David Oliver: Do the NHS workforce plans really add up?
Workforce recruitment, retention, and morale are the biggest threats to the viability, quality, and scope…
Year: 2020
Covid-19: Less haste, more safety
Few can doubt that we need a vaccine for covid-19 as soon as possible, and…
Air pollution and family related determinants of asthma onset and persistent wheezing in children: nationwide case-control study
AbstractObjectiveTo identify risk factors (air pollution and family related) for the onset of asthma and…
Seven days in medicine: 12-18 August 2020
Covid-19England tests new tracing appA trial of England’s new covid-19 app launched this week. The…
Face coverings for covid-19: from medical intervention to social practice
Key messagesFace coverings used by the public are now widely recommended as source control during…
Opinion: Even Covid-19 tests that aren’t perfect can help control the pandemic
A key component to managing the Covid-19 pandemic is frequent, rapid, and routine testing of…
As Covid-19 cases in prisons climb, data on race remain largely obscured
By mid-August, jails, prisons, and other detention centers accounted for all of the top 10…
STAT Plus: Stunning FDA rejection signals potential new hurdles for gene therapies
The Food and Drug Administration’s unexpected rejection of a gene therapy for the bleeding disorder…
Ramped-up testing and daily briefings: Inside Biden’s plan to take over a tumultuous Covid-19 response
WASHINGTON — No president has ever inherited a pandemic. But if Joe Biden is elected…
How 3 Local Influencers Have Pivoted in Response To Troubled Times – Hour Detroit Magazine
How 3 Local Influencers Have Pivoted in Response To Troubled Times Hour Detroit Magazine Read Original…
Will Covid-19 vaccines be safe for children and pregnant women? – STAT
Will Covid-19 vaccines be safe for children and pregnant women? STAT Read Original Article: Will Covid-19…
11 Unexpected Lullabies for your Bedtime Routine
The post 11 Unexpected Lullabies for your Bedtime Routine appeared first on and belongs to…
Sustained planetwide storms may have filled lakes, rivers on ancient Mars
A new study is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing…
A how-to guide for teaching GIS courses online with hardware or software in the cloud
Geographers offer first-hand accounts of what is required for GIS instructors and IT administrators to…
Is COVID-19 transmitted through breast milk? Study suggests not likely
A recent study suggests transmission of COVID-19 through breast milk is not likely. The infectious…
This cuttlefish is flamboyant on special occasions only!
The flashy Flamboyant Cuttlefish is among the most famous of the cephalopods (octopus, squid, and…
Genetic background may affect adaptions to aging
How we adapt to aging late in life may be genetically influenced, according to a…
STAT Plus: Otsuka approved to buy bankrupt smart-pill maker Proteus’ assets, overcoming effort by Novartis to block purchase
The Japanese drug maker Otsuka has been approved to purchase the assets of bankrupt smart…
Low-cost, accurate COVID-19 antibody detection platform
A robust, low-cost imaging platform utilizing lab-on-a-chip technology may be available for rapid coronavirus diagnostic…
Clinical and sociodemographic features of early COVID-19 patients in Massachusetts
Data from the first COVID-19 patients treated at three large Massachusetts hospitals reveal important trends,…
New study calculates alarming lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the United States
A new study calculates the lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in…
More Colleges Close After Re-Opening
In-person classes, online classes, hybrids – colleges are forced to rethink original plans as infection…
Onions in Your Pantry? Check Them for Salmonella Recall
Onions don’t usually carry salmonella, but the FDA had to recall onions distributed by Thomson…
Kids Can Still Eat Before HbA1c Test Screening for Prediabetes
New guidelines suggest more children should be tested for prediabetes. It may be easier to…
The most sensitive instrument in the search for life beyond Earth
Researchers have developed the highly sensitive ORIGIN instrument, which can provide proof of the smallest…
Team creates better tool to aid COVID-19 diagnosis
A radiologist and an evolutionary anatomist have teamed up to show the same techniques used…
Toward a coronavirus breathalyzer test
Researchers have developed a prototype device that non-invasively detected COVID-19 in the exhaled breath of…
Speeding up nerve regrowth for trauma patients
Researchers have found a treatment that increases the speed of nerve regeneration by three to…
If sustainably managed, wild fisheries and mariculture could help meet rising demand for food
Demand for food is set to rise substantially in the coming decades, which raises a…
STAT Plus: After FDA rejection of a key drug, is Gilead still a turnaround story?
The surprise decision by the FDA to reject a Gilead Sciences (GILD) drug for treating…
Study sheds new light on certainty of opinions
Researchers for years have understood how attitudes held with certainty might predict behavior, but psychologists…
Covid-19: Care homes in Belgium and Spain had “alarming living conditions,” says MSF report
A report into the global response to coronavirus outbreaks has heavily criticised the “alarming living…
Understanding the inner workings of the human heart
Researchers used artificial intelligence and genetic analyses to examine the structure of the inner surface…
World record: Plasma accelerator operates right around the clock
Researchers have reached an important milestone on the road to the particle accelerator of the…
Portrait of a virus
Researchers create a centralized electronic medical records tool to gather, monitor, analyze clinical trends in…
The demise of Public Health England
The announcement, made through the pages of a Sunday newspaper, that Public Health England (PHE)…
New research tabs a natural byproduct of metabolism as a potent trigger of cancer spread
Aging is the biggest risk factor for cancer: The older we get, the more likely…
Covid-19: Health worker strikes, limited testing, and clinic closures hamper Zimbabwe’s response
Official figures on the impact of covid-19 in Zimbabwe belie a country grappling with health…
STAT Health Tech: How Teladoc won and Lyft’s Medicaid transportation business
A version of this digest first appeared in the weekly STAT Health Tech newsletter. To…
Covid-19: England to test 150 000 people every two weeks to track local outbreaks
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is to expand its infection survey to 150 000…
A Beginner’s Breakdown: Why and How Does CBD Work?
From oils and tinctures to gummies and lotions, the numerous varieties of CBD products available…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: FDA surprises BioMarin and Gilead by rejecting key drugs; J&J pays $6.5 billion to buy Momenta
Top of the morning to you. Another busy day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot…
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Double Duty: Protecting Your Heart May Decrease Dementia Risk
We know that protecting our heart is an important part of healthy living. But by…
STAT Plus: Turning Point releases positive data for targeted cancer drug, points to more rapid FDA filing
Turning Point Therapeutics, a San Diego developer of targeted cancer drugs, released positive data Wednesday…
Covid-19: Deaths in England and Wales are lowest since pandemic began
Deaths from covid-19 in England and Wales dipped to their lowest in 20 weeks in…
STAT Plus: In a shocking decision, FDA rejects BioMarin’s gene therapy for hemophilia
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday rejected a one-time therapy for hemophilia A, delaying…
STAT Plus: J&J to buy Momenta Pharma in a bid to bolster autoimmune disease pipeline
Health care giant Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is acquiring Momenta Pharmaceuticals, gaining…
STAT Plus: An expected blockbuster drug from Gilead is rejected, imperiling the biotech’s future growth
Back before remdesivir became a household name, Gilead Sciences’ most-discussed drug was filgotinib, a treatment…
How covid-19 has highlighted the importance of design as well as price in the NHS supply chain
In March 2020, the UK government commissioned non-medical manufacturers, including Dyson and Renault, to produce…
Covid-19: World “has to recover together” and help vulnerable states
bmj;370/aug19_2/m3245/FAF1faCredit: Fabeha Monir / Age InternationalA doctor tests the blood pressure of a man in…