Here are Biden VP pick Kamala Harris’ healthcare policy positions – Modern Healthcare
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Month: August 2020
Plant-based meat lowers some cardiovascular risk factors compared with red meat, study finds – Stanford Medical Center Report
Plant-based meat lowers some cardiovascular risk factors compared with red meat, study finds Stanford Medical Center…
Study finds reprocessing N95 masks one time is acceptable alternative if supplies low – FierceHealthcare
Study finds reprocessing N95 masks one time is acceptable alternative if supplies low FierceHealthcare Read Original…
Are You at Risk for Calcium Deficiency?
You probably know that calcium is important for growing and keeping your bones strong. Did…
How Long Does Gout Last?
A gout attack can cause sudden and very severe joint pain. It frequently starts in…
Diverticulitis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
To understand diverticulitis, you need to understand diverticulosis, so let’s start there. Diverticulosis is a…
Evolutionary theory of economic decisions
When survival over generations is the end game, researchers say it makes sense to undervalue…
Does high blood sugar worsen COVID-19 outcomes?
Preliminary observations of COVID-19 patients with diabetes inspired an algorithm for glucose monitoring that’s suspected…
AI-enhanced precision medicine identifies novel autism subtype
A novel precision medicine approach enhanced by artificial intelligence has laid the groundwork for what…
Rare ‘boomerang’ earthquake observed along Atlantic Ocean fault line
Scientists have tracked a ‘boomerang’ earthquake in the ocean for the first time, providing clues…
Aging memories may not be ‘worse, ‘just ‘different’
A study adds nuance to the idea that an aging memory is a poor one…
Study predicts millions of unsellable homes could upend market
Millions of American homes could become unsellable – or could be sold at significant losses…
Stack and twist: Physicists accelerate the hunt for revolutionary new materials
Scientists have taken an important step towards understanding the interaction between layers of atomically thin…
Inexpensive, accessible device provides visual proof that masks block droplets
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers report that a simple, low-cost technique provided visual proof that…
Mystery solved: Bright areas on Ceres come from salty water below
Data from NASA’s recent Dawn mission answers two long-unresolved questions: Is there liquid inside Ceres,…
Ultraviolet communication for secure networks
Of ever-increasing concern for operating a tactical communications network is the possibility that a sophisticated…
‘Insect apocalypse’ may not be happening in US
Scientists have been warning about an ‘insect apocalypse’ in recent years, noting sharp declines in…
Physicists cast doubt on neutrino theory
Physicists are raising doubts about the existence of an exotic subatomic particle that failed to…
STAT Plus: Out-of-pocket spending on specialty drugs dropped dramatically after states capped costs
Amid efforts to blunt rising medicines costs, a new analysis finds three states succeeded in…
Research exposes new vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2
Using nanometer-level simulations, researchers have discovered a positively charged site (known as the polybasic cleavage…
Pasteurization inactivates COVID-19 virus in human milk: new research
A new study has confirmed what researchers already suspected to be the case: heat inactivates…
Most close relatives of birds neared the potential for powered flight but few crossed its thresholds
New research has resulted in an updated evolutionary tree of early birds and their closest…
Gluten in wheat: What has changed during 120 years of breeding?
In recent years, the number of people affected by celiac disease, wheat allergy or gluten…
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New method to determine the origin of stardust in meteorites
Scientists have made a key discovery thanks to stardust found in meteorites, shedding light on…
Mortality rates are lower with higher continuity of care, review finds
Higher continuity of care is associated with lower mortality rates, while discontinuity can cause patients…
Long-term risks of joint implants
Using highly complex analytical techniques, a group of researchers were able to observe in detail…
NASA’s planet Hunter completes its primary mission
NASA’s TESS has completed its primary mission, imaging about 75% of the starry sky during…
STAT+ Conversations: How pharma is influencing the 2020 election
Editor’s note: A livestream of this conversation will be embedded above at 1 p.m. ET. …
What will it take for Germany to embrace digital health?
Germans are not fast adopters of digital technology. With a fondness for using cash and…
Covid lockdown: England sees fewer cases of colds, flu, and bronchitis
Cases of common cold, flu, and other respiratory diseases in England are substantially lower than…
Trump’s call for essential drugs to be made in US threatens innovation, says trade group
The trade group for the US pharmaceutical industry has warned that President Donald Trump’s latest…
Distinguishing between type 1 and type 2 diabetes
What you need to knowIn patients with new onset hyperglycaemia where the type of diabetes…
Telemedicine shines during pandemic but will glow fade?
Racked with anxiety, Lauren Shell needed to talk to her cancer doctor. But she lives…
Deceptive Food Labels May Encourage Poor Choices in Grain Products
Do you buy food based on how food labels tell you how healthy they are?…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Russia registers a Covid-19 vaccine amid skepticism; can monoclonal antibodies combat the coronavirus?
Rise and shine, everyone, another demanding day is on the way. We can tell if…
STAT China: Big news at Simcere, and a breakthrough designation for Legend Biotech
A version of this digest first appeared in the weekly STAT China newsletter. To receive…
Overseas doctors stranded by cancelled exams can stay in UK without extra visa costs
The Home Office will allow doctors left stranded in the UK by postponed exams to…
Management of post-acute covid-19 in primary care
What you need to knowManagement of covid-19 after the first three weeks is currently based…
Trends in excess mortality associated with atrial fibrillation over 45 years (Framingham Heart Study): community based cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo assess temporal trends in the association between newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation and death.DesignCommunity based…
Covid-19 misinformation sparks threats and violence against doctors in Latin America
When the 15 bed clinic managed by Diego Posada started filling in mid-June, he received…
Inspired by llamas’ unique antibodies, scientists create a potent anti-coronavirus molecule
Inspired by a unique kind of infection-fighting antibody found in llamas, alpacas, and other camelids,…
Opinion: With Covid-19 halting clinical trials, wearables could be key — but data ‘wild west’ gets in the way
The biotech and pharma industries are at a pivotal moment, facing a pandemic that’s caused…
STAT Plus: With Livongo’s arsenal of health devices, Teladoc is poised to move into remote monitoring
As part of its landmark $18.5 billion deal to buy Livongo, telehealth giant Teladoc Health…
STAT Plus: AAMC, the medical school trade association, gave $500,000 to dark-money group in 2018
WASHINGTON — The dark-money group Citizens for Truth in Drug Pricing, which has run several…
Antibody drugs could be one of the best weapons against Covid-19. But will they matter?
From the moment Covid-19 emerged as a threat, one approach to making drugs to treat…
Consent during the covid-19 pandemic: surgeons need to think beyond the end of their scalpels now more than ever
The Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations (FSSA) published Developing Safe Surgical Service for the Covid…
The economy of wellbeing: a focus on health and wellbeing helps with priority setting
It is welcome to see consideration of the economy of wellbeing from at least one…
Beirut’s battered hospitals struggle in aftermath of explosion
Beirut, which was due to re-enter lockdown this week to tackle resurgent covid-19, must instead…
14 Types of Yoga: How to Choose Which Is Best for You – Greatist
14 Types of Yoga: How to Choose Which Is Best for You Greatist Read Original Article:…
From a December hip replacement to learning to surf by summer – Norton Healthcare
From a December hip replacement to learning to surf by summer Norton Healthcare Read Original Article:…