STAT+: Stanford spins out a company to tap old patient data to answer new questions
A company is launching out of Stanford University on Wednesday to tackle one of the…
Month: September 2021
FDA scientists strike skeptical tone on need for Covid-19 vaccine booster at this time, likely fueling debate
Food and Drug Administration scientists have expressed skepticism about the need for additional doses of…
Here’s How To Get Rid Of Cat Pee & Poop Smell The Best, Most Effective Way
Cat lovers, did you know that cat poop and pee pose certain health risks? Here’s…
Morris Greenberg: occupational health specialist on a lifelong quest to make the world asbestos free
bmj;374/sep15_11/n2265/FAF1faIn 1967 a young doctor, Morris Greenberg, noted that every surface in a London factory…
Planets form in organic soups with different ingredients
Astronomers have mapped out the chemicals inside of planetary nurseries in extraordinary detail. The newly…
Virtual Event: The 340B drug discount program is at a crossroads. What’s next?
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderate Democrats threaten House drug-pricing bill; FDA reverses decision on reviewing ALS drug
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Government is urged to tackle “punitive pension taxation” to stop doctors retiring early
The BMA must push the government to remove “punitive pension taxation” that is exacerbating the…
STAT+: Digital health measures are gaining traction, but research on privacy and ethics is lagging
A catalyzing new review found virtually no research into ethics, security, and data rights of…
STAT+: Facing pressure from ALS patients and advocates, the FDA does about-face on review of potential treatment
The Food and Drug Administration has reversed an internal decision and will now review an…
Cross government strategy needed to reduce health inequalities, says alliance
A coalition of health and social care organisations has written to the prime minister to…
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Why It Will Soon Be Too Late To Find Out Where The COVID-19 Virus Originated
SARS-CoV-2 has caused the greatest pandemic of the past 100 years. Understanding its origins is…
Why the NHS has slipped to fourth in healthcare ranking of 11 richest countries
It is disheartening, if not surprising, to see the NHS slipping to 4th in the…
Profiteering from vaccine inequity: nudge pharma towards “doing well by doing good”
I read with interest your editorial about profiteering from vaccine inequity.1 Fortunately the UK government…
Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer
AbstractMortality from colorectal cancer is reduced through screening and early detection; moreover, removal of neoplastic…
Evaluating agreement between bodies of evidence from randomised controlled trials and cohort studies in nutrition research: meta-epidemiological study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the agreement between diet-disease effect estimates of bodies of evidence from randomised controlled…
Opinion: Listen: An organizer and a physician on how climate change will worsen maternal health inequities
The country is in a climate crisis. California is experiencing its second-largest fire, on the…
Opinion: NIH needs to create a National Institute of Surgery
I recently received the 42nd grant rejection of my academic career, bringing my overall success…
Covid-19: Government lays out its “plan B” to protect NHS this winter
Ministers will reintroduce a range of precautionary measures against covid-19 this autumn and winter if…
Prenatal ultrafine PM exposure has adverse effects on children’s health, development – News-Medical.Net
Prenatal ultrafine PM exposure has adverse effects on children’s health, development News-Medical.Net Read Original Article: Prenatal…
Virtual Care App Babyscripts for Prenatal, Postpartum Services Raises $12 Million in New Capital – Tech Times
Virtual Care App Babyscripts for Prenatal, Postpartum Services Raises $12 Million in New Capital Tech Times…
Pregnancy Resource Center invites community to virtual Celebration of Life banquet – Alice Echo News-Journal
Pregnancy Resource Center invites community to virtual Celebration of Life banquet Alice Echo News-Journal Read Original…
News in Brief 14 September 2021
First humanitarian flight to Kabul marks ‘turning point’: WFP After 10 years of war in Syria, siege tactics…
Is Intermittent Fasting Good & Healthy? 10 Benefits You Need To Know
Here’s what you should know about intermittent fasting, as well as one of the best…
Physical distance may not be enough to prevent viral aerosol exposure indoors
Eighteen months ago, stickers began to dot the floors of most shops, spaced about six…
New DNA-based chip can be programmed to solve complex math problems
A novel chip automates the reaction cascades occurring between molecules inside DNA to carry out…
COVID-19 antibodies persist, reduce reinfection risk for up to six months, study finds
Most patients with mild COVID-19 infections produce antibodies that persist and protect them from reinfection…
Prehistoric humans rarely mated with their cousins
At present-day, more than ten percent of all global marriages occur among first or second…
Senior Center hosting Alternative Medicine Series – mysouthborough
Senior Center hosting Alternative Medicine Series mysouthborough Read Original Article: Senior Center hosting Alternative Medicine Series…
COVID Misinformation Pushed By Some Doctors Without Penalty : Shots – Health News – NPR
COVID Misinformation Pushed By Some Doctors Without Penalty : Shots – Health News NPR Read Original…
STAT+: Key senator opposes Democrats’ target for drug-pricing savings
WASHINGTON — An influential Senate Democrat is pushing back against his party’s efforts to cut…
House moderates rebel against Pelosi drug pricing plan, leaving bill’s fate uncertain
WASHINGTON — Three moderate House Democrats are making good on their threat to oppose Speaker…
Study links severe COVID-19 to increase in self-attacking antibodies
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are substantially more likely to harbor autoantibodies –antibodies directed at their own…
After 10 years of war in Syria, siege tactics still threaten civilians
The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, highlighting…
Only 2% of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Africa
More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World…
BMA moves to neutral position on assisted dying
The BMA has voted to move to a position of neutrality on assisted dying, including…
Researchers develop new tool for analyzing large superconducting circuits
New research tools are needed to fully develop quantum computers and advance the field. Now…
Elizabeth Holmes trial set to resume, with more insider testimony
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: What’s next in gene therapy
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Helen Salisbury: Trouble with the new normal
We can probably all agree that normality, in medicine, is a good thing. When patients…
Clare Gerada: From clap to slap—general practice in crisis
A journalist sat with me in my clinic recently to witness the nuts and bolts…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Purdue execs get their bonuses; Woodcock, two senators push patent office over pharma abuse
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. The sun is…
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Researchers find evidence of possible link between herpes simplex and neurogenerative diseases
In a ‘first of its kind’ study, researchers found a potential direct connection between neurodegenerative…
Observation of quasi-equilibrium phase coexistence in supercritical fluids
A research team lays down the foundation for the expansion of supercritical fluid applications research….
Covid-19: Long covid must be recognised as occupational disease, says BMA
The UK government must recognise long covid as an occupational disease and invest in its…
Opinion: Aduhelm backlash threatens to reverse progress in FDA’s reviews of rare and ultra-rare disease drugs
The FDA’s approval of Aduhelm to treat Alzheimer’s disease has unleashed criticism about the decision…
Opinion: Medicine must ‘widen the doors’ to people of color
The pandemic and the death of George Floyd put a glaring spotlight on the gross…
Watch: After nearly dying in Iraq, a veteran volunteers for a surgical first to ‘help the next troops’
After barely surviving a bomb attack in Iraq in 2005, veteran Jerry Majetich lived with…
‘I can still feel it’: New arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real
“Can you give me a thumbs up?” the surgeon asks Jerry Majetich, an Iraq War…
Covid-19: Vaccinating children will help end pandemic, says minister
Offering 12-15 year olds covid vaccination is the way out of the pandemic, the vaccine…