Coal-burning in Siberia after volcanic eruption led to climate change 250 million years ago
A team of researchers has provided the first ever direct evidence that extensive coal burning…
Year: 2020
STAT Plus: As quality concerns rise, FDA report shows Indian drug plants inspected more often — and had more problems
As concerns mount over the quality of the pharmaceutical supply chain, the Food and Drug…
Let all international health and social care workers who worked in the pandemic stay in the UK, says college
The NHS must secure a new deal for international health and social care workers now…
Pernicious anaemia: self-administration of hydroxocobalamin in the covid-19 crisis
Mohamed and colleagues explain well the varied presentation and diagnostic difficulties of pernicious anaemia.1 I…
World leaders in covid-19 control
bmj;369/jun16_13/m2411/FAF1faAs the pandemic has spread around the world much has been made of the rising…
Routine vaccination during covid-19 pandemic response
Routine vaccination of pregnant women and children must remain a priority during the covid-19 pandemic…
Advances in the diagnosis and management of IgG4 related disease
ABSTRACTIgG4 related disease was recognized as a unified disease entity only 15 years ago. Awareness…
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STAT Plus: Eli Lilly gets an edge against Pfizer in adjuvant breast cancer
Eli Lilly announced Tuesday that adding its drug Verzeneio to hormone blockers decreased the risk…
STAT Plus: Royalty Pharma, a drug company that doesn’t develop drugs, shatters IPO record
Royalty Pharma, a business built on investing in other people’s medicines, raised $2.2 billion in…
Study Finds Health Benefits Of Eating Dinner Early
A new study highlighted the negative impact of eating late at night on glucose, insulin…
Could the cure for IBD be inside your mouth?
A new collaborative study reveals that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be the latest condition…
How does our brain trigger different sighs? New findings could provide answers
One group of neurons controls various types of sighing, but they receive their instructions from…
Brain research sheds light on the molecular mechanisms of depression
A new study reveals how symptoms indicating depression and anxiety are linked to brain function…
Study settles the score on whether the modern world is less violent
A study by mathematicians has used new techniques to address the long-running debate over whether…
STAT+ Conversations: A discussion with Dr. Ashish Jha
Editor’s note: The live stream of this conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m….
Trump administration pledges future Covid-19 vaccines will be free for ‘vulnerable’ Americans
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday pledged to provide a future Covid-19 vaccine for…
Opinion: To fight Covid-19, open access to scientific publishing
To tackle the ongoing catastrophe of the Covid-19 pandemic, the biomedical research community must deploy…
STAT Plus: Ramping up pressure on Elsevier, University of California strikes landmark research access deal with publisher of Nature journals
The University of California has reached a landmark deal with the world’s second largest academic…
STAT Plus: Smart pill maker Proteus files for bankruptcy, reveals it has held acquisition talks with Otsuka
Smart pill maker Proteus Digital Health on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the latest…
As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates
There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in…
Susceptibility to carcinogens varies due to genetics
A new study looks into how and why certain individuals develop cancer and others do…
Origins of the beloved guinea pig
New research sheds light on guinea pig domestication and how and why the small, furry…
A new family of nanocars ready for the next nano ‘Grand Prix’
Researchers have developed a new family of nanocars ready to compete on a gold surface…
STAT Plus: Supreme Court deals a series of blows to generic drug companies
It’s a bad run for generic drug companies at the Supreme Court. The court on…
Working in the sun: Heating of the head may markedly affect safety and performance
Prolonged exposure of the head to strong sunlight significantly impairs cognitively dominated functions and coordination…
Traits associated with increased risk of gun use among high-risk adolescents
Research out today identifies traits among high-risk adolescents associated with increased risk for gun use….
Shining like a diamond: A new species of diamond frog from northern Madagascar
Despite the active ongoing taxonomic progress on the Madagascar frogs, the amphibian inventory of this…
Turning faces into thermostats: Autonomous HVAC system could provide more comfort with less energy
As lockdown requirements ease, COVID-19 is changing the way we use indoor spaces. That presents…
Wearable patch may provide new treatment option for skin cancer
Innovators have created a novel wearable patch to provide an improved treatment experience for people…
Major study finds common steroid reduces deaths among patients with severe Covid-19
A cheap, readily available steroid drug reduced deaths by a third in patients hospitalized with…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Cheap steroid reduced deaths in severe Covid-19 patients; what the FDA decision on hydroxychloroquine means
Rise and shine, everyone, another very busy day awaits. Even so, there is nothing like…
Scientists propose explanation for baffling form of childhood OCD
Scientists may have found a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in…
Covid-19: Medical leaders call for urgent action to make hospitals safe
NHS emergency departments cannot return to having patients waiting in corridors as the service recovers…
Too little or too much? Missing the Goldilocks zone of hospital capacity during covid-19
The 17 March 2020 letter from Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington state, to US…
Matt Morgan: Covid-19 and the need for bold decisions
Covid-19 has highlighted the complicated decision making that leads to public health policies. At the…
Helen Salisbury: Missing the silence
GP surgeries are usually busy places, but now our waiting room is quiet, occupied by…
Risks to health and the NHS in the post-Brexit era
When it formally left the EU in January 2020, the UK entered the next stage…
Covid-19: WHO raises concerns about new cases in Beijing
A surge in new cases of covid-19 in Beijing is a “concern” that is being…
The economy of wellbeing: what is it and what are the implications for health?
Consensus is emerging that the narrow metrics of prosperity traditionally used in economic debates, such…
A tech investor’s rude awakening on clinical trials sparks an effort to make them faster for Covid-19
When Sam Altman, the CEO of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI and a well-known tech investor,…
Horror Video Games And Their Therapeutic Value
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has made so many of us turn to calm and relaxing…
Is Fast Food Chain KFC Releasing Its Own Video Game Console?
Find out if KFC is really releasing its own console or it is merely trolling…
Why Norway Pulled Its Coronavirus Contact-Tracing App
After user security and data protection concerns, Norway reportedly pulls its coronavirus contact-tracing app from…
How To Unwind While Working From Home
Working from home usually means that we need to take little breaks in between to…
What does the FDA’s hydroxychloroquine decision mean for Covid-19 patients or politicians? And 4 other burning questions
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its already controversial emergency use…
CDC Releases New Social Guidelines For Summer Amid Pandemic
New guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the importance of following…
Study Finds Vegetarians Are Slimmer Than Meat Eaters
As per a new study, the less animal products that a person consumes, the lower…
Opinion: By phone, cancer patients reveal their Covid-19 angst — and seek help
Clinical trials have always represented hope for people with cancer. Whether someone is newly diagnosed…
‘We have a job to do’: Cancer patients and their doctors carry on with clinical trials during Covid-19
Cancer isn’t waiting for Covid-19 to go away. Neither is Karen Howley. Diagnosed two years…
‘An obligation’: Doctors and other health workers increasingly see protesting racial injustice as part of the job
Amid the dual crises of a global pandemic and a reckoning with systemic racial injustice,…