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Overdiagnosis: it’s official
Recently the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) unveiled new terms to be included in…
Month: November 2021
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—19 November 2021
No surprises for PfizerThe phase II/III double-blind randomised controlled trial of Pfizer’s BNT162b2 vaccine in…
Unless we address the inequity in global health, then the world will not be prepared for the next pandemic
The Global Health infrastructure is broken. We are attempting to put plasters on multiple compound…
Reverse cuts to children’s centres, peers urge government
A nationwide network of family hubs should be put at the core of a national…
Remembering the mission on healthcare’s path to decarbonisation
Clinicians are driven by a common mission: to optimally improve health, prevent harm, and advance…
Back health bill amendments to make England smoke free by 2030, medical leaders urge
More than 650 health experts and activists are calling on the government to back amendments…
STAT+: Watch: Experts challenge Eli Lilly exec on effectiveness of Alzheimer’s drug
Months after the Food and Drug Administration approved Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, Eli Lilly hopes…
Opinion: Health plans, insurers need to make addressing racial inequities in health care part of their core work
Health care companies and organizations across the country are grappling with health inequities, spurred by…
Opinion: Lessons from the inverted paradiddle can help telehealth move forward
By day I run a health care company. At night and on weekends I play…
STAT+: Big data is the next frontier for biotech — and they’re scrambling for data scientists
Nikhil Munshi’s lab at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has accumulated an overwhelming amount of data…
Whitney Port suffers pregnancy loss after ‘unhealthy pregnancy’ reveal – Page Six
Whitney Port suffers pregnancy loss after ‘unhealthy pregnancy’ reveal Page Six Whitney Port Suffers Miscarriage After…
Twin pregnancies: Symptoms, risks, and delivery – Medical News Today
Twin pregnancies: Symptoms, risks, and delivery Medical News Today Read Original Article: Twin pregnancies: Symptoms, risks,…
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy Linked to Having Child with Anxiety – Healthline
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy Linked to Having Child with Anxiety Healthline Read Original Article: Cannabis Use…
Pre-Conception to Perfect Pregnancy & Solutions to Infertility & Post-Partum (Part 1 of 2)! – The Villager
Pre-Conception to Perfect Pregnancy & Solutions to Infertility & Post-Partum (Part 1 of 2)! The Villager…
Israeli study finds COVID vaccine window for pregnant women to protect newborns – Haaretz
Israeli study finds COVID vaccine window for pregnant women to protect newborns Haaretz Read Original Article:…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Ethiopia arrests, COVID-19 antiviral boost, #YAS21
In this week’s show: a worrying state of emergency continues in Ethiopia where UN staff are…
News in Brief 18 November 2021
Kids in Nigeria feel most pressure to succeed, says UN Children’s Fund Abandoning Afghanistan would be historic…
Don’t be afraid to be the change, fearless youngsters tell UN Youth Summit
Young entrepreneurs have been swapping inspiring stories at a UN-partnered youth summit on Thursday about how they’ve driven positive change for their communities and the environment – and how everyone can do…
Alternative Medicines and Therapy Market Report Up to 2031: Visiongain Research Inc – Benzinga – Benzinga
Alternative Medicines and Therapy Market Report Up to 2031: Visiongain Research Inc – Benzinga Benzinga Read…
Do Foot Detoxes Actually Work? – Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic
Do Foot Detoxes Actually Work? Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic Read Original Article: Do Foot Detoxes…
Recent study shows more complications with alternative prostate biopsy method – Harvard Health
Recent study shows more complications with alternative prostate biopsy method Harvard Health Read Original Article: Recent…
A peer-run center in North Carolina offers alternative for psychiatric care – NBC News
A peer-run center in North Carolina offers alternative for psychiatric care NBC News Read Original Article:…
STAT+: Can local governments convince the courts that opioid makers and wholesalers caused a public nuisance?
Earlier this week, the state of Washington went to trial relying on a controversial legal…
Listen: Biogen’s scientific succession & Michael Osterholm on pandemic Thanksgiving
Are we in for another winter surge? Has Biogen bottomed out? And can Covid-19 pills…
Telehealth for PTSD, SPAC sadness, & FDA clears VR
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: GlaxoSmithKline’s Emma Walmsley predicts a ‘landmark’ 2022 for the company
Next year will be a “landmark” one for GlaxoSmithKline, according to CEO Emma Walmsley —…
STAT+: Proposal to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines and drugs appears unlikely to pass
A controversial proposal for the World Trade Organization to temporarily waive intellectual property rights and…
STAT+: Former DARPA director: Biden’s new science agency should be independent, not an NIH office
WASHINGTON — The former director of DARPA, the Pentagon’s high-stakes research arm, says that for…
STAT+: A lack of access: Pharma is failing to ensure new antibiotics will be available to poor countries, analysis finds
Although the pharmaceutical industry is making modest progress in countering resistance to superbugs, drug companies…
Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan
At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of…
A win for Black maternal health advocates, as Congress moves to set up new VA program
Congress’s action this week is a victory for Black maternal health advocates like Charles Johnson,…
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‘Growing a chair is easy’ and other words of wisdom from the audacious George Church
George Church, the larger-than-life Harvard biologist who pioneered both DNA sequencing and gene editing, is…
India’s LGBTQ+ community continues to face healthcare barriers
Kanmani is a transgender woman living in New Delhi. When she visited a psychiatrist in…
STAT+: Generate Biomedicines raises $370m and plans to increase workforce sixfold
Cambridge biotech Generate Biomedicines said Thursday it has raised $370 million in venture capital from…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: SEC probes Cassava over Alzheimer’s drug results; Teva takes pharma in a new direction with a bond sale
Rise and shine, everyone. Another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
STAT+: By selling bonds tied to drug access and climate goals, Teva takes pharma in a new direction
In a first-of-its-kind move by a drug maker, Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) recently sold $5 billion…
STAT+: Gilead licenses cancer drugs from Arcus in potentially lucrative but risky bet on its cancer business
Gilead Sciences said Thursday that it has exercised an option to license four cancer drugs…
Overcrowding and long delays in A&E caused over 4000 deaths last year in England, analysis shows
England had at least 4519 excess deaths in England in 2020-21 as a result of…
Paleontologists debunk fossil thought to be missing link between lizards and first snakes
Filling in the links of the evolutionary chain with a fossil record of a ‘snake…
New findings on the link between CRISPR gene-editing and mutated cancer cells
A protein that protects cells from DNA damage, p53, is activated during gene editing using…
Warmer soil stores less carbon
Global warming will cause the world’s soil to release carbon, new research shows. Read Original…
Scientist advances prospect of regeneration in humans
In a study that builds on earlier research that identified macrophages as essential to regeneration…
In the brain’s cerebellum, a new target for suppressing hunger
Scientists have identified an entirely new way the brain signals fullness after eating. The findings…
Parliamentary committee report on covid-19 response: the difference between an apology and repentance
The reflections by Gurdasani and McKee1 highlight the difference between an apology and repentance. Leaders…
Covid 19: US government committee hears how social media spreads misinformation
Americans are endangered by misinformation about the covid-19 pandemic and promotion of false treatments on…
Test and trace system continues to fail
Not only did the parliamentary committee report highlight that the shaky test and trace system…
PPE: producing polluted environment
It is undeniable that pollution is having a catastrophic effect on our planet. Recently, the…
Acute nail changes after manicure with acrylate containing nail polish
This is contact dermatitis of the periungual and subungual skin of the fingers and thumbs…
Prescription opioid treatment for non-cancer pain and initiation of injection drug use: large retrospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the association between long term prescription opioid treatment medically dispensed for non-cancer pain…
Investing in public health is our best route to sustainable healthcare
Has it all been worth it: the handwashing, the mask wearing, the standing 2 m…