Opinion: What does the coronavirus mean for the U.S. health care system? Some simple math offers alarming answers
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STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Gates Foundation and others plan $125 million coronavirus effort; India considers lifting export restrictions
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is clearly on the way. The world seems…
STAT Plus: Clinical research company sued over stolen trade secrets after employee filmed dogs used in experiments
Nearly two years ago, Charles River Laboratories (CRL) paid $800 million for a company called…
Racism in the NHS: focus on learning rather than blame
The BMJ’s timely and thought provoking special issue on racism in medicine (15 February 2020)…
Hospital gowns: patients need to be dressed in a way that allows for proper examination
There is much to agree with in Oliver’s discussion of undignified hospital gowns.1 Certainly, the…
Rammya Mathew: Learning to manage multimorbidity
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Inappropriate use of progression-free survival in cancer drug approvals
The aim of cancer drugs is to prolong life or improve its quality. Yet only…
Julie Mulroy
bmj;368/mar10_7/m885/FAF1faJulie Mulroy (née Whittle) studied medicine at Edinburgh University, where she met Ronald, her future…
Absolute risk of tuberculosis among untreated populations with a positive tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assay result: systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the annual rate of tuberculosis development after a positive tuberculin skin test (TST)…
Graham Page
bmj;368/mar10_5/m881/FAF1faGraham Page attended Robert Gordon’s College and studied medicine at Aberdeen University and Aberdeen Royal…
Jean Cecilia Marjorie Mason
bmj;368/mar10_4/m879/FAF1faJean Cecilia Marjorie Mason (née Collins) was the first person from her girls’ school to…
William M Smith
bmj;368/mar10_3/m880/FAF1faAs a medical student, William M Smith (“Bill”) was an enthusiastic member of the University…
Ian Donald
bmj;368/mar10_2/m883/FAF1faIan Donald was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and did his national service in Dortmund…
Khin May Sein
bmj;368/mar10_1/m882/FAF1faAfter gaining her medical degree in Myanmar, Khin May Sein moved to the UK for…
Is The New Coronavirus The Death Blow That Wildlife Trafficking Needed?
The spread of illegal wildlife trafficking remains a long-standing problem, especially in Southeast Asia. But…
How This New Prototype Contact Lenses Can Help Color Blind People
According to a new update, a new type of contact lens might just be able…
Do Turtles Confuse The Smell Of Plastic With Food?
To us, plastic is plastic, and it’s unfortunately one of the biggest waste problems we…
Why Hand Washing Is Still Recommended To Fight The Coronavirus
Even with the uncertainty of the current COVID-19 outbreak, one thing is still guaranteed in…
The Importance Of Doing Things We Enjoy: Why Gamer Guilt Is Pointless
Should gamers feel guilty for spending time on video games or is gamer guilt a…
There Is No Link Between Real Violence And Video Game Violence, APA Says
A new statement from APA states that there is no link between video game violence…
Watch: In prescient move, Bill Gates urged Trump to invest in pandemic preparedness two years ago
In words that now seem prescient, Bill Gates said in an interview with STAT two…
Opinion: If Covid-19 gets bad, triage will be needed. Are we ready for that?
The emergence of a new infectious disease that rapidly spreads around the world, like Covid-19,…
Opinion: I thought I understood the Sacklers’ opioid empire. Startling documents from a whistleblower and declassified government files proved me wrong
What could possibly be new about the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma?…
Do We Really Need Protein Powders?
As it turns out, having enough protein isn’t just for buff gym dudes who spend…
Living Close To Fast Food Restaurants Linked To Shorter Life
Researchers found that the people who live near areas surrounded by fast food restaurants have…
Effective Ways To Stay Fit Without Visiting The Gym
These effective ways prove that you do not have to go to the gym every…
The coronavirus outbreak has left medical supplies in short supply. Is the nation’s emergency stockpile ready to help?
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has a secretive, $7 billion stash of emergency medical equipment…
Best Way To Dry Hands After Washing Them Revealed
We all know that washing hands is the gold standard in minimizing the risk of…
Are Bay Leaves Edible?
Should bay leaves be eaten? Science says otherwise, but not for the reason you might…
COVID-19 Screening: Will Your Health Insurance Cover The Cost?
With the growing coronavirus outbreak, the federal government and health insurance companies agreed to help…
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COVID-19 Outbreak Tip: Here’s How To Track Cases In Your State
Johns Hopkins researchers developed the COVID-19 Global Cases map to help the public monitor affected…
Healthy Foods That Will Help You Grow Taller
These healthy foods will help you grow taller, along with or in spite of certain…
Coronavirus Shocker: Patients Die In Hours Without Showing Symptoms
Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, said that more than a dozen patients have died…
Amid COVID-19 constraints, UN women’s commission meets to push gender equality forward
Despite constraints imposed by the new coronavirus disease, activists for gender equality gathered at UN…
$125M effort to find coronavirus drugs started by Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the charitable group Wellcome and Mastercard, announced…
5 Chicago Spots for Family Yoga – Chicago Parent
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Prenatal Care, Universal Syphilis Screening Critical for US Women – Contagionlive.com
Prenatal Care, Universal Syphilis Screening Critical for US Women Contagionlive.com Read Original Article: Prenatal Care, Universal…
UK Guidance on COVID-19 Infection in Pregnancy – Medscape
UK Guidance on COVID-19 Infection in Pregnancy Medscape Read Original Article: UK Guidance on COVID-19 Infection…
Iraq: Religious leaders issue unprecedented call to support victims of ISIL terror, including fighters’ children
Children are born innocent, “regardless” of their relationship to extremist fighters from the terrorist group known as…
Syria: ‘Every story is moving’, UN food relief agency calls for more access
Wrapping up a two-day visit to the northwest part of Syria last week, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta…
News in Brief 9 March 2020
‘Yawning gender power gap’: UN chief ‘Serious rights violations’ in Iran: UN rights expert Further…
In 15 Years Amazon Will Turn From Friend Into World’s Biggest Problem
A new study shows that the Amazon rainforest is at risk of losing all its…
Scientists Turn Durian Fruit Into ‘Rapid’ Mobile Phone Charger
Researchers at the University of Sydney have created a new way to turn the world’s…
Coronavirus ‘Almost Never Kills Children, Rarely Kills Young Adults,’ ER Doctor Says
A health expert explains how the COVID-2019 almost never kills children and rarely gets fatal…
Expanding Emotional Well-Being Research at NIH – Join our Webinar on March 17th
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards discusses a recent NIH-sponsored roundtable discussion where participants…
FTC, FDA Send Warning Letters to Seven Companies about Unsupported Claims that Products Can Treat or Prevent Coronavirus
The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have sent warning letters…
Collective dynamics of active matter systems
A study provides new details about the collective motion of individual agents in a liquid-crystal-like…
Discovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
Lyman-alpha blobs (LABs) are gigantic clouds of hydrogen gas that produce a special type of…
How a virus forms its symmetric shells
Viruses have been well studied, but many mysteries linger. One such mystery is how a…
Coronavirus update: COVID-19 likely to cost economy $1 trillion during 2020, says UN trade agency
Apart from the tragic human consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, the economic uncertainty it…