Priorities for the new health secretary
England has a new secretary of state for health and social care. Sajid Javid—previously the…
Month: July 2021
Correcting flaws in GP funding: avoid missing pockets of deprivation and don’t penalise areas with reduced life expectancy
While we support the principles of “levelling up” funding for practices in deprived areas,1 the…
STAT+: Regeneron’s George Yancopoulos talks CRISPR, obesity drugs, and the next generation of Covid antibody cocktails
The discovery of a rare genetic mutation that seems to protect certain people from becoming…
Opinion: Outdated Medicare rules threaten older Americans’ access to home medical equipment
Pandemic-related breaks in global supply chains for drugs and essential medical supplies are affecting the…
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Opinion: The health care workforce is understaffed for life after Covid-19
As the U.S. gradually unburies itself from the Covid-19 pandemic, some people have been sounding…
Scientists devise a battery-free pacemaker that can be absorbed by the body
Scientists have designed a temporary, battery-free pacemaker that can be broken down by the patient’s…
STAT+: Inside the ‘land grab’ for virtual-first care: how an unprecedented flurry of deals is shaping the new digital health landscape
Teladoc’s blockbuster merger with Livongo in 2020 would’ve been unthinkable just a few years ago….
Genomic Surveillance: What It Is And Why We Need More Of It To Track Coronavirus Variants And Help End The COVID-19 Pandemic
Sequencing the genetic code of virus samples taken from COVID-19 patients reveals how SARS-CoV-2 is…
One Change That Could Help Nursing Homes Recover From COVID-19 Fears And Become Safer Places For Aging Parents
Throughout the pandemic, nursing homes have been in the headlines as places with uncontrolled COVID-19…
Prenatal THC and CBD exposure impairs offspring’s ability to respond to fluoxetine – News-Medical.Net
Prenatal THC and CBD exposure impairs offspring’s ability to respond to fluoxetine News-Medical.Net Read Original Article:…
Virginia’s Medicaid expands, now covers dental and prenatal services – WVIR
Virginia’s Medicaid expands, now covers dental and prenatal services WVIR Read Original Article: Virginia’s Medicaid expands,…
Medicaid in VA to cover full dental, prenatal services regardless of immigration status – WSET
Medicaid in VA to cover full dental, prenatal services regardless of immigration status WSET Read Original…
Making Crafts While Pregnant: The Hidden Joys And Scary Dangers
The post Making Crafts While Pregnant: The Hidden Joys And Scary Dangers appeared first on…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – Climate change scare for business, COVID’s $2.4 trillion tourism hit and Tigray alert
In this week’s show, the worrying rise of internet blackouts to stifle dissent and why…
News in Brief 1 July 2021
Internet shutdowns by repressive governments now ‘entrenched’ Malaria tops health threats facing world’s most vulnerable:…
COVID-19 test offers solution for population-wide testing, scientists say
Researchers report real-world results on SwabSeq, a high-throughput testing platform that uses sequencing to test…
Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields
The analysis estimates pollution reductions between 1999 and 2019 contributed to about 20 percent of…
Brain circuit for spirituality?
Using datasets from neurosurgical patients and those with brain lesions, researchers mapped lesion locations associated…
Earth’s cryosphere shrinking by 87,000 square kilometers per year
A new study reports the first global assessment of the extent of snow and ice…
Rethinking plastics
In a new issue of Science, devoted to the plastics problem, call for new approaches…
Skin in the game: Transformative approach uses the human body to recharge smartwatches
As smart watches are increasingly able to monitor the vital signs of health, including what’s…
Alternative Medicine Helped Me Recover From Low Testosterone – Cushing’s Disease News
Alternative Medicine Helped Me Recover From Low Testosterone Cushing’s Disease News Read Original Article: Alternative Medicine…
Listen: A CRISPR milestone, Biogen’s FDA saga, & George Yancopoulos on biotech in 2021
How much can CRISPR really do? Has the FDA been totally honest? And is it…
Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines prime T cells to fight SARS-CoV-2 variants, study finds
Researchers have found that T cells from people who have recovered from COVID-19 or received…
Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030
Without an urgent injection of cash, billions globally risk still being without lifesaving access to safe drinking water, sanitation…
Study ties milder COVID-19 symptoms to prior run-ins with other coronaviruses
In COVID-19 patients whose symptoms were mild, researchers found that they were more likely than…
COVID-19 aggravates antibiotic misuse in India, study finds
Antibiotic sales soared during India’s first surge of COVID-19, suggesting that the drugs were inappropriately…
SARS-CoV-2 replication targets nasal ciliated cells early in COVID-19 infection
The establishment of nasal mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a nasal vaccine could be the…
Good food in a nice setting: Wild bees need diverse agricultural landscapes
Mass-flowering crops such as oilseed rape or faba bean provide valuable sources of food for…
New data science platform speeds up Python queries
Data queries written in Python, a commonly used programming language, can grind data analytics platforms…
7 Quick Ways To Relieve COVID Vaccine Arm Pain And Swelling
Are you experiencing arm pain and swelling as a COVID vaccine side effect? Here are…
STAT+: U.S. cancer drug prices were higher at launch than in three European countries — and just kept climbing
In the latest bid to compare drug costs, a new study finds that prices for…
Researchers raise concerns about using genetic risk scores to pick ‘healthier’ embryos
As more people turn to in vitro fertilization for help with conceiving, a host of…
Social protection ‘lifeline’ during COVID, depends on where you live
Although the COVID-19 pandemic had triggered the roll-out of an “unprecedented number” of new and…
Delta variant drives Africa COVID threat to ‘whole new level´: WHO warns; ‘dominant’ in Europe by August
With cases now doubling in Africa every three weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has…
Drug dissolved net-like structures in airways of severely ill COVID-19 patients
When researchers in Sweden performed advanced analyses of sputum from the airways of severely ill…
Global climate dynamics drove the decline of mastodonts and elephants, new study suggests
Elephants and their forebears were pushed into wipeout by waves of extreme global environmental change,…
Dolichomitus meii wasp discovered in Amazonia is like a flying jewel
Parasitoid wasps are one of the most species rich animal taxa on Earth, but their…
Eruption of the Laacher See volcano redated
The eruption of the Laacher See volcano in the Eifel in Germany is one of…
Lessons from the pandemic: taking a covid-like approach to other diseases
Preparing for the next pandemic is a global public health concern, which is well voiced…
STAT+: Nestle Health Science will split profits from Seres microbiome drug, if it’s approved
Seres Therapeutics has announced a new deal with its long-time partner, Nestle Health Science, to…
Internet shutdowns now ‘entrenched’ in certain regions, rights council hears
The practice of shutting down internet and mobile phone access to stifle dissent has become…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Glaxo under more pressure from activist investor; WHO urges Gilead to lower price of black-fungus drug
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? A shiny sun and delightful breeze are enveloping…
Rebuilding trust after misdiagnosis: where is the liaison between mental and medical?
Clark writes, “As I had received several psychiatric diagnoses, the pain team wouldn’t help with…
STAT+: In a new role at health tech startup Maven, Neel Shah wants to make sure pregnant people aren’t ‘lost’
When celebrated Boston OB-GYN Neel Shah first learned of the chance to help build a…
Diagnosing active tuberculosis in primary care
What you need to knowConsider active TB disease in patients with cough, fever, night sweats,…
Dear Sajid Javid: open letter to a new minister of health
Dear secretary of state, You arrive at a crucial time in the pandemic and have…
Bone and artery calcification . . . and other stories
Bone and heartCalcification in arteries and in bone show an inverse relation, according to a…
E-cigarette maker Juul pays $40m to North Carolina in landmark settlement
Juul Labs, one of the world’s biggest e-cigarette manufacturers, will pay $40m (£28.9m; €33.7m) to…
Could editing the genomes of bats prevent future coronavirus pandemics? Two scientists think it’s worth a try
Amid the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, two researchers are proposing a drastic way to stop future…