From health to climate there is disrespect at the heart of every crisis
Is the prime minister a king? The outrage at Boris Johnson appearing without a mask…
Month: November 2021
Embedding planetary health into health authority guidelines
Moore calls for a planetary health curriculum.1 Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss is vital…
Effect of nutritionally modified infant formula on academic performance: linkage of seven dormant randomised controlled trials to national education data
AbstractObjectiveTo compare differences in academic performance between adolescents who were randomised in infancy to modified…
5 years of progress: The first STAT Wunderkinds on their biggest challenges and proudest moments in science
Next week, STAT will unveil its fifth class of Wunderkinds, a group of doctors and…
‘You need a whole team’: How a virtual mentoring program has helped bring care closer to rural patients
By the time Sanjeev Arora’s patient had trekked the 200 miles to his office to…
COVID-Resistant People Found To Be Key In Fight Against Pandemic
A new study is shedding light on the role of a group of people who…
PODCAST: Driving the transition to zero emission vehicles – transport day at COP26
It’s looking more and more likely that electric vehicles will dominate the roads of the…
News in Brief 10 November 2021
COVID-19 cases see slight global increase, says WHO Landmine Monitor reports ‘exceptionally high’ use in…
New UNDP initiative shows Afghan people they ‘have not been forgotten’
In the past few weeks, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), under an agreement with the Global Fund, has…
UN steps up wheat planting support, as Afghans face catastrophe
Afghanistan may have dropped out of the news headlines since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, but the situation there is heading…
New UNESCO education report calls for ‘new social contract’
Imagining a new future for education by 2050, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)…
Capturing the impact of human sewage on Earth’s coastal ecosystems
A new mapping analysis estimates the amounts of nitrogen and pathogens released into coastal ecosystems…
Tedros calls for new high-level working group to get 40% vaccinated by year’s end
With just seven weeks to go before the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is asking Member…
Sequencing whole genomes helps diagnose far more rare diseases, study shows
When the U.K.’s National Health Service started to use whole genome sequencing, doctors were able…
Reversing new-onset type 1 diabetes with pyramid-like DNA: Mouse study
Usually diagnosed in children, teens and young adults, type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease…
Student’s research upends understanding of upper atmospheric wind
A doctoral student has confirmed that the cross-polar jet, a well-known wind in the upper…
Spread of Transeurasian languages was due to agriculture
By triangulating data from linguistics, archaeology and genetics, a new study by an international team…
STAT+: ‘Quite puzzling’ results in Alzheimer’s study cloud future of tau-targeting antibody treatment
New clinical trial results may temper early hope for an experimental Genentech treatment that targets…
Global temperatures over last 24,000 years show today’s warming ‘unprecedented’
An effort to reconstruct Earth’s climate since the last ice age, about 24,000 years ago,…
Striking difference between neurons of humans and other mammals
Human neurons have a lower density of ion channels than expected, compared to neurons of…
COP26 diary: the health clans gather
Saturday 6 NovemberToday is the day when the health clans gather to review progress (or…
Covid-19: Pandemic reduced life expectancy in most developed countries, study finds
Covid-19 has reduced life expectancy in four fifths of OECD countries with comparable data and…
Major cities could be close to self-sustaining through fully integrated solar
Net zero carbon is within reach for a major Australian city through comprehensive adoption of…
Tread lightly: ‘Eggshell planets’ possible around other stars
Strange ‘eggshell planets’ are among the rich variety of exoplanets possible, according to a study….
Rapidly evolving species more likely to go extinct, study suggests
Researchers have found that fast evolution can lead to nowhere. Read Original Article: Rapidly evolving…
Baby teeth may one day help identify kids at risk for mental disorders later in life
The thickness of growth marks in primary (or ‘baby’) teeth may help identify children at…
Underbite regained: Species feared extinct is the only frog with true teeth on its lower jaw
In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a…
Inquiry into maternity care at Nottingham trust to investigate if incidents were downgraded
A new inquiry into maternity services at a major NHS teaching trust will investigate whether…
Covid-19: Singaporeans who remain “unvaccinated by choice” must fund own treatment, says government
Singapore’s government will no longer fund covid treatment after 8 December for citizens and residents…
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One in 10 children worldwide live with disabilities
Nearly 240 million children worldwide, or one in 10, live with disabilities and experience deprivation in indicators…
Covid-19: Pfizer vaccine provides 90% protection against infection in children aged 5-11, study finds
Children aged 5-11 who are given a low dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine produced…
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment during the covid-19 pandemic
Although the overall use of healthcare services fell by about a third during the covid-19…
Opinion: Understanding health care consumer preferences is key to effective Covid-19 vaccination messaging
Health care, like politics, is local. The performance of certain procedures or the prevalence of…
National Happy Hour Day 2021: 10 Must Buy Beers For Thanksgiving
Here are the best-ranked beers you should try in celebration of National Happy Hour Day….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna and NIH clash over Covid-19 vaccine patent; Biogen probes Alzheimer’s patient death
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
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STAT+: Company that sold overdose antidote to pay $12.7 million to settle charges of fraudulent scheme
Kaleo, a small and controversial company, agreed to pay $12.7 million to resolve allegations that…
MPs press for investigation of covid related contracts during “sleaze” debate on standards
MPs have called for a full investigation into the company that was awarded government contracts…
Self-testing for HIV could increase diagnoses in the trans community
The studyWitzel TC, Wright T, McCabe L, et al. Impact and acceptability of HIV self-testing…
David Oliver: The cultural problems still affecting PPE provision
In February I wrote a news story in The BMJ about failings in the supply…
Epinephrine before defibrillation in patients with shockable in-hospital cardiac arrest: propensity matched analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the use of epinephrine (adrenaline) before defibrillation for treatment of in-hospital cardiac arrest…
Covid-19: BMA asks doctors to submit evidence on UK’s pandemic response
The BMA has called for evidence to inform its “lessons learnt” review into the UK’s…
Have international in-person medical meetings had their day?
Yes—Richard SmithLike many organisations, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was forced to hold…
Head of BMA committee steps down in row over patients’ access to GPs
Richard Vautrey stepped down as UK and England chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee…
Opinion: Listen: A patient and a nephrologist on how using race in kidney testing puts lives at risk
Ever since medicine adopted a race-based formula to assess kidney health in the mid-2000s, some…
STAT+: Obesity journal editor’s extensive company ties raise concerns about conflicts of interest in publishing
Over the past seven years, a top editor at a medical journal devoted to obesity…
What would the public health experts do? STAT asked 28 about their holiday plans amid Covid-19
It has been nearly two years since Covid-19 reared its ugly head, as best we…
Salaries for Afghanistan health workers sends ‘message of hope’ to millions
By the time the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August, at the main hospital in…
Prenatal hospitalizations involving cannabis use disorder increased in recent years – Healio
Prenatal hospitalizations involving cannabis use disorder increased in recent years Healio Read Original Article: Prenatal hospitalizations…
Prenatal Diagnosis Results in Early Diagnosis of Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia and Better Growth Outcomes – Hematology Advisor
Prenatal Diagnosis Results in Early Diagnosis of Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia and Better Growth Outcomes Hematology Advisor Read…
Study reveals the negative perceptions and emotional impact of pregnancy stretch marks – News-Medical.Net
Study reveals the negative perceptions and emotional impact of pregnancy stretch marks News-Medical.Net Read Original Article:…