Forced displacement at record level, despite COVID shutdowns: UNHCR
The number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution, and human rights violations, rose last year…
Month: June 2021
Most cancer cells grown in a dish have little in common with cancer cells in people, research finds
In a bid to find or refine laboratory research models for cancer that better compare…
Vaccination, previous infection, protect against COVID-19 gamma/P.1 variant in animal model
In a new study using variant virus recovered from one of the original travelers, researchers…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden to spend $3 billion to develop Covid-19 pills; most Americans believe the new Alzheimer’s drug will be effective
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Derek Hall Teasdale
bmj;373/jun18_10/n1551/FAF1faAfter pre-registration appointments, Derek Hall Teasdale was called up into the navy, where he served…
David John McMaster
bmj;373/jun18_9/n1556/FAF1faDavid John McMaster (“Dave Mac,” as he was usually known by his contemporaries) grew up…
Robert Noel Hadfield
bmj;373/jun18_8/n1557/FAF1faRobert Noël Hadfield (“Noël”) grew up in Southport and at his family’s holiday home overlooking…
Brian Hall Smith
bmj;373/jun18_7/n1553/FAF1faBrian Hall Smith (also known as “BH”) was born in Wellington, Shropshire, on 31 December…
Madeleine Eggleston
bmj;373/jun18_6/n1561/FAF1faMadeleine Eggleston (née Russell) was the first of three generations of female doctors. One of…
Covid-19 vaccine outreach: “local knowledge, contacts, and credibility really, really matter”
In leafy East Sussex the rates of those who have had their first and second…
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Covid-19: Prepare for a third wave, warns England’s chief medical officer
Current trajectories suggest that the UK is facing a third surge of covid-19, while booster…
The NHS needs a comprehensive plan for recovery
Even before covid-19, the NHS was in need of some emergency treatment. In the 2019…
Humanising medical care after the pandemic
Rage and despair about the NHS spurred me to start a charity called the Point…
Global covid-19 vaccine rollout and safety surveillance—how to keep pace
The first vaccines against the novel pathogen SARS-CoV-2 were deployed just nine months after the…
Opinion: 3D bioprinting can help end organ transplant waitlists — if the FDA stops delaying
Right now, more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for organ transplants. Due to a lack…
STAT+: Poll: Many Americans concerned about FDA approval process for Alzheimer’s drug
Two-thirds of Americans who are familiar with the details of the newly approved Alzheimer’s treatment…
Clinicians open their notes to patients in a grand experiment in medical care
When Glenda Thomas of Framingham, Mass., checked her doctors’ notes online after a recent infusion,…
A Mix-And-Match Approach To COVID-19 Vaccines Could Provide Logistical And Immunological Benefits
Mixing vaccines might be important as the coronavirus continues to evolve. Read Original Article: A…
Millions Are Rejecting One Of Humanity’s Best Weapons For Saving Lives: Vaccines
Vaccination has saved millions of lives throughout the course of history, but many are still…
How to Find Free or Low-Cost Prenatal Care in the US – Healthline
How to Find Free or Low-Cost Prenatal Care in the US Healthline Read Original Article: How…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – ‘Smart’ killer drones, drought and domestic workers’ worsening plight
In this week’s 15-minute podcast, we enter the murky world of so-called intelligent drone strike…
News in Brief 17 June 2021
Debt suspension call for countries hit worst by COVID: Guterres Drought on verge of becoming…
Is CBD Good For Your Skin? Antioxidants Could Help Solve Acne, Eczema And Psoriasis
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a substance found in marijuana plants. There are various CBD health benefits…
STAT+: Athira Pharma CEO placed on leave amid allegations of altered images in her research papers
The chief executive of Athira Pharma, a biotech developing treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative…
One in every 100 dies by their own hand, each suicide ‘a tragedy’ – WHO
New research published by the UN health agency on Thursday revealed that suicide remains one…
Comprehensive RNA-Atlas
By cleverly combining complementary sequencing techniques, researchers have deepened our understanding of the function of…
A new rapid assessment to promote climate-informed conservation and nature-based solutions
A new article introduces a rapid assessment framework that can be used as a guide…
Sulfur enhances carbon storage in the Black Sea
The depths of the Black Sea store comparatively large amounts of organic carbon. A research…
Guterres: Bring crimes of sexual violence in conflict out of ‘the shadows’, punish perpetrators
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the…
Beneficial bacteria can be restored to C-section babies at birth
Babies born by Cesarean section don’t have the same healthy bacteria as those born vaginally,…
Thin, stretchable biosensors could make surgery safer
A research team has developed bio-inks for biosensors that could help localize critical regions in…
If you ride an e-scooter, take safety precautions
New research shows that nearly 28% of all electric scooters reported injuries were head and…
Sorghum, a close relative of corn, tested for disease resistance on Pennsylvania farms
With sorghum poised to become an important crop grown by Pennsylvania farmers, researchers tested more…
Probing the dynamics of photoemission
Physicists have used ultrashort laser pulses to probe the dynamics of photoelectron emission in tungsten…
Passive rewilding can rapidly expand UK woodland at no cost
A long-term passive rewilding study has shown that natural woodland regeneration could make a significant…
STAT+: Billions spent on prescription drug ads may have increased Medicare spending
The large sums of money spent on advertising prescription drugs directly to consumers may have…
Listen: The Covid vaccine booster debate, 23andMe hits Wall Street, & biotech’s call of the decade
Is 23andMe a tech company? Do we really need booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines? And…
Opinion: Why a controversial decision won’t stop me from serving on FDA advisory committees
Last week’s controversial decision by the FDA to give aducanumab, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, accelerated approval…
Heat spells doom for Aussie marsupials
When animals are hot, they eat less. This potentially fatal phenomenon has been largely overlooked…
Coelacanths may live nearly a century, five times longer than researchers expected
Once thought to be extinct, lobe-finned coelacanths are enormous fish that live deep in the…
Gender bias toward men in patent awards results in less biomedical innovation for women, study suggests
Research has long shown that fewer patents are awarded to women than to men. Now…
Long-term Himalayan glacier study
The glaciers of Nanga Parbat – one of the highest mountains in the world –…
Use of critically important antibiotics class has more than doubled on UK pig farms
The use of a class of antibiotics critically important to human health more than doubled…
New method could reveal what genes we might have inherited from Neanderthals
Using neural networks, researchers have developed a new method to search the human genome for…
STAT+: Scientists unshelve a decades-old antibiotic to fight a new foe — ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer, which kills about 15,000 Americans every year, has historically been one of the…
Study of young chaotic star system reveals planet formation secrets
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study the young star Elias 2-27…
When tyrannosaurs dominated, medium-sized predators disappeared
A new study shows that medium-sized predators all but disappeared late in dinosaur history wherever…
Virtual Event: Biotech: Where are we now?
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Study identifies trigger for ‘head-to-tail’ axis development in human embryo
Scientists have identified key molecular events in the developing human embryo between days 7 and…
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Focus on emotions is key to improving heart health in people living with obesity
People living with obesity who attended a non-judgemental and personalized lifestyle modification program improved their…