Covid-19: Canada relaxes age limits on AstraZeneca vaccine as Ontario cases surge
Three weeks after restricting the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged 55 and older, provinces across…
Month: April 2021
Outback radio telescope discovers dense, spinning, dead star
Astronomers have discovered a pulsar — a dense and rapidly spinning neutron star sending radio…
Opinion: Listen: A Baghdad-trained physician on the barriers to getting a medical license in the U.S.
In this episode of the First Opinion Podcast, I speak with Lubab al-Quraishi, a Baghdad-trained…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer identifies first counterfeit versions of its Covid-19 vaccine; top house Democrats investigate Emergent BioSolutions
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. This is the middle…
Shift-work causes negative impacts on health, affects men and women differently
Shift-work and irregular work schedules can cause several health-related issues and affect our defense against…
Augmented reality in retail and its impact on sales
Augmented reality is an effective technology that marketers can use to improve sales. Read Original…
Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes could power a continent
Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of extremely powerful releases of energy, at…
Complexity of microplastic pollution
Microplastics — small plastic pieces less than 5 millimeters in length — are ubiquitous in…
New conductive polymer ink opens for next-generation printed electronics
Researchers have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advance paves the way for innovative…
Covid-19: Government faces legal action over {pound}102m contract for FFP3 masks
The UK government is facing legal action over a £102.6m (€119m; $143m) contract for FFP3…
Championing transgender rights: specialty doctor Kate Nambiar
All doctors should use their privileged place in society to make a difference, says Kate…
Thailand tightens covid-19 rules
bmj;373/apr20_10/n1016/FAF1faTeera Noisakran/Pacific Press/AlamyPeople queue at a temporary covid-19 testing site in Bangkok last Monday, two…
Covid-19: Government’s shielding scheme failed thousands of clinically extremely vulnerable people, say MPs
At the start of the covid-19 pandemic the UK government failed to reach up to…
Helen Salisbury: Does it matter who owns general practice?
Alarm has been voiced about Operose Health purchasing 37 general practices in London across 49…
Partha Kar: Changing the narrative around self-management
One of the biggest challenges for any healthcare system is how to support patients with…
What the new Health Security Agency means for public health
“Covid-19 has provided a powerful lens on existing health problems,” said John Newton, director of…
Playing hide and seek with structural racism
The much anticipated report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities1 has generated controversy….
David Oliver: Renaming government agencies won’t improve population health
Just how committed is the government to improving the health of the population through prevention…
Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: summary of NICE guidance
What you need to knowA collaborative and supportive relationship between healthcare professional and person with…
Opinion: FDA: make medical apps reliable, not risky
The fear of Covid-19 catapulted symptom checkers from the periphery of public attention to the…
Opinion: Low-tech but high-value: Don’t stop reimbursing phone-only telehealth visits
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and…
STAT+: Why hospitals hate Bernie Sanders’ latest health reform push
WASHINGTON — Progressives in Congress, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, have ramped up pressure on…
Most Americans say they should be vaccinated before the U.S. donates Covid-19 shots elsewhere
Three-quarters of Americans believe the U.S. government should start donating Covid-19 vaccines to other countries,…
‘No one was listening’: Long Covid patients struggle to get care for their symptoms
Last summer, in the six weeks after she began feeling terrifyingly breathless and was briefly…
More Signs COVID Shots Are Safe for Pregnant Women – WebMD
More Signs COVID Shots Are Safe for Pregnant Women WebMD Covid-19: Pregnant women should be offered…
Simple treatment during pregnancy can protect baby from memory problems in later life – EurekAlert
Simple treatment during pregnancy can protect baby from memory problems in later life EurekAlert Read Original…
Sea-Bands Named Winner of First Annual The Bump Best of Pregnancy Awards – PRNewswire
Sea-Bands Named Winner of First Annual The Bump Best of Pregnancy Awards PRNewswire Read Original Article:…
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Safe access is key to help child victims of Tigray conflict: UNICEF
Fighting is ongoing in Ethiopia’s Tigray, where the level of cruelty against women and children…
News in Brief 20 April 2021
UNICEF reports on conditions inside stricken Tigray region WFP secures access to feed 1.5 million…
TRC Healthcare Bridges the Natural Medicines Knowledge Gap for Pharmacists – PRNewswire
TRC Healthcare Bridges the Natural Medicines Knowledge Gap for Pharmacists PRNewswire Read Original Article: TRC Healthcare…
The Importance of Alternative Healthcare Options Grows in the Midst of the Pandemic – PRNewswire
The Importance of Alternative Healthcare Options Grows in the Midst of the Pandemic PRNewswire Read Original…
Pause to Alternative Payment Models Gives Some Providers a ‘Golden Ticket,’ Leaves Others Behind – Home Health Care News
Pause to Alternative Payment Models Gives Some Providers a ‘Golden Ticket,’ Leaves Others Behind Home Health…
Electrostimulation device shown to aid in pain relief, keep students away from opioids – The Times
Electrostimulation device shown to aid in pain relief, keep students away from opioids The Times Read…
TRC Healthcare Bridges the Natural Medicines Knowledge Gap for Pharmacists – The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
TRC Healthcare Bridges the Natural Medicines Knowledge Gap for Pharmacists The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Read…
Predicting the next pandemic virus is harder than we think
The observation that most of the viruses that cause human diseases come from other animals…
Using engineering methods to track the imperceptible movements of stony corals
A new study borrowed image-analysis methods from engineering to spot the minute movements of a…
The immune link between a leaky blood-brain barrier and schizophrenia
Research points to the involvement of the immune system the brain as a contributor to…
Helpful, engineered ‘living’ machines in the future?
Engineered, autonomous machines combined with artificial intelligence have long been a staple of science fiction,…
Food allergies, changes to infant gut bacteria linked to method of childbirth, ethnicity
Researchers have found a causal link between caesarean section birth, low intestinal microbiota and peanut…
Was Cascadia’s 1700 earthquake part of a sequence of earthquakes?
The famous 1700 Cascadia earthquake that altered the coastline of western North America and sent…
‘Undruggable’ cancer protein becomes druggable, thanks to shrub
A chemist has found a way to synthesize a compound to fight a previously ‘undruggable’…
Restoration efforts can brighten an ecosystem’s future, but cannot erase its past
An expansive project is examining the benefits, and limits, of environmental restoration on developed land…
Deregulated US Government oversight on interstate waters leaves murky implications for states
Concern tends to ratchet up a notch when pollution enters the river runoff discussion on…
‘Dead clades walking’: Fossil record provides new insights into mass extinctions
Mass extinctions are known as times of global upheaval, causing rapid losses in biodiversity that…
‘Information theory’ recruited to help scientists find cancer genes
Using a widely known field of mathematics designed mainly to study how digital and other…
STAT+: Congress probes Emergent’s ties to a key Trump official in wake of Covid-19 vaccine scandal
A pair of top House Democrats is investigating whether Emergent BioSolutions (EBS), which was responsible…
Combining light, superconductors could boost AI capabilities
As artificial intelligence has attracted interest, researchers are focused on understanding how the brain accomplishes…
Boosting fiber optics communications with advanced quantum-enhanced receiver
Fiber optic technology is the holy grail of high-speed, long-distance telecommunications. Still, with the continuing…
Reversal of blood droplet flight predicted, captured in experiments
To search for answers about how blood droplets from a gunshot wound can reverse direction…
Forensics puzzle cracked via fluid mechanical principles
A real-life forensic puzzle inspired researchers to explore the physics involved, and in Physics of…