Fecal microbiota transplants help patients with advanced melanoma respond to immunotherapy
For patients with cancers that do not respond to immunotherapy drugs, adjusting the composition of…
Month: February 2021
In a desert seared by climate change, burrowers fare better than birds
In the Mojave Desert, small mammals are weathering the hotter conditions triggered by climate change…
DNA-based technique allows researchers to determine age of living beluga whales in Alaska
Researchers can now determine the age and sex of living beluga whales in Alaska’s Cook…
Listen: 23andMe is going public, vaccine data abound, and Merck’s CEO is retiring
Is consumer DNA testing a good business? Are Covid-19 vaccines interchangeable? And how do you…
Opinion: NFL should discourage people from indoor Super Bowl parties
One of the cruelest aspects of Covid-19 is the danger it poses for joyous group…
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Horse remains reveal new insights into how Native peoples raised horses
When a Utah couple dug up the remains of a horse near the city of…
STAT+: Fecal matter transplants could help certain cancer drugs work in more people, study shows
Checkpoint inhibitors like Keytruda and Opdivo can be incredibly powerful cancer-killing drugs — when they…
Fast-flying bats rely on late-night updrafts to reach great heights
Although scientists knew that some bats could reach heights of over 1,600 meters (or approximately…
STAT+: The Pajama Interview: A conversation with Anne Wojcicki and Richard Branson
When consumer genetics firm 23andMe announced Thursday that it will go public through a deal…
Elections vital to building democratic Palestinian State: UN chief
Elections this year in the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be “a crucial step” towards Palestinian…
Reconstruction Post-Breast Cancer Surgery Is Not a Given, Anymore
Some breast cancer patients want no breast reconstruction at all, but find their surgeons disregard…
FROM THE FIELD: Nine-year old Ugandan forced to commit ‘horrendous acts’ as child soldier
A young man in northern Uganda has been talking about how he was abducted as…
Google expands its health goals with new wellness features for Pixel phones
Google is taking a bite out of another piece of the health care pie. On…
Dark matter: A new tool in the search for axions
Researchers have discovered a new avenue to search for axions — a hypothetical particle that…
Covid-19: Drop the hero narrative and support doctors’ mental health, says charity
The mental health charity Mind has launched guidance for NHS leaders on creating workplace cultures…
Merck’s Kenneth Frazier, biopharma’s irreplaceable voice, to step down as CEO
Kenneth Frazier is stepping down as the CEO of Merck, leaving a giant hole in…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Switzerland rejects AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine; McKinsey to pay $573 million over its role in opioid crisis
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Covid-19: How the UK is using lateral flow tests in the pandemic
As many as 384 million kits have been ordered by the UK government at a…
Covid-19: Israel sees new infections plummet following vaccinations
Early findings from Israel’s covid-19 vaccination programme suggest that the rollout of the Pfizer BioNTech…
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Covid-19: Five steps to escape the cycle of lockdowns
Lockdown was the false debate of 2020. Nobody wants lockdown, neither the John Snows nor…
McKinsey agrees to $573 million settlement over advice given Purdue and other opioid makers
The McKinsey & Co. consulting firm has reached a $573 million settlement with 47 states…
23andMe to go public via Richard Branson’s SPAC
The genetics testing company 23andMe will enter the public markets via a special purpose acquisition…
AstraZeneca Has New Dosing Vaccine Strategy
A new analysis of the AstraZeneca vaccine suggests a new dosing strategy, one that extends…
Decoding the unknowns in long covid
Relatively few peer reviewed papers have documented the disease features of “long covid,” but patient…
Seven days in medicine: 27 January to 2 February
Covid-19 vaccinationAll care home residents in England offered vaccineThe SARS-CoV-2 vaccine has been offered to…
Harold Bornstein: Donald Trump’s former personal physician
bmj;372/feb04_3/n319/FAF1faCredit: NBC NewsIn a medical letter in 2015 that was littered with unprecedented hyperbole, Harold…
Iran: Human rights experts condemn execution of prisoner from minority community
United Nations independent human rights experts, on Thursday, condemned the hanging of a prisoner from…
Tackling obesity . . . and other stories
Obesity policiesOver the past 30 years, successive UK governments have struggled to tackle the problem…
Prospective validation of Canadian TIA Score and comparison with ABCD2 and ABCD2i for subsequent stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack: multicentre prospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo validate the previously derived Canadian TIA Score to stratify subsequent stroke risk in a…
Opinion: Truth and transparency after Covid-19: Mending the relationship between hospitals and the communities they serve
In April 2020, Víctor Santamaría was in an intensive care unit at Weill Cornell Medical…
Opinion: Mobilize family caregivers to speed the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines
Five years ago, I sat in a hospital lounge as a nurse laid out everything…
Thanks to physical distancing, masks, doctors see fewer cases of a polio-like condition in children
Many of the respiratory viruses that normally spike in the United States in the fall…
Why some hospitals have to scramble for oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients
As Covid-19 cases began spiking last month, Mara Bryant and her hospital staff had to…
Wahl Recalls All Deluxe Heat Massagers For Fire Risk
Wahl Clipper Corporation issued a voluntary recall of its Deluxe Heat Therapy Massagers (Model 4212)….
Kangaroo overgrazing could be jeopardizing land conservation, study finds
The native species has reached numbers that are contributing to drier soil and less vegetation…
New piezoelectric material remains effective to high temperatures
Piezoelectric materials hold great promise as sensors and as energy harvesters but are normally much…
State-funded pre-K may enhance math achievement
Students who attend the Georgia Prekindergarten Program are more likely to achieve in mathematics than…
The business of bees
The economic value of insect pollinators was $34 billion in the U.S. in 2012, much…
Nanotech plastic packaging could leach silver into some types of foods and beverages
Antimicrobial packaging is being developed to extend the shelf life and safety of foods and…
Popular breast cancer drugs don’t work the way we thought they did
New research suggests that a class of drugs called PARP inhibitors, designed to treat hereditary…
New ink jet approach offers simple way to print microdisk lasers for biosensing
Researchers have developed a unique inkjet printing method for fabricating tiny biocompatible polymer microdisk lasers…
New Album, ‘Sounds Of The Unborn,’ Gets A Prenatal Assist – NPR
New Album, ‘Sounds Of The Unborn,’ Gets A Prenatal Assist NPR Read Original Article: New Album,…
Is it safe to get the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant? Here’s when we could know for sure. – Vox.com
Is it safe to get the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant? Here’s when we could know…
Coronavirus vaccine: What should you do if pregnant or breastfeeding? – New Scientist
Coronavirus vaccine: What should you do if pregnant or breastfeeding? New Scientist Read Original Article: Coronavirus…
How Zika virus is transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy – Science Daily
How Zika virus is transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy Science Daily Read Original Article:…
Miscarriage: Dealing with a pregnancy loss – The Gazette
Miscarriage: Dealing with a pregnancy loss The Gazette Read Original Article: Miscarriage: Dealing with a pregnancy…
Pregnant People Deserve Better Data on Covid-19 Vaccines – Bloomberg
Pregnant People Deserve Better Data on Covid-19 Vaccines Bloomberg Read Original Article: Pregnant People Deserve Better…
No scientific evidence between COVID-19 vaccine, infertility, according to expert; pregnant women encouraged to get vaccine – WLS-TV
No scientific evidence between COVID-19 vaccine, infertility, according to expert; pregnant women encouraged to get…
Obesity during pregnancy increases risk for complications – Texarkana Gazette
Obesity during pregnancy increases risk for complications Texarkana Gazette Read Original Article: Obesity during pregnancy increases…
Pregnancy raises energy expenditure less than believed – Medical Xpress
Pregnancy raises energy expenditure less than believed Medical Xpress Read Original Article: Pregnancy raises energy expenditure…