Shared decision making: an ideal and an art
Shared decision making (SDM) consists of communication, collaboration, aspects of evidence based medicine, and relationship…
Month: August 2021
Opinion: Waiving intellectual property rights would compromise global vaccination efforts
The resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the United States and around the world, in large…
Opinion: Scientific, moral imperatives underlie the ARPA-H mandate to include rare disorders
The response to Covid-19 by the biomedical research community in the U.S. and around the…
A boy with annular erythema on the nose
A 4 year old boy presented with annular erythema on his nose. The lesion had…
Inoculated warts by eyebrow tattoos
These are viral warts on the eyebrows of a woman in her late 20s (black…
David Oliver: Were Nightingale units and fever hospitals ever workable responses to covid-19?
Research has found that around one in nine inpatients with covid-19 acquired it while in…
Associations of BNT162b2 vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospital admission and death with covid-19 in nursing homes and healthcare workers in Catalonia: prospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo determine associations of BNT162b2 vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospital admission and death with…
STAT+: Sesen Bio trial of cancer drug marked by misconduct and worrisome side effects, documents show
The clinical trial of a cancer drug rejected by the Food and Drug Administration last…
‘It’s soul-draining’: Health workers deployed to Covid hot zones are overwhelmed by deaths among the unvaccinated
BATON ROUGE, La. — Bren Ingle watched through a set of twin glass doors as…
Maternal prenatal smoking linked to conduct disorder symptoms in offspring – Healio
Maternal prenatal smoking linked to conduct disorder symptoms in offspring Healio Read Original Article: Maternal prenatal…
COVID rise in pregnant women cues new warnings – Los Angeles Times
COVID rise in pregnant women cues new warnings Los Angeles Times Study: Pregnant women do well…
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines work well for pregnant women, study says – WECT
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines work well for pregnant women, study says WECT Read Original Article: Pfizer, Moderna…
News in Brief 17 August 2021
UN agencies urge Taliban to make good on promises to protect vulnerable Côte d’Ivoire begins…
Protect human rights defenders in Afghanistan, says UN rights expert
Afghanistan faces a “cultural disaster”, following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN…
Scientists identify live immune cells in a coral and sea anemone
A new study has identified specialized immune cells in the cauliflower coral and starlet sea…
New method developed to solve plastics sustainability problem
A research group is developing polymers that can be broken down into their constituent parts;…
As cities grow in size, the poor ‘get nothing at all’
On average, people in larger cities are better off economically. But a new study builds…
Light can trigger key signaling pathway for embryonic development, cancer
Blue light is illuminating new understanding of a key signaling pathway in embryo development, tissue…
Use your team’s emotions to boost creativity
If you’re putting together a team for a project, you might be inclined to pick…
New study reveals that children of mothers with diabetes during pregnancy have an increased risk of eye problems
A new study finds that mothers who have diabetes before or during their pregnancy are…
Free electron laser insight: laser-beam interaction in a dipole magnet
Researchers contributed to a deeper understanding of free electron laser physics by evaluating the interaction…
Health care providers would be required to offer opioid opt-out forms under bipartisan bill package – mlive.com
Health care providers would be required to offer opioid opt-out forms under bipartisan bill package mlive.com…
Sidecar Health offers an alternative to healthcare coverage if you missed the Special Enrollment Period – Yahoo Finance
Sidecar Health offers an alternative to healthcare coverage if you missed the Special Enrollment Period Yahoo…
Dieting: Villain or scapegoat?
For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society…
STAT+: As use of widely prescribed stimulants increases, experts see troubling parallels to opioid crisis
A new study found that the number of adults who used two widely prescribed stimulants…
Bioprocess for converting plant materials into valuable chemicals
Scientists have developed a bioprocess using engineered yeast that completely and efficiently converted plant matter…
Invasive plants are still for sale as garden ornamentals, research shows
Ecologists show that 1,330 nurseries, garden centers and online retailers are still offering hundreds of…
New simulation shows how galaxies feed their supermassive black holes
While other simulations have modeled black hole growth, new model is the first single computer…
Fast changes between the solar seasons resolved by new sun clock
Violent activity on our Sun leads to some of the most extreme space weather events…
A unicorn in women’s health & machine learning skepticism
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Engineers grow 3D bioprinted blood vessel
Scientists have designed a 3D-bioprinted model of a blood vessel that mimics its state of…
How microbes can exacerbate cognitive decline
Recent research has found that changes in the gut microbiota — the trillions of bacteria…
Genome-editing strategy developed for potential Alzheimer’s disease therapy
Scientists have developed a novel strategy using brain-wide genome-editing technology that can reduce Alzheimer’s disease(AD)…
12 Best Pillows For Good Night Sleep
When it comes to sleeping soundly at night, a great pillow can make all the…
STAT+: Verily makes its first major acquisition as it looks to transform clinical trials
On the heels of a series of prominent recent hires, Verily announced plans on Tuesday…
Lack of agreement forces NICE to pause publication of ME/CFS guideline
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has paused the planned publication of…
Pregnant women do well with COVID vaccine, survey finds
A survey of more than 17,000 pregnant and lactating women who received the COVID-19 vaccine…
STAT+: Former Medivation exec charged with insider trading after buying stock ‘within minutes’ of learning of a deal
Just days before Pfizer (PFE) announced plans to acquire Medivation six years ago, the former…
Hamster study evaluates airborne and fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Scientists studying SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have defined in Syrian hamsters how different…
Côte d’Ivoire: Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations begins three days after outbreak declared
The vaccination against Ebola of high-risk populations began on Monday in Côte d’Ivoire following the discovery…
Researchers uncover evolutionary forces at play in the aging of the blood system and identify people at increased risk of blood cancer
Study shows how the interplay of positive, neutral and negative evolutionary selection acting on mutations…
Vitamin D may protect against young-onset colorectal cancer
Consuming higher amounts of Vitamin D — mainly from dietary sources — may help protect…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Recapping HIMSS21 and looking ahead
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Ian MacGillivray: gynaecologist and obstetrician with expertise in twin pregnancies
bmj;374/aug17_8/n2036/FAF1famacgillivray110821.f1As young boy, Ian MacGillivray, the son of a carpenter, jumped over a fence and…
New research provides clues to developing better intranasal vaccines for COVID-19 and flu
While gut microbiota play a critical role in the induction of adaptive immune responses to…
Nanocluster discovery will protect precious metals
Scientists have created a new type of catalyst that will lead to new, sustainable ways…
Small protein protects pancreatic cells in model of type 1 diabetes
A new study has shown that treating type 1 diabetes-prone mice with the small protein…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Roche reports Actemra shortages due to Delta variant; J&J exports Covid-19 shots made in Africa to Europe
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
STAT+: With $110 million and a boost from Oprah, maternal health startup Maven hits $1 billion valuation
On Tuesday, maternal and family virtual care platform Maven raised $110 million in late-stage financing…
Do We Need A New COVID-19 Vaccine Amid The War Against The Delta Variant?
Experts weigh in on the need for a new COVID-19 vaccine amid the spike in…