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PODCAST: Waste not, want not
Hunger is often associated with developing countries, but food insecurity is also present in higher…
Month: September 2020
Trump claims his policies made insulin ‘so cheap, it’s like water.’ But for most people, it costs just as much as before
WASHINGTON — Not only has he lowered drug prices, President Trump claimed in the first…
Letter: We need to break the stigma of the ‘right’ medicine – Steamboat Pilot and Today
Letter: We need to break the stigma of the ‘right’ medicine Steamboat Pilot and Today Read…
Genomes of two millipede species shed light on their evolution, development and physiology
Researchers have sequenced and analyzed complete genomes from two very different millipede species. The study…
Social media use linked with depression, secondary trauma during COVID-19
Can’t stop checking social media for the latest COVID-19 health information? You might want to…
Don’t DIY Your Dental Health, Dentists Say
It shouldn’t need saying, but dentists are warning people not to operate on their own…
Regeneron’s Covid-19 antibody may help non-hospitalized patients recover faster, early data show
New data from the biotechnology firm Regeneron seem likely to add to the excitement about…
Redouble efforts against ‘global scourge’ of gender-based violence, intensified by pandemic: Guterres
From domestic violence to sexual abuse, online harassment and increased child marriage, gender-based violence (GBV) is “a…
Many ventilation systems may increase risk of COVID-19 exposure, study suggests
Ventilation systems in many modern office buildings, which are designed to keep temperatures comfortable and…
Revisiting The Health Benefits of Alcohol
While too much alcohol can lead to addiction and other problems, decades of research connect…
Volcanic ash could help reduce CO2 associated with climate change
Scientists investigating ways of removing carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases from our atmosphere…
Are China’s pollution remediation efforts making the planet warmer?
A 10-year effort by China to improve air quality and reduce pollution-related health risks has…
Untapped potential exists for blending hydropower, floating solar panels
Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to…
STAT Plus: For two decades, the FDA approval process for opioids had numerous shortcomings, study finds
Over more than two decades, the Food and Drug Administration approved opioid painkillers based on…
Wearable exosuit that lessens muscle fatigue could redesign the future of work
A new clothing-like exoskeleton can reduce back muscle fatigue and providing needed physical relief to…
Discovery enables adult skin to regenerate like a newborn’s
A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of…
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Marine biodiversity reshuffles under warmer and sea ice-free Pacific Arctic
Climate warming will alter marine community compositions as species are expected to shift poleward, significantly…
Second alignment plane of solar system discovered
A study of comet motions indicates that the Solar System has a second alignment plane….
Genetic risk of developing obesity is driven by variants that affect the brain
Some people are at higher risk of developing obesity because they possess genetic variants that…
Cosmic diamonds formed during gigantic planetary collisions
Geoscientists have found the largest extraterrestrial diamonds ever discovered – a few tenths of a…
Astrophysicist probes cosmic ‘dark matter detector’
An astrophysicist is searching the light coming from a distant, and extremely powerful celestial object,…
Study suggests link between unexplained miscarriages and how women perceive men’s body odor
Women who have suffered unexplained repeated pregnancy loss (uRPL) have altered perceptions and brain responses…
Lessons from a cooling climate
Usually, talk of carbon sequestration focuses on plants: forests storing carbon in the trunks of…
Understanding ghost particle interactions
Scientists have constructed a nuclear physics model capturing the interactions between neutrinos and atomic nuclei….
Study: Vitamin D-Rich Diet Helps Stave Off Dementia
A new study suggests that steering toward a vitamin D-rich diet may be a wise…
Covid-19: Isolating older people would be “age based apartheid,” says NHS boss
Segmenting and shielding the oldest and most vulnerable groups of people from covid-19 rather than…
STAT Plus: STAT+ Conversations: How Covid-19 will change drug development
Editor’s note: A live stream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m….
STAT Plus: Catalyst loses lawsuit accusing the FDA of unfairly approving a rival rare disease drug
In a blow to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit accusing the…
Covid-19: Universities roll out pooled testing of students in bid to keep campuses open
Some UK universities are introducing covid-19 screening programmes using pooled testing to help prevent outbreaks…
Fitness Blogs: Fact or Fiction?
Fitness blogs are trendy with people who can’t get to the gym. But are they…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Biden getting more pharma donations than Trump; FDA safety plan not ‘well suited’ for opioids
Good morning, everyone, and nice to be back after an extended weekend break. Nonetheless, time…
Black babies cared for by black doctors less likely to die in US: revolutionise medical education to tackle problem in UK
If the recent wave of anti-racism protests has taught us anything, it is that racial…
Covid-19: Turkey cracks down on doctors who doubt official figures
Doctors in Turkey who post information about local covid-19 cases on social media are facing…
Evolving type 1 diabetes in distinguishing between type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Distinguishing between newly diagnosed type 1 or type 2 diabetes can be challenging.1 As a…
Aftermath of torrential rains and covid-19 in Pakistan
Alongside covid-19, environmental challenges should be prioritised.1 Unfortunately, Pakistan is currently facing both types of…
David Oliver: Misusing the “criteria to reside” for hospital inpatients
We now face a potential second wave of the covid-19 pandemic and a backlog of…
Matt Morgan: Why Dylan Thomas was wrong—and right
The blood lands on my left shoe as the needle hits its mark. The adrenaline…
Covid-19: Government promises an “uninterrupted supply” of PPE this winter
NHS leaders have welcomed a commitment by the government to guarantee an “uninterrupted supply” of…
COVID-19: ‘Legitimate concerns’ must be heard, and fears addressed over misinformation
Amid continuing uncertainty, fear and anxiety around the world over the COVID-19 pandemic, senior UN…
STAT Plus: Drug industry CEOs will testify this week about some of pharma’s most controversial medicines
The House Oversight Committee will hold two days of hearings this week with six drug…
Opinion: Increase transparency at the FDA: We need sunlight to fight the pandemic
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a number of contentious decisions during the Covid-19…
As insurers move this week to stop waiving telehealth copays, patients may have to pay more for virtual care
Starting Oct. 1, several private health insurers will no longer fully pay for virtual visits…
One millionth death from COVID-19 ‘an agonizing milestone’: UN Secretary-General
With over one million lives having succumbed to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said…
Nobel laureate Nadia Murad denounces lack of will to end sexual violence as a war tactic
With one in three women around the world affected by gender-based violence – a crime…
STAT Plus: An FDA safety program is failing to stem the opioid crisis — and manufacturers are mostly to blame
A mandated safety program regulators rely on to minimize opioid abuse and misuse is not…
Pregnancy should not exclude women from Covid-19 trials – STAT – STAT
Pregnancy should not exclude women from Covid-19 trials – STAT STAT How does the coronavirus affect…
A quarter of adopted UK children affected by drinking during pregnancy – The Guardian
A quarter of adopted UK children affected by drinking during pregnancy The Guardian Read Original Article:…
COVID-19 Pregnancy Data in the United States: September 28 Update – Contemporary Obgyn
COVID-19 Pregnancy Data in the United States: September 28 Update Contemporary Obgyn Read Original Article: COVID-19…
Pregnant Women With MS Show Increased NfL – MedPage Today
Pregnant Women With MS Show Increased NfL MedPage Today Read Original Article: Pregnant Women With MS…
News in Brief 28 September 2020
Delhi track dwellers must not be evicted, warn rights experts Rapporteurs’ investigations hit by UN…