Retaining trial participants takes more than a Christmas card
“Bah humbug! Sending Christmas cards to trial participants does not increase retention.” So conclude Coleman…
Year: 2021
Building utopia from disaster: could the pandemic show a way to better healthcare? An essay by Agnes Arnold-Forster
As soon as the covid-19 pandemic started, commentators began to predict the radical social, political,…
Bah humbug! Association between sending Christmas cards to trial participants and trial retention: randomised study within a trial conducted simultaneously across eight host trials
AbstractObjectivesTo determine the effectiveness of sending Christmas cards to participants in randomised controlled trials to…
Gatekeepers, wizards, and a mutual appreciation of each other’s kingdoms
Collaborative working is crucial to providing joined up, high quality care, yet medicine continues to…
Listening to illness: hearing gout through music
Some research found that the risk of gout increased during the winter season1—not then the…
Opinion: FDA’s outdated Birth Control Guide blocks access to the innovations the agency has approved
Every day, women in the United States are routinely denied access to the latest birth…
Watch: A rebel with a cause: As a mentor and a leader, this Black orthopedic surgeon fights to diversify his field
A rare Black orthopedic surgeon in an overwhelmingly white specialty, Eric Carson has spent decades…
STAT+: Oregon wants to get out of covering drugs like Aduhelm in Medicaid
WASHINGTON — Oregon is gearing up to ask the Biden administration if its Medicaid program…
STAT+: Hospitals just dodged a bullet in Democrats’ major spending package. Can they sidestep a bigger one?
WASHINGTON — Hospitals and their lobbyists in Washington just wriggled their way out of a…
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Orthopedic surgeons pride themselves on fixing things. Can they fix their own field’s lack of diversity?
This is part two of a STAT investigation on the lack of diversity in orthopedic…
Alarm sounded about COVID-19 in pregnant women in Colorado – Denver Gazette
Alarm sounded about COVID-19 in pregnant women in Colorado Denver Gazette Read Original Article: Alarm sounded…
Physical activity during pregnancy lowers risks of complications and preterm births – UAB News
Physical activity during pregnancy lowers risks of complications and preterm births UAB News Read Original Article:…
Financial hardship exceedingly common among pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S. – News-Medical.Net
Financial hardship exceedingly common among pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S. News-Medical.Net Read Original Article:…
Merck’s Covid Pill Might Pose Risks for Pregnant Women – The New York Times
Merck’s Covid Pill Might Pose Risks for Pregnant Women The New York Times Read Original Article:…
Anxiety during pregnancy leads to increased postpartum depression, researchers find – UI The Daily Iowan
Anxiety during pregnancy leads to increased postpartum depression, researchers find UI The Daily Iowan Read Original…
Certain hair products may alter hormones in pregnancy – Futurity: Research News
Certain hair products may alter hormones in pregnancy Futurity: Research News Read Original Article: Certain hair…
Padma Lakshmi Reveals She Was on Bed Rest Due to ‘Very Scary’ Placenta Previa During Pregnancy – Prevention.com
Padma Lakshmi Reveals She Was on Bed Rest Due to ‘Very Scary’ Placenta Previa During…
DLS Engineering Associates Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination – JD Supra
DLS Engineering Associates Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination JD Supra Read Original Article: DLS Engineering…
Citrus Pregnancy Center gets early Christmas gift of a new sonogram machine – Citrus County Chronicle
Citrus Pregnancy Center gets early Christmas gift of a new sonogram machine Citrus County Chronicle Read…
Preeclampsia, preterm birth linked to greater preterm birth risks in later pregnancies – Healio
Preeclampsia, preterm birth linked to greater preterm birth risks in later pregnancies Healio Read Original Article:…
Electronic nose gadget ‘sniffs’ out risk to pregnancy from the dangerous condition pre-eclampsia – Daily Mail
Electronic nose gadget ‘sniffs’ out risk to pregnancy from the dangerous condition pre-eclampsia Daily Mail Read…
How to use your breast milk donation to help other mums and unwell bubs
Why make a breast milk donation? Have you got more breastmilk than you know what…
News in Brief 13 December 2021
Discussions on AI weapons must advance swiftly: Guterres COVID-19 highlights threat of non-communicable diseases to…
Dr. Jeff Kane: Alternative atmosphere – The Union of Grass Valley
Dr. Jeff Kane: Alternative atmosphere The Union of Grass Valley Read Original Article: Dr. Jeff Kane:…
Natural Mood Stabilizers: Types, Benefits, Cautions – Verywell Health
Natural Mood Stabilizers: Types, Benefits, Cautions Verywell Health Read Original Article: Natural Mood Stabilizers: Types, Benefits,…
The conversation: In polygamous communities, deep roots of distrust shape vaccine hesitancy – Salt Lake Tribune
The conversation: In polygamous communities, deep roots of distrust shape vaccine hesitancy Salt Lake Tribune Read…
Computer-, smartphone-based treatments effective at reducing symptoms of depression: Promising alternative to address increasing mental health needs due to pandemic, study says – Science Daily
Computer-, smartphone-based treatments effective at reducing symptoms of depression: Promising alternative to address increasing mental…
Best Anti-Aging Skin Care: Retinol
Retinoids were approved for the treatment of acne back in 1971 by prescription only. This…
Are There Stages of Multiple Sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is a long-term (chronic disease) of the brain and spinal cord that usually…
As a Logic song topped the charts, helpline saw more calls and fewer suicides
During the time that a song whose title is the number of a national suicide…
Experimental gene therapy reverses sickle cell disease for years
An experimental gene therapy for sickle cell disease restored blood cells to their normal shape…
With fuzzy nanoparticles, researchers reveal a way to design tougher ballistic materials
Researchers have discovered a new method to improve the toughness of materials that could lead…
Remember the Rohingya ‘forced to run for their lives’
The world must not forget the roughly one million Rohingya from Myanmar “forced to run…
Research demonstrates that cells with cancer-associated mutations overtake human tissue with age
Recently published research has found that most cancer-free individuals over age 60 carry at least…
Potential cure for tropical parasitic disease found in soil
Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm’s life cycle boosted survival from a potentially…
Climate change record in clam shells
The tiny, pale surf clam about the size of a fingernail that most people have…
Want to limit carbon and curb wildfire? Create a market for small trees
Thinning treatments reduce the risk of wildfire and provide ecological benefits for California’s forests, but…
New platform for childhood cancer medicines counters ‘unacceptable imbalance’ in survival rates
A UN-backed initiative announced on Monday aims to ensure children with cancer living in low…
STAT+: Feeling remote: Coalition of pharma regulators look to complement on-site inspections beyond Covid
Nearly two years after the Covid-19 pandemic prompted remote inspections of pharmaceutical production plants, an…
‘Supermeres’ may carry clues to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19
Researchers have discovered a nanoparticle released from cells, called a ‘supermere,’ which contains enzymes, proteins…
Experiment gives rise to social conventions between baboons
A research team has demonstrated that members of a group of baboons can establish shared…
Quantum algorithms bring ions to a standstill
Laser beams can do more than just heat things up; they can cool them down…
Challenging Einstein’s greatest theory with extreme stars
Researchers have conducted a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity. The…
Discovery of ‘split’ photon provides a new way to see light
Nearly a century after Italian physicist Ettore Majorana laid the groundwork for the discovery that…
Super-bright stellar explosion is likely a dying star giving birth to a black hole or neutron star
A powerful cosmic burst dubbed AT2018cow, or ‘the Cow,’ was much faster and brighter than…
Unequal global vaccine coverage is at the heart of the current covid-19 crisis
In early 2020, as the covid-19 pandemic started to spread across the world, warm words…
Farmed seafood supply at risk if we don’t act on climate change
The supply of farmed seafood such as salmon and mussels are projected to drop 16…
Climate-driven disease devastates seagrass health
In an oceanic omen for climate change’s intensifying effects, new research shows that seagrass suffers…
Fecal transplant discovery could improve care for dangerous infections
New research sheds light on why a fecal transplant can benefit patients with dangerous recurrent C….
Cannabis use could cause harmful drug interactions
Using cannabis alongside other drugs may come with a significant risk of harmful drug-drug interactions,…