UN’s top human rights forum passes resolutions on Belarus, Myanmar
The UN’s top rights forum passed resolutions condemning abuses of fundamental freedoms in Belarus and…
Month: March 2021
STAT+: Pfizer hopes for a happy ending for an osteoarthritis drug with a troubled history
For more than a decade, Pfizer has run dozens of trials in hopes of eventually…
More Hair in the Sink? You Know What to Blame
Physical stress can cause a variety of problems, from body pain and tension to hair…
Aerosol formation in clouds
Researchers have studied for the first time how chemical reactions in clouds can influence the…
Weird earthquake reveals hidden mechanism
The wrong type of earthquake in an area where there should not have been an…
Rodenticides in the environment pose threats to birds of prey
Over the past decades, the increased use of chemicals in many areas led to environmental…
How humans develop larger brains than other apes
A new study is the first to identify how human brains grow much larger, with…
Watch: Microrobots fight brain tumors in mice
Scientists have created a microrobot that can pass the near-impenetrable blood-brain barrier to treat brain…
Tackling health inequalities: avoid unconscious associations with guilt or disgust
Marteau and colleagues are right to emphasise the impact of growing inequalities on health in…
New agency will focus on preparing and protecting UK from future pandemics
The government has unveiled its new body—the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) —with the specific…
Shame of contracting COVID-19 can prevent individuals declaring infection to authorities
Feelings of shame and stigmatisation at the idea of contracting COVID-19 are linked to lower…
Young people help draw up UN digital protection recommendations
Over 30 years after the invention of the world wide web, The UN Committee on…
STAT+: With Amazon and Ro on its heels, Uber expands its prescription delivery business
After steering into prescription delivery in two cities last summer with digital pharmacy startup NimbleRx,…
Universities launch opioid litigation archive to ‘ensure history doesn’t repeat itself’
After two decades in which opioid overdoses claimed more than 400,000 lives in the U.S.,…
Opinion: Listen: Kara Zivin on seeing her own struggles during pregnancy reflected in Meghan Markle’s
In this week’s episode of STAT’s “First Opinion Podcast,” I talk with Kara Zivin, a…
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STAT+: A ‘conditional’ EUA for a CytoDyn Covid treatment? FDA says no such thing exists
Speaking Monday night to investors on a conference call, CytoDyn CEO Nader Pourhassan said the…
GPs and trusts to overhaul communications systems after blind patient sent shielding letters she couldn’t read
GPs and hospitals will have to make sure that patients who are blind or otherwise…
STAT Webinar: Future directions for cancer immunotherapy
Drugs that harness the body’s immune system to find and kill cancer cells have improved…
Older than expected: Teeth reveal the origin of the tiger shark
A team of researchers has examined the fossil record of these apex predators and found…
Do you know the way to Berkelium, Californium?
Scientists have demonstrated how to image samples of heavy elements as small as a single…
Clues to start of Earth’s supercontinent cycle
A research has uncovered solid clues about the very beginning of the supercontinent cycle of…
Once-in-a-century UK wildfire threats could happen most years by end of century
Researchers looked at current frequency of weather conditions in the UK that present ‘very high’…
Extreme temperatures, heat stress and forced migration
Heat extremes will lead to climate-induced waves of migration toward the cooler north. Read Original…
Wafer-thin nanopaper changes from firm to soft at the touch of a button
Materials science likes to take nature and the special properties of living beings that could…
Global COVID-19 infections rise for fourth consecutive week, deaths level off
COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise around the world for a fourth consecutive week, with…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Europe moves to curb Covid-19 vaccine exports; Slaoui fired from Galvani board over sexual harassment claim
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Moncef Slaoui, former head of Operation Warp Speed, fired from company board over sexual harassment allegations
Moncef Slaoui, the former scientific director of Covid-19 vaccine development efforts at Operation Warp Speed,…
Another epidemic: abuse and violence towards doctors from patients and the public
“In just a few weeks patients physically assaulted three of my colleagues in the emergency…
An unusual cause of sciatica in an immunocompromised patient
A woman in her 40s presented at the antiretroviral centre with 12 hours of severe…
Proposed reforms of the Mental Health Act
The UK Mental Health Act is reviewed in every generation as society takes stock of…
Corneal ulcer after stem cell transplant
This is a dendritic ulcer of the cornea in the right eye of a man…
David Oliver: Improving DNACPR discussions, decisions, and documentation
On 18 March the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a report on the quality of…
Management of colonic diverticulitis
ABSTRACTLeft sided colonic diverticulitis is a common and costly gastrointestinal disease in Western countries, characterized…
Opinion: STAT+: A Biden-Harris Biomanufacturing Initiative could increase supplies of vaccines, therapeutics in one fell swoop
The coronavirus pandemic is generating pressure on the manufacturing of vaccines and therapeutics. Every day…
‘Motherhood in medicine’: Returning from parental leave was hard. Covid made it worse
Earlier this month, I steeled myself for my return to work after giving birth to…
Experts debate links between political leadership and preventing violence against women
Ending violence against women in politics is critical to encouraging more women to participate in…
Women and Infants hopes to allow partners at prenatal visits in coming months – WPRI.com
Women and Infants hopes to allow partners at prenatal visits in coming months WPRI.com Read Original…
Remaking The Greatest of Your Grandma’s Family Recipes
The post Remaking The Greatest of Your Grandma’s Family Recipes appeared first on and belongs…
UN in Darfur: ‘Reasonable progress’ made so far, in former mission drawdown
Reasonable progress has been made so far drawing down the UN’s former peacekeeping mission in…
News in Brief 23 March 2021
UN rushes to help Cox’s Bazar refugees following massive blaze UN condemns deadly shelling of Syrian children and hospital workers Inventions boom in…
UN rushes to help Cox’s Bazar refugees following massive blaze
At least 15 people have died in a massive fire at a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, home…
Two recalls, safety warning mean time to check the pantry
Two new recalls and a safety warning mean that it’s time to check your pantry…
STAT+: Senate reaches deal to extend Medicare pay bump for health care providers through 2021
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders have reached an agreement to extend a Medicare pay bump for…
Rugby study identifies new method to diagnose concussion using saliva
A study of top-flight UK rugby players has identified a method of accurately diagnosing concussion…
Researchers hunt for drugs that keep HIV latent
When the human immunodeficiency virus infects cells, it can either exploit the cells to start…
Scientists observe complex tunable magnetism in a topological material
Scientists have observed novel helical magnetic ordering in the topological compound EuIn2As2 which supports exotic…
Changes in Antarctic marine ecosystems
Understanding the evolution of the polar sea ice is not enough to study the effects…
With drop in LA’s vehicular aerosol pollution, vegetation emerges as major source
Organic aerosol pollutants have decreased in the Los Angeles area due to strict vehicle emissions…
Union-friendly states enjoy higher economic growth, individual earnings
New research shows that state laws designed to hinder union activity and indulge corporate entities…
New technology allows researchers to image wetland soil activity in real time
Researchers to create a new camera allowing for the imaging of wetland soil activity in…