Proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reaches ‘all-time high’
The proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reached more than 25 per cent last year– a…
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$667K boosts prenatal healthcare, telemedicine network for American Samoa | University of Hawaiʻi System News – UH System Current News
$667K boosts prenatal healthcare, telemedicine network for American Samoa | University of Hawaiʻi System News UH…
15 Unique Gender Reveal Ideas
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Despite progress, gender parity in parliamentary representation still ‘far, far away’
Although women now account for more than a quarter of all parliamentarians worldwide, gender parity…
News in Brief 5 March 2021
1,600 vaccinated in Guinea Ebola virus outbreak but more jabs needed: WHO COVID-19 cases surge in West Bank in…
Podcast: Holocaust survivor’s lifetime of peace-seeking
Holocaust survivor Rabbi Arthur Schneier has spent decades leading efforts toward religious freedom, human rights…
Pope’s visit to Iraq, ‘a symbol of hope’
The visit by Pope Francis to the northern Iraqi city of Mosul at the weekend…
FDA authorizes new test, built with machine learning, to detect past Covid-19 infections
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an emergency authorization for a new test…
At-Home Testing
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Treatments Your Healthcare Provider Might Recommend if You Are Sick
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COVID-19 and face masks
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Lifting Covid restrictions Too Soon? Data Say Maybe
Pandemically speaking, we as a country are in a precarious spot. Read Original Article: Lifting…
MedPAC likely to recommend CMS simplify alternative payment models – Modern Healthcare
MedPAC likely to recommend CMS simplify alternative payment models Modern Healthcare Read Original Article: MedPAC likely…
Convenient vaccine alternative coming soon – The Orion – The Orion
Convenient vaccine alternative coming soon – The Orion The Orion Read Original Article: Convenient vaccine alternative…
The Long Haul for Long Covid Patients
Covid-19 has caused misery around the globe for more than a year now, and some…
At least 4 founders of Time’s Up Healthcare resign as organization mum on sexual harassment suit
At least four founding members of Time’s Up Healthcare resigned Thursday from the organization following…
WHO calls for urgent action to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines for all
Urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through…
NASA’s Perseverance drives on Mars’ terrain for first time
The first trek of NASA’s largest, most advanced rover yet on the Red Planet marks…
STAT+: Lawmakers rail against huge tax breaks drug wholesalers get from opioid settlement
Three congressional lawmakers are examining the extent to which pharmaceutical wholesalers and a leading drug…
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‘This isn’t done’: Experts warn that no matter what our Covid end goal is, we have a ways to go
One year after an epidemiologist, a preparedness expert, and an infectious disease journalist presciently warned…
New potential for functional recovery after spinal cord injury
Researchers have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into new…
Uncovering hidden forever chemicals
Researchers found large quantities of previously undetectable compounds from the family of chemicals known as…
Novel urine test developed to diagnose human kidney transplant rejection
Investigators proposes a new, noninvasive way to test for transplant rejection using exosomes — tiny…
Small volcanic lakes tapping giant underground reservoirs
In its large caldera, Newberry volcano (Oregon, USA) has two small volcanic lakes, one fed…
Comet Catalina suggests comets delivered carbon to rocky planets
Comet Catalina is helping explain more about our own origins as it becomes apparent that…
Making sense of commotion under the ocean to locate tremors near deep-sea faults
Researchers have developed a new method for detecting small earthquake tremors and successfully applied it…
Doctors unhappy at proposed 1% pay rise for consultants and salaried GPs in England
The BMA has described a proposed 1% pay rise for consultants and salaried GPs working…
Covid-19 and aerosol transmission: up in the air
The BMJ’s article about aerosol transmission in covid-19 rightly draws attention to an important subject,…
Money, market, media, and vaccine nationalism in the pandemic era
The BMJ reports preliminary efficacy data from the phase III trial of the Novavax vaccine.1…
Doctors unlawfully denied drug to girl with spinal muscular atrophy, appeal court rules
Decisions made by two consultants to deny a 10 year old girl with type 3…
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Healthcare workers charged with subversion in Hong Kong under draconian new security law
A prominent labour unionist for the health sector in Hong Kong is among 47 people…
Alcohol deaths rise sharply in England and Wales
Provisional data for England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a…
The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
Studies of the microbiome in the human gut have largely overlooked non-bacterial microbes: viruses, protists,…
Tantalizing signs of phase-change ‘turbulence’ in RHIC collisions
A new analysis of collisions conducted at different energies at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider…
Controlling adhesions in the abdomen
Adhesions are scars in the abdomen, which can occur after surgery, often have serious consequences….
Hopes for UN Security Council action against Myanmar military coup ‘waning’ fast, warns Special Envoy
Hopes placed in the UN and the Member States that serve on the Security Council…
What can stream quality tell us about quality of life?
Findings reveal that demographics such as race and population density, as well as health indices…
New method facilitates development of antibody-based drugs
In recent years, therapeutic antibodies have transformed the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Now,…
Life’s rich pattern: Researchers use sound to shape the future of printing
Researchers have developed a way to coax microscopic particles and droplets into precise patterns by…
Antibiotic-resistant strains of staph bacteria may be spreading between pigs raised in factory farms
DNA sequencing of bacteria found in pigs and humans in rural eastern North Carolina, an…
Accidentally Trashed, Thawed or Expired: Reports of Covid Vaccine Spoilage
As the speed of covid vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going…
1,600 vaccinated in Guinea Ebola virus outbreak but more jabs needed: WHO
More than 1,600 people have received Ebola virus vaccinations in Guinea where four have died…
STAT+: European Commission probes Teva for allegedly using patents to thwart competition
In its latest bid to ensure competition among drug makers, the European Commission has opened…
Countries failing to properly prosecute killers of human rights defenders, UN expert says
Countries must find the political will to prevent the killings of human rights defenders, hundreds…
Walking pace among cancer survivors may be important for survival
A new study finds a possible link between slow walking pace and an increased risk…
‘Falling insect’ season length impacts river ecosystems
Insects that fall from the surrounding forest provide seasonal food for fish in streams. Researchers…
Antarctic seals reveal worrying threats to disappearing glaciers
More Antarctic meltwater is surfacing than was previously known, modifying the climate, preventing sea ice…
Twistoptics: A new way to control optical nonlinearity
Engineering researchers report that they developed a new, efficient way to modulate and enhance an…
Team of bioethicists and scientists suggests revisiting 14-day limit on human embryo
An international team of bioethicists and scientists contends it may be justified to go beyond…