Telehealth Finally Gains a Foothold in Medical Care
Telehealth is having a moment that has been decades in the making. Read Original Article:…
Year: 2020
‘Enhance solidarity’ to fight COVID-19, Chinese President urges, also pledges carbon neutrality by 2060
The Chinese President Xi Jinping called for enhanced international solidarity to fight the coronavirus on…
Unlike neoliberalism, coronavirus does not favour the ‘richest one per cent’, Cuban President tells world leaders
Faced with a global pandemic that has infected millions, killed thousands, forced borders to close,…
STAT Plus: Novartis sells bonds tied to expanding access to medicines in poor countries
In a first-of-its-kind move by a large drug maker, Novartis (NVS) raised approximately $2.1 billion…
Teleconsultations compromise patient safety and professional satisfaction
The pendulum has swung too far. Before covid there was perhaps too great an emphasis…
Opinion: Cancer survivor: Don’t forget that accolade when it comes to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s remarkable life
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week at the age of…
Inducing plasma in biomass could make biogas easier to produce
Producing biogas from the bacterial breakdown of biomass presents options for a greener energy future,…
ADHD study reveals unique genetic differences in African American patients
Researchers have shown there may be key genetic differences in the causes of attention-deficit hyperactivity…
NIH Expands Convalescent Plasma Testing for COVID-19 Treatment
Testing isn’t complete regarding the possible usefulness of convalescent plasma in treating COVID-19. The NIH…
Renew ‘collective commitment to multilateralism’, urges Assembly president
The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented world leaders coming to New York to address the…
Outdoor walking and talking assessment of mental health
Remote consultations were introduced widely in community mental health services in the initial peak of…
‘New’ lactic acid bacteria can make African camel milk safe
A research project has come up with the formula for a freeze-dried starter culture that…
Mechanism that causes cell nuclei to grow
Researchers discover a mechanism that causes cell nuclei to grow. Read Original Article: Mechanism that…
Physicists develop printable organic transistors
Scientists have come a step closer to the vision of a broad application of flexible,…
Forest margins may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought
A warming climate and more frequent wildfires do not necessarily mean the western United States…
Wild birds as offerings to the Egyptian gods
Millions of mummified ibis and birds of prey, sacrificed to the Egyptian gods Horus, Ra…
Living in an anoxic world: Microbes using arsenic are a link to early life
Much of life on planet Earth today relies on oxygen to exist, but before oxygen…
Chemists make cellular forces visible at the molecular scale
Scientists have developed a new technique using tools made of luminescent DNA, lit up like…
Global analysis of how effective and topographic catchment areas differ
Topographically sketched catchment areas are a spatial unit based on the shapes of the earth’s…
STAT Plus: In another health bet, Amazon expands virtual care program for employees
Amazon is expanding a virtual health care initiative for employees called Amazon Care on Tuesday…
STAT+ Conversations: The D.C. Diagnosis
Each week, STAT Plus subscribers get exclusive access to live discussions with STAT reporters and…
Erectile Dysfunction, Common But Not Well Known
Study finds a surprising lack of knowledge around erectile dysfunction Read Original Article: Erectile Dysfunction,…
FDA Allergy Alerts: Milk, Egg, Pecan Contaminations
The FDA issued two allergy alerts for undeclared allergens in food products. Read Original Article:…
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New theory predicts movement of different animals using sensing to search
A research team has developed a new theory that can predict the movement of an…
Covid-19: New restrictions to curb rising infection rate are set throughout UK
The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, has set out new national measures designed to halt…
Voluntary Recall: Albuterol Inhaler, Used for Respiratory Diseases
The FDA issued a statement regarding a voluntary recall of albuterol inhalers sold by Perrigo…
Personal interactions are important drivers of STEM identity in girls
Researchers found that nuanced interactions between teachers and campers at a coding camp for middle…
Ecologists confirm Alan Turing’s theory for Australian fairy circles
Fairy circles are one of nature’s greatest enigmas and most visually stunning phenomena. Researchers have…
Researchers find new way to protect plants from fungal infection
Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that has…
Sodium-ion batteries are a valid alternative to Lithium-ion batteries
A team of scientists combined their knowledge and expertise to assess the current status of…
Targeting the treatment of autoimmune diseases
Researchers have successfully treated two patients with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus. Using daratumumab,…
Water on exoplanet cloud tops could be found with hi-tech instrumentation
Astronomers have shown that water vapor can potentially be detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets…
EPA Lists Cleaning Products Effective Against COVID-19 Virus
If you’re trying to disinfect surfaces from the virus that causes COVID-19, be sure the…
Covid-19: India’s private doctors and government clash over pandemic response
India’s private medical community has accused government authorities of “indifference” to the plight of doctors…
Parkinson’s disease is not one, but two diseases
Researchers around the world have been puzzled by the different symptoms and varied disease pathways…
New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease
Researchers have identified a potential drug candidate against enterovirus 71, a common cause of hand,…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Medicare wouldn’t cover emergency-use Covid-19 vaccines; 156 countries join WHO vaccine effort
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Baby blue skies…
Cities beat suburbs at inspiring cutting-edge innovations
The disruptive inventions that make people go ‘Wow!’ tend to come from research in the…
It is time to embrace cannabis for medicinal use, say experts
Attitudes towards cannabis products for medicinal use need to change with much greater appropriate use…
Peggy Stradling
bmj;370/sep22_11/m3669/FAF1faPeggy Snow met her husband to be (Peter Stradling) at medical school (University College London)…
Isaac Mohamed Nuseibeh
bmj;370/sep22_9/m3666/FAF1faIsaac Mohamed Nuseibeh was born in Hebron, Palestine, and grew up in Jerusalem but had…
Elkan (Chonon) Lewis
bmj;370/sep22_8/m3665/FAF1faElkan Lewis (“Chonon”) was a wise physician and a fine musician. Born in Liverpool, he…
Michael Schachter
bmj;370/sep22_7/m3667/FAF1faMichael Schachter (“Mike”) was born in, Budapest, Hungary, the youngest of three children (he had…
Juliusz Kessling
bmj;370/sep22_6/m3663/FAF1faJuliusz Kessling was born in Warsaw. His first memories were of Nazi tanks in Warsaw….
Patient organisations failed to disclose {pound}14m in drug company payments over four years, study finds
Patient organisations failed to declare over £14m (€15.3m; $18m) in payments from pharmaceutical companies between…
Operation Moonshot proposals are scientifically unsound
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab test is useful (but not perfect) for detecting SARS-CoV-2…
Meet the new editorial scholar: Nikki Nabavi
BiographyNikki Nabavi, aged 21, medical student at the University of Manchester, became editorial scholar at…
Helen Salisbury: Plan your emergency
When I first read about plans to ask patients to book ahead at emergency departments,…
STAT Plus: Coming for the king: Keytruda dominates the immunotherapy market, but challengers are lining up
Keytruda is the immunotherapy king. In the U.S., the Merck anti-PD1 checkpoint inhibitor is approved…
Opinion: If donating a kidney to a stranger is ethical and allowable, taking part in a Covid-19 challenge trial should be, too
A few months ago, one of us (S.B.) found himself staring up into the bright…