Pregnant Woman Blocked From Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Eligibility – NBC4 Washington
Pregnant Woman Blocked From Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Eligibility NBC4 Washington Map: Here are the states…
Month: March 2021
Elle King Pregnant With First Child After 2 Pregnancy Losses – Entertainment Tonight
Elle King Pregnant With First Child After 2 Pregnancy Losses Entertainment Tonight Read Original Article: Elle…
Wear The Gown: Pregnancy and heart disease – KENS5.com
Wear The Gown: Pregnancy and heart disease KENS5.com Read Original Article: Wear The Gown: Pregnancy and…
Opioid, macrolide use in pregnancy not tied to overall birth defect risk – Healio
Opioid, macrolide use in pregnancy not tied to overall birth defect risk Healio Read Original Article:…
March webinar debunks misconceptions about vaccines regarding pregnancy, fertility, breastfeeding – American Dental Association
March webinar debunks misconceptions about vaccines regarding pregnancy, fertility, breastfeeding American Dental Association Read Original Article:…
Pregnant Ohioans Can Now Get The Vaccine, But Should They? – ideastream
Pregnant Ohioans Can Now Get The Vaccine, But Should They? ideastream Read Original Article: Pregnant Ohioans…
After a life-threatening pregnancy, Olympian Allyson Felix joins campaign to protect pregnant people – ktlo.com
After a life-threatening pregnancy, Olympian Allyson Felix joins campaign to protect pregnant people ktlo.com Read Original…
Belly fat resistant to every-other-day fasting
Scientists have mapped out what happens to fat deposits during intermittent fasting (every second day),…
Traumatic waiting game for Syrians unsure of the fate of detained loved ones
After 10 years of war in Syria, there are likely tens of thousands of detainees across…
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News in Brief 3 March 2021
COVID-19 crisis forced more than 168 million children to miss class in 2020 Condemnation over targeted killing of…
ISLAND VOICES: ‘men and women together make good leadership’
Vanuatu’s national parliament doesn’t have a single woman member, but two activists are committed to…
Equality in engineering crucial to achieving sustainable development: UN-backed report
Regional disparities in engineering, especially in Africa, must be addressed if the world is to…
Over 168 million children miss nearly a year of schooling, UNICEF says
More than 168 million schoolchildren globally missed out on learning in class, as schools in…
Bahamas were settled earlier than believed
It’s believed early settlers to the islands eventually changed the landscape of the Bahamas. Read…
How Alternative Medicine Helps Ease Your Knee and Ankle Concerns – Runner’s Tribe
How Alternative Medicine Helps Ease Your Knee and Ankle Concerns Runner’s Tribe Read Original Article: How…
House kills medical marijuana alternative without a vote – Daily Leader – Dailyleader
House kills medical marijuana alternative without a vote – Daily Leader Dailyleader Read Original Article: House…
Gerard Way on his mental health in MCR l – Alternative Press
Gerard Way on his mental health in MCR l Alternative Press Read Original Article: Gerard Way…
Shelf life, stability make postbiotics attractive alternative to probiotics – FoodNavigator.com
Shelf life, stability make postbiotics attractive alternative to probiotics FoodNavigator.com Read Original Article: Shelf life, stability…
Taking Cherries Out of the Pie, and the French Out of the Dressing
In a world where cherry pie could lose some filling and carrot cake donuts can…
Saudi Arabia commutes three death sentences, UN experts urge charges be dropped
Independent UN human rights experts welcomed on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia’s decision to commute the death…
‘Historic moment’ as COVID-19 vaccines touchdown in Sudan and Rwanda
Through the UN-led vaccine initiative COVAX, Sudan and Rwanda have become the latest beneficiaries to…
STAT+: Health care industry scores lobbying wins in Senate on drug pricing, provider funds, insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON — Health care industry lobbying groups are poised to score big wins in the…
Color blindness-correcting contact lenses
Imagine seeing the world in muted shades — gray sky, gray grass. Some people with…
Journey of a skull: How a single human cranium wound up alone in a cave in Italy
A lone cranium in an Italian cave wound up there after being washed away from…
STAT+: South Africa official explains why world trade rules should be waived to fight Covid-19
Last fall, the governments of India and South Africa asked the World Trade Organization to…
Green tea supplements modulate facial development of children with Down syndrome, study finds
A new study adds evidence about the potential benefits of green tea extracts in Down…
Opinion: Listen: Haider Warraich on hospitals and their communities, yellow berets, and more
In this episode of STAT’s “First Opinion Podcast,” I talk with Haider Warraich, a physician,…
Covid-19: Germany struggles with slow uptake of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine
Germany is experiencing a slow uptake of the Oxford AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine, latest figures show….
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Nigeria: Traumatized abducted schoolchildren need urgent rehabilitation, say independent rights experts
In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatized by the recent spate of attacks on schools and mass abductions, UN-appointed independent rights experts said…
New generation of tiny, agile drones introduced
Researchers developed an insect-size drone with soft actuators — akin to muscles — that are…
Key steps discovered in production of critical immune cell
Researchers have uncovered a process cells use to fight off infection and cancer that could…
Drug target could fight Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease are in the firing line after researchers…
Vaccine shows signs of protection against dozen-plus flu strains
A vaccine candidate has demonstrated promising signs of protection against more than a dozen swine…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: A race is on to find alternatives to syringes and needles for vaccines; FDA under pressure to inspect more plants
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
Covid-19: Universities may need to test students every three days to prevent major outbreaks, say researchers
The emergence of more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 may mean needing to test students every…
A silver swining: ‘Destructive’ pigs help build rainforests
Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a new study has found they…
Quick-learning cuttlefish pass ‘the marshmallow test’
Cuttlefish can delay gratification – wait for a better meal rather than be tempted by…
Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough…
Covid-19: Schedule breast screening before vaccine or 4 to 6 weeks after to avoid false positives, says guidance
Breast screening appointments should be scheduled to take place before women receive a first dose…
STAT+: Ovid sells off its lead drug to double down on neuro research
Ovid Therapeutics, months removed from a crushing clinical trial disappointment, said Wednesday that it is…
Grail’s reply to editorial on “liquid biopsy” for cancer screening
I write in response to some of the key points raised in Barclay and Bradley’s…
Treatment effects in randomised trials using routinely collected data for outcome assessment versus traditional trials: meta-research study
AbstractObjectiveTo compare effect estimates of randomised clinical trials that use routinely collected data (RCD-RCT) for…
Postpartum thyroiditis
What you need to knowSymptoms of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism can be overlooked as “normal” in…
Increasing recruitment into covid-19 trials: fund nursing trials
One can only agree wholeheartedly with Darzi and colleagues’ call for better recruitment into SARS-COV-2…
NHS sickness absence during the covid-19 pandemic
How have NHS staff coped faced with thousands of patients with a novel and highly…
Fabricated illness: guidance is updated as survey shows nearly all paediatricians see potential cases
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has provided new guidance on how…
Beauty at the micro-scale: MIT’s 2021 images award winners
Much of the world’s focus has been on health care at a global scale this…
Opinion: The Biden administration’s pandemic agenda must not ignore superbugs
What if another devastating pandemic came on the heels of Covid-19? Unfortunately, that looks increasingly…
Freight pilots are flying Covid-19 vaccines around the world — and calling for their turn to be vaccinated
Thousands of UPS and FedEx pilots have flown around the globe for months to deliver…
STAT+: Apple Watch research plows ahead, revealing the device’s health potential
Apple has marketed its Watch for years as a tool to monitor and improve your…