Balancing the evidence for guidelines: lessons from the NICE abdominal aortic aneurysm guidance—an essay by Bruce Campbell
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recently published a guideline on the diagnosis…
Year: 2020
Long lasting hip implants . . . and other stories
Implant survival after total hip replacementAn analysis of a database of hip replacements in England…
Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with adverse outcomes during middle childhood – EurekAlert
Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with adverse outcomes during middle childhood EurekAlert Prenatal Pot Use Impacts Kid’s…
Using weed during pregnancy linked to psychotic-like behaviors in children, study finds – CNN
Using weed during pregnancy linked to psychotic-like behaviors in children, study finds CNN Read Original Article:…
These Everyday Toxins May Be Hurting Pregnant Women and Their Babies – The New York Times
These Everyday Toxins May Be Hurting Pregnant Women and Their Babies The New York Times Read…
Pregnancy during a pandemic: The stress of COVID-19 on pregnant women and new mothers is showing – The Conversation US
Pregnancy during a pandemic: The stress of COVID-19 on pregnant women and new mothers is…
SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy not associated with complications in neonates, study finds – Science Daily
SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy not associated with complications in neonates, study finds Science Daily Read Original Article:…
How new pregnancy accommodation legislation could impact feds – Federal Times
How new pregnancy accommodation legislation could impact feds Federal Times Read Original Article: How new pregnancy…
Drinking during pregnancy is not without risk – The Guardian
Drinking during pregnancy is not without risk The Guardian Read Original Article: Drinking during pregnancy is…
45 Hilarious Tweets That Sum Up Pregnancy – HuffPost
45 Hilarious Tweets That Sum Up Pregnancy HuffPost Read Original Article: 45 Hilarious Tweets That Sum…
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Researchers warn of severe COVID-19 outcomes among pregnant women – Healio
Researchers warn of severe COVID-19 outcomes among pregnant women Healio Read Original Article: Researchers warn of…
News in Brief 23 September 2020
Impact on workers of COVID-19 is ‘catastrophic’: ILO Mali: independent rights expert calls for ‘immediate…
Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’
Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace,…
Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing
Source: National Library of Medicine Where are germs found? Germs are a part of everyday…
Monoclonal Antibodies
Source: National Cancer Institute – Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cancer Immunotherapy Read Original Article: Monoclonal Antibodies…
Relaxation of Cannabis Regulation: A New Hope for Alternative Medicine – Lexology
Relaxation of Cannabis Regulation: A New Hope for Alternative Medicine Lexology Read Original Article: Relaxation of…
Lead and other heavy metals found in alternative medicine – Gold Coast Bulletin
Lead and other heavy metals found in alternative medicine Gold Coast Bulletin Read Original Article: Lead…
AYUSH and Alternative Medicine Market 2020E Grow With A High Cagr- Global Industry Analysis, Key Manufacturers – openPR
AYUSH and Alternative Medicine Market 2020E Grow With A High Cagr- Global Industry Analysis, Key…
STAT Plus: Gilead to pay $97 million for allegedly using a charity to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients
Gilead Sciences (GILD) agreed to pay nearly $97 million to resolve allegations that donations it…
UK medical schools fear for quality of student education as funding axe falls
“The sense of a funding crisis in higher education is very significant,” warns Malcolm Reed,…
Central fatness and risk of all cause mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of 72 prospective cohort studies
AbstractObjectiveTo quantify the association of indices of central obesity, including waist circumference, hip circumference, thigh…
Method to create colloidal diamonds developed
The colloidal diamond could make light waves as useful as electrons in computing, and hold…
How microbes in a mother’s intestines affect fetal neurodevelopment
During pregnancy in mice, the billions of bacteria and other microbes that live in a…
Is Wisconsin in a State of COVID-19 Confusion?
Today the Governor of Wisconsin declared a state of emergency related to the growing number…
New research finds unapproved drugs in brain-boosting supplements
The supplement aisle is rife with “nootropics,” “smart drugs” and “cognitive enhancers” that claim to…
Proof-of-concept for a new ultra-low-cost hearing aid for age-related hearing loss
A new ultra-affordable and accessible hearing aid made from open-source electronics could soon be available…
COVID-19 Unpredictable, Even After Emergency Dept Visit
Patients with COVID-19 return to the emergency department at twice the rate of those with…
UK lockdown and air pollution: Nitrogen dioxide halved but sulfur dioxide doubled
A new study of air pollution in the United Kingdom during the first 100 days…
STAT Plus: HHS criticizes Lilly for seeking to curtail discounts for safety-net hospitals
In a stern rebuke, the Department of Health and Human Services has taken Eli Lilly…
Countries urged to act against COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
The UN and partners have urged countries to take urgent action to address what they…
SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy not associated with complications in neonates, study finds
In a new study, researchers examined the association between a positive SARS-CoV-2 test during pregnancy…
Drug Safety: Double Checking Your Prescriptions
Reading prescriptions doesn’t take any magical powers, although it may seem that way if you’ve…
STAT Virtual Event: The ESMO Recap, Live!
Editor’s note: A live stream of the event will be embedded above at 1:30 p.m….
Most COVID-19 Infections Spread By Air, Not Surfaces
COVID-19 may not be spread as easily on surfaces as originally thought. The real culprit…
Impact on workers of COVID-19 is ‘catastrophic’: ILO
COVID-19 has had a “catastrophic” impact on workers, the head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on…
Glycans in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein play active role in infection
Many efforts to develop vaccines and therapies to thwart SARS-CoV-2 focus on the coronavirus spike…
A cheaper, faster COVID-19 test
Researchers have developed a method for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for COVID-19 infection. The…
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Kidney damage from COVID-19 linked to higher risk of in-hospital death
In an analysis of patients hospitalized with COVID-19, kidney damage associated with the infectious disease…
STAT Plus: Public funding underwrote much of the development of J&J’s drug for TB, analysis finds
Amid ongoing debate over taxpayer dollars used to generate medicines, a new analysis contends that…
Surprising Ways to Lower Odds of Food-Borne Illness
If you need another good reason to share cooking duties with your partner, consider this:…
STAT Plus: Teladoc’s tussle with Amwell raises questions about defining property rights in digital health
The field of health tech is facing a big question: Can it establish strong patent…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: FDA to set new standard for Covid-19 vaccine; J&J starts a one-shot vaccine trial
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Already, you say? Well, the…
Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 3 Trial Starts in US
A fourth COVID-19 vaccine candidate, began phase 3 trials on this week in the United…
Mali: Rights expert calls for ‘immediate release’ of former officials detained during coup
An independent UN human rights expert has called on Mali’s coup leaders to release former…
Covid-19: Risk of death more than doubled in people who also had flu, English data show
People infected with both flu and SARS-CoV-2 are more than twice as likely to die…
Photographs that captured lockdown
In May the National Portrait Gallery launched Be Still to create a unique collective portrait…
Mandatory disclosure of financial interests of journals and editors
Transparency of interests (or potential conflicting interests) by editors and authors allows readers to judge…
The BMJ interview: Anthony Fauci on covid-19
There are few better known authorities on the covid-19 pandemic than Anthony Fauci. One of…
Malignant causes of nasal obstruction
This picture (fig 1) shows an extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma, nasal type in a…
Academic GP who tried to hide his outside work has suspension extended to 12 months
A professor of general practice who was suspended from the UK medical register last year…