Opinion: The quest for thermostable vaccines and other innovations during Covid-19
The unprecedented rapid development and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide has brought new visibility to…
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Prenatal exposure to ultra-fine particles increases a child’s risk of asthma, study finds
When Rosalind Wright started analyzing data on prenatal exposure to air pollution in mothers and…
Restart Of The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine: A Doctor Explains Why Benefits Far Outweigh Risks
The FDA and CDC paused the use of the J&J vaccine on April 13, 2021…
Global Herd Immunity Remains Out Of Reach Because Of Inequitable Vaccine Distribution – 99% Of People In Poor Countries Are Unvaccinated
Public health experts estimate that approximately 70% of the world’s 7.9 billion people must be…
Time running out to prevent ‘worst case scenario’ arising in Afghanistan
With all the major indicators for Afghanistan’s security and development looking “negative or stagnant” as international troops withdraw, the threats…
Women With Migraine ‘High-Risk’ Patients During Pregnancy – Medscape
Women With Migraine ‘High-Risk’ Patients During Pregnancy Medscape Read Original Article: Women With Migraine ‘High-Risk’ Patients…
New Pregnancy Center in Fountain begins seeing patients Tuesday – FOX21News.com
New Pregnancy Center in Fountain begins seeing patients Tuesday FOX21News.com Read Original Article: New Pregnancy Center…
What to know about a chemical pregnancy and how it affects your fertility, according to OBGYNs – Insider
What to know about a chemical pregnancy and how it affects your fertility, according to…
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‘Invisible’ stateless people risk missing COVID jabs: UNHCR Scale back on raw fish consumption in…
66% of Americans Want Health Insurance Companies to Cover Alternative Medicine – ValuePenguin
66% of Americans Want Health Insurance Companies to Cover Alternative Medicine ValuePenguin Read Original Article: 66%…
Link between education and well-being never clearer, UN pushes for ‘health-promoting’ schools
With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to nutritious meals, two…
Newly disclosed FDA documents reveal agency’s unprecedented path to approving Aduhelm
Chastened after a decisively negative review from outside advisers, the Food and Drug Administration convened…
Switching from Western diet to a balanced diet may reduce skin, joint inflammation
Diet rich in sugar and fat leads to disruption in the gut’s microbial culture and…
Antelope’s fate shrouded by social, political forces
The story of efforts to conserve the endangered oribi in South Africa represent a diaspora…
Some seafloor microbes can take the heat: And here’s what they eat
In two new studies on life in the seafloor of the Guaymas Basin, in the…
In many cases, MS starts long before the diagnosis
Years before they are diagnosed, persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) make significantly more visits to…
It’s true: Stress does turn hair gray (and it’s reversible)
A new study offers quantitative evidence linking psychological stress to graying hair in people. Read…
Flash mob in the nucleus
The nucleus is much more than a storage compartment for chromosomes: It also contains the…
Self-reported declines in cognition may be linked to changes in brain connectivity
A research team recently published the results of a three-year study of cognitive changes in…
How pancreatic cancer cells dodge drug treatments
Pancreatic cancer cells typically rely on a mutant version of the KRAS protein to proliferate….
Exotic superconductors: The secret that wasn’t there
The mystery of an exotic kind of superconductivity has been solved, researchers say — by…
Ready, set, go – how stem cells synchronize to repair the spinal cord in axolotls
Few animals can regenerate their spinal cord after an injury. The axolotl can mobilize stem…
Scientists identify combination of biological markers associated with severe dengue
Researchers have identified a combination of biological markers in patients with dengue that could predict…
How the pandemic has reshaped collaboration — and competition — in science
For as long as people have pointed telescopes at the night sky and slipped drops…
Mental health support after covid-19: closer relations between general practice, psychology, and occupational health
Mughal and colleagues give an estimate that has been used for decades: “Around 90% of…
Did the ancient Maya have parks?
Researchers developed a novel system to analyze ancient plant DNA in the sediment of Tikal’s…
Future of perovskite solar cells shines a little brighter
A novel way of synthesizing an essential powder is key to raising the efficiency of…
Venomous caterpillar has strange biology
The venom of a caterpillar, native to South East Queensland, shows promise for use in…
Amazon Prime Day Deals 2021: Huge Discounts On Fitness, Exercise And Health Care Products
In case you missed it, here are the best fitness, health and exercise product deals…
STAT+: Teva to pay $925,000 to Mississippi to settle generic price-fixing charges
After years of controversy, Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) agreed to pay $925,000 to the state of…
STAT+: Key science officials detail their plans for a new research agency — and Congress is getting closer to funding it
WASHINGTON — Two key federal health officials are pitching a new branch of the National…
Caring in wards without water
bmj;373/jun22_8/n1602/FAF1faDennis Lupenga/WaterAid/Wimbledon FoundationLoveness Saulosi prepares food for her daughter, a patient in Mkunzi health centre…
STAT+: Powerful Democrat’s new drug pricing manifesto hints at a carveout for small biotechs
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the influential chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is…
‘Invisible’ stateless people could miss out on COVID-19 jabs, UNHCR warns
Millions of stateless people around the world could miss out on COVID-19 vaccinations because they…
Engineering nanobodies as lifesavers when SARS-CoV-2 variants attack
Scientists are pursuing a new strategy in the protracted fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus by…
A warming climate and intensifying land use increase mercury content in fish
Recent studies show that, in the future, the mercury concentration of fish in Finnish Lapland…
Declaring interests: necessary but not sufficient
Continuing a decades old narrative in The BMJ, Abbasi emphasises the serious risks posed by…
GP is liable only for costs of harm related to her advice in case of “wrongful birth,” say Supreme Court ȷudges
The UK Supreme Court has delivered a landmark judgment spelling out the extent to which…
The lonely quest to create a commission to investigate Covid-19
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Pervasive bias in algorithms, Pear’s SPAC, & an Amazon accelerator
You’re reading the web edition of Health Tech, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about how tech is…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: Can tech change in-home care for seniors?
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biogen isn’t the only company to make big bucks from its Alzheimer’s drug; EU extends Covid-19 vax export block
Hello, everyone, and how are you this morning? Some puffy clouds are hovering over the…
STAT+: Pear Therapeutics to go public in $1.6 billion SPAC merger
Barreling forward with its early momentum in the digital therapeutics market, Pear Therapeutics announced Tuesday…
Helen Salisbury: Should I stay or should I go?
Whenever two or three GPs of a certain age are gathered together, the subject of…
Lockdown in Nepal further strains supply of lifesaving maternal health drug
Nepal entered a four month nationwide lockdown in March 2020, during which the number of…
Clare Gerada: My father and the GMC
We all have a narrative about why we became doctors. I was influenced by my…
Interpreting a lateral flow SARS-CoV-2 antigen test
What you need to knowThe positive predictive value of a positive lateral flow device (LFD)…
Future of covid-19 vaccine pricing: lessons from influenza
The increasing availability of covid-19 vaccines has signalled to many the beginning of the end…
Benefits of quitting: “more quit, more grit”
Morgan’s lesson of embracing quitting as a decisive action rather than defeatist failure should ring…
Drug-resistant bacteria pose a growing threat. Can new antibiotics be developed fast enough to combat them?
In 2016, a landmark report was issued on the global problem of antimicrobial resistance. The…