Beyond the numbers: understanding the diversity of covid-19 epidemiology and response in South Asia
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Opinion: The Covid-19 relief bill created 1,000 more residency slots for new doctors. Wealthy hospitals should be last in line to get them
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After racing to help the world understand Covid-19, scientists grapple with how to pick up the research they put on hold
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The FDA’s Weak Drug Manufacturing Oversight Is A Potentially Deadly Problem
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UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – Drought in Bolivia, COVID in Africa, & why climate resilience matters to shopkeepers
In this week’s show: a chilling warning that climate change could cause a pandemic-scale economic…
News in Brief 24 June 2021
More countries need to vaccinate 82.4 million on the move: UNHCR Africa’s third-wave of COVID…
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STAT+: Will FDA quickly review a Lilly drug to alleviate cost concerns for Alzheimer’s drugs?
In an unexpected move, U.S regulators granted Eli Lilly (LLY) a breakthrough designation for its…
Governments must protect those who help torture victims, say human rights experts
Top UN rights experts appealed on Thursday for all governments to ensure that victims of…
CDC advisory panel backs use of dengue vaccine in high-risk areas, despite delivery challenges
An expert panel voted Thursday to advise that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Parents of children with complex medical conditions more likely to have mental health issues
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Researchers find health benefits of Connecticut-grown sugar kelp
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Listen: FDA inner workings, GSK’s foggy future, & the alarming rise in colorectal cancer
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A new type of Homo unknown to science
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STAT+: Pfizer halts global distribution of smoking cessation pill as it tests for potential carcinogens
After finding potential carcinogens in some lots of Chantix, Pfizer (PFE) late last month halted…
‘Subterranean estuaries’ crucial to sustainable fishing and aquaculture industries
Pioneering research suggests ‘subterranean estuaries’ may be critical in managing sustainable fishing and aquaculture —…
Comet strike may have sparked key shift in human civilization
A cluster of comet fragments believed to have hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago may…
Research team discovers Arctic dinosaur nursery
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Ultralight material withstands supersonic microparticle impacts
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No lab required: New technology can diagnose infections in minutes
Engineering, biochemistry and medical researchers at McMaster University have combined their skills to create a…
Antarctic Circumpolar Current flows more rapidly in warm phases
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New knowledge of Earth’s mantle helps to explain Indonesia’s explosive volcanoes
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UN chief urges European Parliament to support COVID vaccines for all
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Timely treatment with COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies can reduce hospitalizations, pandemic’s stress on health care systems
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New protein engineering method could accelerate the discovery of COVID-19 therapeutics
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Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal’s biology
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The fifth quartet: Excited neon discovery could reveal star qualities
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Updated analysis of U.S. COVID-19 deaths shows drops, disparities in average lifespans
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Covid-19: Should we be worried about reports of myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA vaccines?
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Names of doctors who advised withdrawing treatment from babies should not be disclosed, says judge
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lilly seeks speedy U.S. approval for its Alzheimer’s drug; FDA’s Woodcock ‘not concerned’ about criticism
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STAT+: In reversal, Eli Lilly now intends to seek fast approval for Alzheimer’s treatment
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Effect of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020 on life expectancy across populations in the USA and other high income countries: simulations of provisional mortality data
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate changes in life expectancy in 2010-18 and during the covid-19 pandemic in 2020…