An overactive sweet tooth may spell trouble for our cellular powerplants
The average American eats roughly 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day — more than…
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New approach opens window into life below the seafloor
Scientists studied microorganisms from an underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean, pioneering a method that…
Holistic health care for your pet? – Dayton 24/7 Now
Holistic health care for your pet? Dayton 24/7 Now Read Original Article: Holistic health care for…
Migraine Chills: How Are They Treated? – Healthline
Migraine Chills: How Are They Treated? Healthline Read Original Article: Migraine Chills: How Are They Treated?…
State of the science on western wildfires, forests and climate change
Seeing the urgent need for change, a team of scientists from leading research universities, conservation…
Running quantum software on a classical computer
Physicists have introduced an approach for simulating the quantum approximate optimization algorithm using a traditional…
After 60 years, scientists find the missing link in our body’s blood pressure control
Researchers have determined the location of natural blood-pressure barometers inside our bodies that have eluded…
Emperor penguins increasingly threatened by climate change
A new study provides valuable new data that highlights how species extinction risk is accelerating…
STAT+: FDA to importer: keep your active pharma ingredients away from weed killer and antifreeze
What do weed killer, engine antifreeze coolant, dry wall repair products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients…
New study details enzyme that allows coronavirus to resist antiviral medications
A new study details the structure of a critical enzyme present in SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus…
Learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain
Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of…
What’s killing coral reefs in Florida is also killing them in Belize
Only 17 percent of live coral cover remains on fore-reefs in Belize. A study finds…
Statins may improve survival for triple-negative breast cancer patients
A new study found a significant association between cholesterol-lowering drugs commonly known as statins and…
New method to detect impact of sea level rise
Scientists have developed a new simple, inexpensive and fast method to analyze sulfur isotopes, which…
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Iraq: Put torture prevention laws into practice, urges UN human rights chief
Although laws in Iraq criminalize torture and set out procedural safeguards to prevent it, a new report…
700-plus healthcare workers and patients killed in attacks on facilities: WHO
More than 700 healthcare workers and patients have died, and more than 2,000 have been…
Peter Kopelman: medical academic, educator, and obesity medicine expert
bmj;374/aug03_18/n1924/FAF1faCredit: University of LondonPeter Kopelman, who has died aged 70, rose from being a medical…
11 Ways To Boost & Strengthen Your Immune System Amid COVID-19 Delta Variant Surge
To help you stay safe from the Delta variant, here’s how you can boost immunity…
Helen Salisbury: Running on empty
Most years, there’s a noticeable slackening in the pace of GPs’ work over the summer….
A heart attack app, misinfo crackdowns, and MRI-safe headphones
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
An international medical student’s perspective
As an international medical student, I support the decision1 and believe it is a positive…
Points: Are we missing the point?
As an intercalating medical student, I admit that gaining educational achievement points was a motivating…
Cohorts of medical students will be unable to plan
Although I support the decision to exclude additional degrees and publications from the points system…
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Will removing intercalation undermine our clinical academic foundations?
Intercalation inspires future healthcare professionals to engage in research. We need to inspire students to…
UKFPO needs to make clear what evidence it is using
The letter from the UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO)12 makes the puzzling and unreferenced statement…
Medical students’ opinions should be valuable to institutional decision making
My initial reaction to the changes1 was similar to those I saw online: this decision…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Dealing with the Delta variant
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
New viable means of storing information for quantum technologies?
Quantum information could be behind the next technological revolution. By analogy with the bit in…
A study identified 15 novel biomarkers for diseases predisposing to dementia
A study provides new data on potential aetiological mechanisms that are linked with dementia caused…
How sex cells get the right genetic mix – An interdisciplinary approach solves a century-old puzzle
A new discovery explains what determines the number and position of genetic exchanges that occur…
Online exhibition celebrates rise of women in general practice
bmj;374/aug03_10/n1932/FAF1faThis portrait, by Christian Furr, of Lotte Newman, who became a Royal College of General…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Sanofi to pay $3.2 billion to buy Translate Bio; COVAX struggles with Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? Cloudy skies are hovering this morning over the…
CoronaVac Vaccine: Its Results Are Patchy, But The World Can’t Ignore Its Usefulness
CoronaVac’s clinical trial results have painted a mixed picture. And, as with the western COVID-19…
Holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean
New research has resulted in the first holistic assessment of marine and land-based plastic pollution…
Exclusive: Four members of NICE’s guideline committee on ME/CSF stand down
Four members of the NICE guideline development committee for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) left…
Corporate ventriloquism undermines action on alcohol harms
Alcohol remains a serious global health concern, with a pressing need to reduce consumption among…
Should Pregnant, Breastfeeding Moms Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19?
The CDC has updated its guidance on COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant and breastfeeding moms. Read…
Clare Gerada: Happy birthday, NHS
On 5 July 2021 the NHS had its 73rd birthday. To mark this occasion, I—along…
Roopa Dhatt: How a simple statistic helped put women on the global health map
In 2015, practising physician Roopa Dhatt and her colleagues wangled their way into the World…
Intellectual property waiver for covid-19 vaccines will advance global health equity
By late June 2021, 46% of people in high income countries had received at least…
How can I keep in touch with colleagues?
Virtual communication is essentialSabrina Das, obstetrician and gynaecologist with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Yemen,…
Adapting interventions to new contexts—the ADAPT guidance
Interest is growing in adapting evidence informed interventions for implementation in new contexts.1234Box 1 provides…
Opinion: Regulating digital health apps needs user-centered reform
When people seek health information, they expect what they get to be reliable and accurate….
Opinion: Punishing drug use heightens the stigma of addiction
Our understanding of substance use disorders as chronic but treatable health conditions has come a…
STAT+: Amylyx is breaking all of biotech’s unwritten rules — and still raising impressive sums
If you want to raise big money in biotech, there are a few unwritten rules….
People chasing Covid-19 vaccine boosters create headaches for the health care system
WASHINGTON — The entire U.S. health care system has been single-mindedly focused on getting Covid-19…
With Apple’s backing, can an app help heart attack patients navigate recovery?
In July 2016, two cardiologists and a handful of computer scientists and developers rolled up…
STAT+: Sanofi pays $3 billion to purchase Translate, raising stakes around mRNA technology
Major drug makers are getting into mRNA, the technology behind the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid…
Experts ‘strongly encourage’ pregnant women to be vaccinated against COVID-19 – WBOY.com
Experts ‘strongly encourage’ pregnant women to be vaccinated against COVID-19 WBOY.com Austin-area unvaccinated pregnant women increasingly…
Raleigh woman gives birth after 4 miscarriages as study shows pregnancy struggle many Black women face – WTVD-TV
Raleigh woman gives birth after 4 miscarriages as study shows pregnancy struggle many Black women…