Vaccine Passports: What Businesses Need To Know – And Why They Should Have More Say
The COVID Pass will not be mandatory. But the hope is that use of the…
Month: July 2021
COVID: Study Finds Lower Antibody Activity Against Delta Variant At Single Dose – But Vaccines Still Work
The delta variant has spread to at least 90 countries and is 50% more transmissible…
Opinion: The answer to medical misinformation on social media might be more information
When the surgeon general of the United States speaks, people tend to listen. So Vivek…
Opinion: Proven ways to boost Covid-19 vaccination: mandates plus nudges
The United States is approaching a plateau in vaccination rates at a perilous moment as…
STAT+: Happify to release prescription app to treat depression under loosened FDA rules
Leveraging Food and Drug Administration regulations loosened during the pandemic, Happify Health, which is best…
The baby was gravely ill. Rapid sequencing turned around a diagnosis in 13 hours — and pointed to a treatment
When the boy was brought to the San Diego emergency department one night last October,…
Public health officials have tools to beat back Covid again. Does anyone want to use them?
Before Covid-19 vaccines, public health officials fought off the pandemic with the only tools they…
Prenatal exposure to paracetamol associated with increased risk of autism and ADHD – The Pharmaceutical Journal
Prenatal exposure to paracetamol associated with increased risk of autism and ADHD The Pharmaceutical Journal Read…
How To Potty Train Your Child: 5 Helpful Tips For Knowing When And How
The post How To Potty Train Your Child: 5 Helpful Tips For Knowing When And…
News in Brief 21 July 2021
Flood-hit China region saw a year’s worth of rain in under a week: WMO Liverpool’s…
Liverpool’s historic waterfront removed from World Heritage List
Historic docklands and buildings in the UK city of Liverpool have been removed from the…
Inspiring Women: A Serious Burn Accident Led Alternative Healthcare Expert Simone Wan To Create Functional Vodka Brand PLANT – Daily Front Row
Inspiring Women: A Serious Burn Accident Led Alternative Healthcare Expert Simone Wan To Create Functional…
Gov. Parson and state health official respond to Springfield alternative care site confusion – KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis
Gov. Parson and state health official respond to Springfield alternative care site confusion KTVI Fox 2…
Tennessee takes down alternative COVID-19 care sites – Associated Press
Tennessee takes down alternative COVID-19 care sites Associated Press Read Original Article: Tennessee takes down alternative…
Fort Bend ISD presents health, wellness plans for the 2021-22 school year – Community Impact Newspaper
Fort Bend ISD presents health, wellness plans for the 2021-22 school year Community Impact Newspaper Read…
Researchers find immune component to rare neurodegenerative disease
Researchers have identified an immune protein tied to the rare neurodegenerative condition known as Niemann-Pick…
In the same health system, Black patients are prescribed fewer opioids than white patients
Inequities in health care are pervasive, from access to quality of care, and a new…
WHO’s Tedros backs Tokyo Olympic Games ‘power to inspire’
The head of the UN World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has welcomed the start…
Origami comes to life with new shape-changing materials
Researchers have created butterflies that flap their wings, flower petals that wiggle with the touch…
STAT+: Pfizer looks to widen access to Covid-19 vaccine in Africa, but advocates say it doesn’t go far enough
Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) moved Wednesday to widen access to Covid-19 vaccines by striking…
Lifesaving help needed for Venezuela cancer patients hit by US sanctions
Independent UN rights experts on Wednesday warned that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer patients could die because they…
States reach $26 billion deal with three wholesalers and J&J to end opioid lawsuits
Three of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers and a major drug maker reached a $26 billion…
Nelson Mandela: ‘Synonymous with the fight for justice and equality’
Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the man who led the struggle that ended the racist apartheid…
Opinion: ‘When Memory Fades’: Misinformation about Alzheimer’s disease and Aduhelm must be limited
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a timely and thought-provoking advisory about the serious threat to…
Thumb-sized device quickly ‘sniffs out’ bad breath
Researchers have constructed a portable, thumb-sized device that diagnoses bad breath by quickly ‘sniffing’ exhalations…
Toward one drug to treat all coronaviruses
Researchers have analyzed viral proteins across 27 coronavirus species and thousands of samples from COVID-19…
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Rounding errors could make certain stopwatches pick wrong race winners, researchers show
Simulated swimming race times show a small number of times recorded on quartzite oscillator-based devices…
New method predicts COVID-19 severity, could help with hospital triage
Researchers have developed a blood test to predict which people infected with COVID-19 are most…
Cognitive decline may help predict future fracture risk in women
A 16-year study has revealed a link between cognitive decline, bone loss and fracture risk…
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Novel method predicts if COVID-19 clinical trials will fail or succeed
Researchers have modeled COVID-19 completion versus cessation in clinical trials using machine learning algorithms and…
New tool differentiates endangered salt marsh harvest mouse from abundant look-alike
Scientists have developed a tool that is able to differentiate the endangered salt marsh harvest…
A mutual exchange: Synthesizing aryl sulfides from non-smelling, non-toxic compounds
The importance of aryl sulfides in biologically active compounds has led chemists to develop methods…
Effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against the Alpha and Beta variants in France
In a new study, scientists show that the two-dose vaccination regimen of mRNA vaccines provides…
Accreditation rules ensure that CME serves the needs of patients and the public
Fugh-Berman is correct in recognising the threat to our profession when prescribers are influenced by…
In world’s first genetically engineered marsupials, scientists get a fresh window into human biology
When the pile of opossums arrived at John VandeBerg’s lab from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo…
Is BBQ Healthy And Good For Weight Loss? Science Has The Answer
Having a BBQ party outdoors is an American tradition that all of us enjoy. But…
Cancer: Information theory to fight resistance to treatments
A major challenge in cancer therapy is the adaptive response of cancer cells to targeted…
Using ultra-low temperatures to understand high-temperature superconductivity
A so-called ‘strange metal’, well-known for its unusual properties, has been shown to be a…
David Oliver: Could separating NHS “hot” and “cold” inpatient sites work?
Is it realistic to think of separating NHS hospital sites more effectively for “cold” (elective)…
U.S. life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII
NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020,…
Covid-19: Two thirds in India carry antibodies, while research suggests country’s death toll is 10 times official figure
India’s fourth “serosurvey” of the covid pandemic has found neutralising antibodies to the novel coronavirus…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer cuts deal for Covid-19 shot to be partially made in South Africa; wholesalers to pay $1.1b to NY to settle opioid suit
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
STAT+: Therapy chatbot startup Woebot raises $90 million
Woebot announced Wednesday that it raised a $90 million Series B investment to further the…
Opinion: Listen: Ezekiel Emanuel on vaccine mandates: ‘Covid might not be done with you’
Are health care workers more obligated than others to get a Covid-19 vaccine? In this…
Black fungus: paranasal mucormycosis
This is invasive rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis on the face of a woman in her 50s (fig…
Bullying will continue as long as the GMC accepts referrals without question
Dyer reports that an employment tribunal has ruled for the first time that the General…
A woman with recurrent erythema and vesicles on her legs
A woman in her 20s presented with a two year history of recurrent (20 episodes)…
Drug treatment services are broken, says review
In announcing the second part of her drugs review, focusing on prevention, treatment, and recovery,…
STAT+: FDA plans to study whether pharma reps at conference exhibit booths are telling the truth
Pandemics aside, medical conferences are popular destinations for doctors, who are barraged with information about…
Opinion: Explaining medical AI is easier said than done
The growing use of artificial intelligence in medicine is paralleled by growing concern among many…