Covid-19: European countries suspend use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clots
Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine as a precautionary move after…
Month: March 2021
US task force recommends extending lung cancer screenings to over 50s
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the government’s influential guidelines panel, has updated its…
Richard James Rushton
bmj;372/mar11_18/n686/FAF1faRichard James Rushton (“Jim”) was a Cambridge scholar in 1957. After clinical training at the…
Colin Alexander Stewart Galloway
bmj;372/mar11_17/n683/FAF1faColin Alexander Stewart Galloway was appointed consultant paediatrician at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, in 1967. During…
Robert Peter Saundby
bmj;372/mar11_16/n687/FAF1faRobert Peter Saundby was always known as Peter. As a medical student he learnt to…
Gordon James Agnew Morris
bmj;372/mar11_15/n685/FAF1faGordon James Agnew Morris joined the Royal Air Force as an undergraduate and served at…
Anthony Denys Bostock
bmj;372/mar11_14/n682/FAF1faAnthony Denys Bostock (“Tony,” as he was always known) was born in Stockport. His father,…
US death penalty must be abolished, rights experts urge President Biden
President Biden should do everything in his power to end death row executions in the…
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The world’s oldest crater from a meteorite isn’t an impact crater after all
Several years after scientists discovered what was considered the oldest crater a meteorite made on…
Researchers solve more of the mystery of Laos megalithic jars
Sediment samples and Optically Stimulated Luminescence help determine age of jars of one of South…
New research could boost a solar-powered fuel made by splitting water
New research demonstrates that modifying the topmost layer of atoms on the surface of electrodes…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lilly fired manager who tracked employee production complaints; Denmark suspends AstraZeneca shot
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. We say this…
Recall on Spironolactone for Mislabeled Strength
People who take the drug spironolactone, made by Bryant Ranch Pharmaceuticals, need to check their…
Check covid status when planning emergency bowel surgery, doctors are told
Clinicians are being advised to seriously consider a patient’s covid-19 infection status when planning emergency…
Mohamed Mohamed Eid Soliman
bmj;372/mar11_11/n668/FAF1faIt is with great sadness that the family of Mohamed Mohamed Eid Soliman announces his…
At the end of the covid-19 storm, another one is brewing
Something’s coming, around the corner. With vaccine delivery progressing apace, encouraging efficacy data, cases and…
How the lessons of previous epidemics helped successful countries fight covid-19
Hong Kong—Scars of past epidemicsGabriel M Leung, University of Hong KongEast Asia’s response to covid-19…
Regression on ‘virtually every indicator’ of progress for children: UNICEF
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, progress has gone backward across virtually every key measure…
Joseph Berke: counterculture revolutionary
bmj;372/mar11_3/n690/FAF1faPhoto credit: Family photographThe American born doctor and psychotherapist Joseph (“Joe”) Berke was a close…
Tai chi, sleep quality, . . . and other stories
Tai chi improves sleepA randomised trial in older adults with insomnia finds that 12 weeks…
Capsule endoscopies will be trialled in England
Miniature cameras contained in a capsule for patients to swallow are set to be trialled…
Update to living systematic review on covid-19 in pregnancy
This living systematic review on coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) by Allotey and colleagues (BMJ 2020;370:m3320)…
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Opinion: Instead of prior authorization, insurers should go back to the old ‘pay-and-chase’ model
The news Jennifer G. and her husband got from her medical team was devastating. If…
Opinion: Meghan Markle gave voice to the despair I once felt during pregnancy
As Meghan Markle revealed to Oprah Winfrey in a now-viral interview that she “did not…
‘Deeply problematic’: AmerisourceBergen rewards its CEO despite the ravages of the opioid crisis
You can file this under, “What opioid crisis?” In one of the more startling examples…
The uncounted: People who are homeless are invisible victims of Covid-19
LOS ANGELES — They are the invisible victims of Covid-19, marginalized not just in life,…
Cheese Recall Now Covers 26 States
Last month, we reported on an FDA warning and recall on soft, Hispanic-style cheeses from…
Unprecedented number of women leaders, but parity still far off
While the number of women heads of State or in government around the world has reached unprecedented levels, the challenge in achieving…
Pfizer enrolling 4,000 pregnant women for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial – KFDA
Pfizer enrolling 4,000 pregnant women for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial KFDA Read Original Article: Pfizer enrolling…
March 10, 2021 coronavirus news – CNN
March 10, 2021 coronavirus news CNN Read Original Article: March 10, 2021 coronavirus news – CNN…
Is it safe to take aspirin during pregnancy? – Greater Milwaukee Today
Is it safe to take aspirin during pregnancy? Greater Milwaukee Today Read Original Article: Is it…
7 questions your OB-GYN wishes you would ask them when pregnant – Insider
7 questions your OB-GYN wishes you would ask them when pregnant Insider Read Original Article: 7…
News in Brief 10 March 2021
World Food Programme chief issues urgent plea for peace in Yemen’s ‘hell’ ‘Global Champions’ call for…
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
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Oldest documented site of indiscriminate mass killing
DNA, archaeological and skeletal evidence demonstrates an indiscriminate massacre and haphazard burial of 41 individuals…
‘Lost’ ocean nanoplastic might be getting trapped on coasts
As plastic debris weathers in aquatic environments, it can shed tiny nanoplastics. Although scientists have…
Robots can use eye contact to draw out reluctant participants in groups
Researchers published results of experiments in which robots led a Swedish word game with individuals…
How easy will it really be to replicate the success of the covid-19 vaccine with neglected infectious diseases?
I read with interest Yamey’s article that suggested the success of the covid-19 vaccine gives…
Venom-extraction and exotic pet trade may hasten the extinction of scorpions
Sustainably produced scorpion venoms are important, for example, in the pharmacological industry. However, in the…
Quantum physicists measure the smallest gravitational force yet
Researchers have succeeded in measuring the gravitational field of a gold sphere, just 2 mm…
Variant B.1.1.7 of COVID-19 associated with a significantly higher mortality rate, research shows
A new study finds that the highly infectious B.1.1.7 variant of COVID-19, which swept across…
COVID contributed to ‘starvation’, executions in DPR Korea, Rights Council hears
Disturbing reports have emerged from North Korea – officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic…
Opinion: STAT+: Q&A with ‘Code Breaker’ author Walter Isaacson on CRISPR, patents, and more
In this week’s episode of the “First Opinion Podcast,” STAT’s Patrick Skerrett talks with journalist,…
Opinion: Listen: Walter Isaacson on CRISPR rivals and a Covid truce
In this week’s episode of STAT’s “First Opinion Podcast,” I talk with journalist, historian, and…
Treat physical and sexual violence against women as public health problem, says WHO
The World Health Organization has said that physical and sexual violence against women should be…
Risk of mortality in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/1: matched cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo establish whether there is any change in mortality from infection with a new variant…
STAT+: Antibiotic prescribing during the pandemic raises concern about drug resistance
Amid rising worries over antibiotic resistance, a new study suggests the drugs were overprescribed to…
Public transit drivers struggle to enforce mask mandates
Some passengers still wear their masks incorrectly. And some refuse to wear them at all,…
STAT+: 4 lessons from IBM’s failure to transform medicine with Watson Health
The demise of IBM’s Watson Health would be easy to file away as another ill-fated…
New lung cancer screening recommendation, starting at age 50, expands access but may not address inequities
Calling the US Preventive Services Task Force’s newly released recommendation statement to expand eligibility for…