Cancer: Information theory to fight resistance to treatments
A major challenge in cancer therapy is the adaptive response of cancer cells to targeted…
Year: 2021
Using ultra-low temperatures to understand high-temperature superconductivity
A so-called ‘strange metal’, well-known for its unusual properties, has been shown to be a…
David Oliver: Could separating NHS “hot” and “cold” inpatient sites work?
Is it realistic to think of separating NHS hospital sites more effectively for “cold” (elective)…
U.S. life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII
NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020,…
Covid-19: Two thirds in India carry antibodies, while research suggests country’s death toll is 10 times official figure
India’s fourth “serosurvey” of the covid pandemic has found neutralising antibodies to the novel coronavirus…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer cuts deal for Covid-19 shot to be partially made in South Africa; wholesalers to pay $1.1b to NY to settle opioid suit
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
STAT+: Therapy chatbot startup Woebot raises $90 million
Woebot announced Wednesday that it raised a $90 million Series B investment to further the…
Opinion: Listen: Ezekiel Emanuel on vaccine mandates: ‘Covid might not be done with you’
Are health care workers more obligated than others to get a Covid-19 vaccine? In this…
Black fungus: paranasal mucormycosis
This is invasive rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis on the face of a woman in her 50s (fig…
Bullying will continue as long as the GMC accepts referrals without question
Dyer reports that an employment tribunal has ruled for the first time that the General…
A woman with recurrent erythema and vesicles on her legs
A woman in her 20s presented with a two year history of recurrent (20 episodes)…
Drug treatment services are broken, says review
In announcing the second part of her drugs review, focusing on prevention, treatment, and recovery,…
STAT+: FDA plans to study whether pharma reps at conference exhibit booths are telling the truth
Pandemics aside, medical conferences are popular destinations for doctors, who are barraged with information about…
Opinion: Explaining medical AI is easier said than done
The growing use of artificial intelligence in medicine is paralleled by growing concern among many…
STAT+: Accelerated approval, the path used to greenlight Biogen Alzheimer’s drug, has a checkered track record, critics say
If ever there were a cautionary tale for the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of…
Vaccines For COVID Are Much More Effective Than For Flu – And Reminding People Could Drive Down Hesitancy
After an incredible start, the UK’s vaccination programme is now slowing down. Over 80 million…
Long COVID: With One In Three Patients Back In Hospital After Three Months, Where Are The Treatments?
The pace of acute therapy and vaccine development for COVID have been dizzying. But even…
FDA to Revise Statin Pregnancy Contraindication – Medscape
FDA to Revise Statin Pregnancy Contraindication Medscape Read Original Article: FDA to Revise Statin Pregnancy Contraindication…
Springfield health leaders find ways to aid COVID-19 patients while waiting to hear from state officials about care site – KOLR – OzarksFirst.com
Springfield health leaders find ways to aid COVID-19 patients while waiting to hear from state…
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Coastal areas need more doctors, says England’s chief medical officer
Medical staff shortages in coastal areas must be tackled to help narrow stark health inequalities,…
More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic
More than 1.5 million children around the world are estimated to have lost at least…
Muddied waters: Sinking organics alter seafloor records
The remains of microscopic plankton blooms in near-shore ocean environments slowly sink to the seafloor,…
Microbially produced fibers: Stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar
A new fiber, made by genetically engineered bacteria is stronger than steel and tougher than…
More than 200 people in U.S. being monitored for possible monkeypox exposure, CDC says
More than 200 people in 27 states are being monitored for possible exposure to monkeypox…
New technology shows promise in detecting, blocking grid cyberattacks
Researchers have designed and demonstrated a technology that can block cyberattacks from impacting the nation’s…
Novel method for glucagon delivery
A chemical and biomolecular engineer is rethinking the traditional use of glucagon as an emergency…
New evidence of menopause in killer whales
Scientists have found new evidence of menopause in killer whales – raising fascinating questions about…
Spinal fluid biomarkers detect neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s disease in living patients
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of neurodegeneration can be identified using a combination of biomarkers…
Fish friends help in a crisis
To better understand how familiarity impacts social fishes, a group of research scientists studied this…
The environmental toll of disposable masks
The high monetary cost and environmental toll of disposable N95 masks could be dramatically cut…
STAT+: Three pharma wholesalers reach a $1.1 billion deal with New York over the opioid crisis
Three of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S. agreed to pay up to $1.1…
15,000-year-old viruses discovered in Tibetan glacier ice
Scientists who study glacier ice have found viruses nearly 15,000 years old in two ice…
Review evaluates the evidence for an intensifying Indian Ocean water cycle
The Indian Ocean has been warming much more than other ocean basins over the last…
No excuse to continue reliance on fossil fuels, says leading nano-technologist
One of the leading thinkers in nano-science has called on the energy materials community to…
Long-period oscillations of Sun discovered
A team of solar physicists has reported the discovery of global oscillations of the Sun…
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Are Wireless Earbuds Bad For Your Brain And Hearing?
While wireless earbuds make taking calls, watching videos and listening to music on the go…
Delta variant surges to 83% of sequenced Covid-19 cases in the U.S., CDC says
The rapidly spreading Delta variant now accounts for 83% of sequenced Covid-19 cases in the…
STAT+: As a key hearing nears, Justice Department calls Purdue’s bankruptcy plan unconstitutional
In harsh words, the U.S. Department of Justice castigated Purdue Pharma’s proposed bankruptcy plan as…
Amazon’s health cloud, Pichai on AI, and digital Alzheimer’s screens
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Doctors from ethnic minorities earn 7% less than white colleagues, report finds
Discrimination against doctors from ethnic minorities begins early and continues throughout their careers, the first…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: the revitalization of the antibiotic drug pipeline
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Wholesalers near deal over opioid litigation; pharma gives $67,400 to Peters for trying to torpedo drug pricing bill
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
Leaving general practice: all GPs are on a continuum from staying to leaving
Salisbury makes many strong points1 that resonate deeply with me and no doubt many others…
Edward de Bono: physician, psychologist, and inventor who coined the term “lateral thinking”
bmj;374/jul20_7/n1831/FAF1faCredit: Roy ZhaoOne of five children, Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono was born in…
Danse macabre on “freedom day”
bmj;374/jul20_6/n1833/FAF1faAlberto Pezzali/AP/ShutterstockClubbers at London’s Piano Works mark the lifting of all remaining covid restrictions in…
STAT+: Pacific Biosciences to buy smaller DNA sequencing firm for up to $800 million
Pacific Biosciences of California, a maker of DNA sequencing equipment that has seen its stock…
Covid-19: Vulnerable children aged 12-15 will be offered Pfizer vaccine, UK announces
Children aged 12-15 who are at increased risk of serious illness from infection with SARS-CoV-2…
Doctors’ early retirement will increase
The early retirement problem is very real.1 I retired last year aged 57, a process…
Matt Morgan: Medicine, the never ending video game
Sonic the Hedgehog was the first computer game I actually managed to complete. Although I…
Helen Salisbury: Will the latest NHS reorganisation help patients?
Another health and social care bill is on its way through parliament, changing yet again…