods
Most people would agree that the pleasure of some foods stems in part from its…
The new tattoo: Drawing electronics on skin
One day, people could monitor their own health conditions by simply picking up a pencil…
Green is more than skin-deep for hundreds of frog species
The through-and-through greenness of hundreds of frog species that can be found deep in their…
Artificial energy source for muscle
Muscle physiologist sought an alternative energy source to replace the body’s usual one, adenosine triphosphate…
How should hospitals respond to bias from patients? Experts offer a playbook
All too often, health care workers are the target of biased or bigoted behavior from…
Artificial intelligence predicts which planetary systems will survive
An astrophysicist has found a new method for determining the long-term stability of planetary configurations…
New Study: U.S. Prisons Have 5 Times More COVID-19 Cases Than General Population
The U.S. prison population has significantly higher COVID-19 infection rates compared to the general population….
Vogue Portugal Responds To Backlash Over Cover on Mental Health Issue
In response to a recent magazine cover depicting mental health treatment that drew criticism, Vogue…
STAT Plus: European Parliament backs WHO effort to create a Covid-19 technology access pool
In an overwhelming vote, the European Parliament late last week voted to support a World…
Study shows humans are optimists for most of life
Researchers have completed the largest study of its kind to determine how optimistic people are…
Need a No-Mask Workout? Try One of These Apps
With at least 20 states now requiring that you wear a mask in public, maybe…
Bird droppings carry risk of antibiotic resistance
Engineers analyze the droppings of urban birds and show persistent levels of antibiotic-resistant genes and…
Researcher develops method for mapping brain cell change, development in mice
Researchers have developed a new method for studying key moments in brain development. Researchers are…
Does Rosemary Really Boost Brain Health?
Researchers have found that cognitive performance improved after taking a certain dosage of rosemary powder…
Gigantic, red and full of spots
Starspots are more common among red giant stars than previously thought. Astronomers report that approximately…
Covid-19: clinicians need continuing professional development in ethics
The call for an ethical road map is timely given the explosion of ethical statements…
STAT Plus: Pharma trade group scolds Gilead again for misleading information about a rival HIV drug
For the second time in less than two years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been reprimanded…
Biosignatures may reveal a wealth of new data locked inside old fossils
Step aside, skeletons — a new world of biochemical ”signatures” found in all kinds of…
For next-generation semiconductors, 2D tops 3D
A research team designs a halide perovskite material for the next-generation memory device. Commercialization is…
Electron cryo-microscopy: Using inexpensive technology to produce high-resolution images
Biochemists have used a standard electron cryo-microscope to achieve surprisingly good images that are on…
New materials for extra thin computer chips
In order to create more compact electronic devices, new materials are being used – especially…
A micro-lab on a chip detects blood type within minutes
The need to first zero in on a blood group can delay blood transfusions in…
Janggu makes deep learning a breeze
Researchers have developed a new tool that makes it easier to maximize the power of…
STAT Plus: Applied Therapeutics amends investor deck, bolstering accusations made by anonymous critic
One week after the New York City drug developer Applied Therapeutics announced it was working…
Bat research critical to preventing next pandemic
The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has a likely connection to bats, and the next viral outbreak…
Covid-19: excess all cause mortality in domiciliary care
Piccininni and colleagues show the importance of using excess all cause mortality to measure the…
Even Oahu’s Sea Turtles Can’t Escape Covid-19’s Unique Grasp
The gentle giants are a mega-tourist attraction. Sounds like Hawaii is playing it safe with…
Connecting donated human lungs to pigs repaired damage to the organs, scientists report
For people who need a lung transplant, the wait is often prolonged by the frustrating…
A&E doctor who had sexual relations with two patients he traced through hospital records is struck off
An accident and emergency doctor who used hospital records to look up the phone numbers…
Sixty seconds on . . . reorganising the NHS
Not the dreaded Lansley reforms?No, that was the last reorganisation. And, as it turned out…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: FDA fast-tracks two BioNTech and Pfizer vaccines; U.S. hospitals running short of remdesivir
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Ethnicity and covid-19: working locally to reduce inequalities
It is woeful that Public Health England failed to recommend clear actions needed immediately to…
STAT Plus: FDA refuses application for HIV drug from CytoDyn, raising more questions about its credibility
The Food and Drug Administration refused to accept an application seeking the approval of a…
Covid-19: Leicester mayor accuses government and PHE of withholding key testing data
The mayor of Leicester has accused the government and Public Health England (PHE) of withholding…
Medical schools and other educational institutions need to tackle racism head on
We agree with Karan and Katz that “there is much work to be done” to…