Ceasefire needed now, to stave off disaster in Gaza: UNICEF chief
At least 60 youngsters have been killed in Gaza and another 444 have been injured…
Year: 2021
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Emergent to be grilled by some House members who received donations; lawmakers ask FTC to probe AbbVie
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day, and especially so here on the Pharmalot campus,…
Politicisation of ivermectin raises concerns about how we communicate with the public
Wadvalla reports the global politicisation of ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug that some doctors claim can…
Long covid: coding is caring
Research, 24 AprilSivan and colleagues1 and Ayoubkhani and colleagues2 describe the scale of adverse health…
Opinion: Chelsea Clinton talks fracking, public health, and childhood newsletters
A growing body of research is identifying the health hazards of hydraulic fracturing, better known…
STAT+: Health tech companies form a new coalition to advance the role of real-world data
On Wednesday, five health data analytics companies announced they have banded together to form an…
Opinion: Listen: Chelsea Clinton on fracking, oxygen shortages, and other public health crises
Chelsea Clinton joins the “First Opinion Podcast” this week to discuss her work in public…
Accuracy of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression subscale (HADS-D) to screen for major depression: systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
In this paper by Wu and colleagues (BMJ 2021;373:n972, doi:10.1136/bmj.n972, published 10 May 2021), the…
David Oliver: Squaring the circle on ward visiting
A recent BMJ column of mine, “When visitors return to the wards,”1 sparked a great…
Covid-19: How India’s doctors found their voice in the country’s devastating second wave
Like many Indian doctors, Kafeel Khan says that he’s long known about the country’s lack…
Gingival hyperplasia associated with diltiazem
This is swelling of the upper and lower gums secondary to diltiazem use in a…
Treatment of opioid use disorder in primary care
AbstractOpioid use disorder (OUD) is a common, treatable chronic disease that can be effectively managed…
Healthcare decision making should be democratised
The covid-19 pandemic has precipitated radical changes in healthcare practices and highlighted outdated ways of…
Covid-19: Poor links between NHS and social care weakened England’s response, says NAO
Pre-pandemic issues such as severe budget cuts to local government and poor integration between the…
A day in the life of a medical student from Portugal
“The city of Coimbra is completely empty. No one stays there on the weekends, it’s…
Post-covid reforms: can we avoid fighting the last war?
Covid-19 has exposed glaring gaps in the global system for preventing, detecting, and responding to…
Opinion: Beyond a symbolic gesture: What’s needed to turn the IP waiver into Covid-19 vaccines
The Biden administration’s announcement to support an intellectual property (IP) waiver for Covid-19 vaccines was…
Opinion: Doctors should talk about race and racism with their patients. Here’s how
“Why do Black lives matter?” a patient asked me. “Why can’t all lives matter?” It…
STAT+: As Teladoc bolsters its mental health business, competitors make their case
If Teladoc, the bigfoot of virtual care, comes poking around your turf, you’d better be…
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How the Covid pandemic ends: Scientists look to the past to see the future
We’re approaching the year-and-a-half mark of the globe’s collective experience with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and…
Why Pregnant Women With COVID In India Have Nowhere To Turn : Goats and Soda – NPR
Why Pregnant Women With COVID In India Have Nowhere To Turn : Goats and Soda NPR…
News in Brief 18 May 2021
Rising toll in Middle East violence as UN calls for more Gaza aid access Rohingya…
In Gaza, even the aid teams are in harm’s way, says UN food programme
An estimated 160,000 people in Gaza now face going hungry as the escalation of violence…
Did Earth’s early rise in oxygen help multicellular life evolve?
Researchers find that oxygenation of Earth’s surface is key to the evolution of large, complex…
Telehealth can be an effective alternative for seniors, study shows – Healthcare IT News
Telehealth can be an effective alternative for seniors, study shows Healthcare IT News Read Original Article:…
Ancient horse DNA reveals gene flow between Eurasian and North American horses
A new study of ancient DNA from horse fossils found in North America and Eurasia…
Colorectal cancer screening to begin at age 45, lowered from 50
Prompted by a recent alarming rise in cases of colorectal cancer in people younger than…
Evidence suggests bubonic plague had long-term effect on human immunity genes
Scientists examining the remains of 36 bubonic plague victims from a 16th century mass grave…
Discovery increases likelihood of growing food despite drought
Scientists have discovered genetic data that will help food crops like tomatoes and rice survive…
How to become ‘ant-i-social’
In the insect world, there are rare instances of ants shrugging off their societal duties…
Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection
Eating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in ways that could…
Study confirms origin of vervet monkeys living near an urban airport for decades
Scientists have confirmed the species and origin of a colony of wild African vervet monkeys…
Alien radioactive element prompts creation rethink
The first-ever discovery of an extraterrestrial radioactive isotope on Earth has scientists rethinking the origins…
STAT+: Your money or else: Some drug makers could be ‘highly’ susceptible to ransomware attacks
The latest high-profile incident of a ransomware attack caused one of the biggest gas and…
Icing muscle injuries may delay recovery
In sports, it is common practice to apply ice to sore muscles in order to…
STAT+: Google debuts an AI-powered app to analyze skin conditions
Google on Tuesday debuted an artificial intelligence-powered dermatology tool that analyzes a user’s photos, asks…
STAT+: Atlas Venture launches another biotech to tackle vision loss
Call it “Quest for Sight: The Sequel.” In September, the Swiss drug giant Novartis paid…
Spintronics: Improving electronics with finer spin control
Scientists have found a new way to control the alignment state of magnetic atoms in…
Colonization of the Antilles by South American fauna: Giant sunken islands as a passageway
Fossils of land animals from South America have been found in the Antilles, but how…
BMA demands urgent meeting with health secretary over GP appointments row
The BMA has urged the government to provide clarity to general practices and patients about…
Covid-19: Most UK adults had antibodies after one dose of AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine, data suggest
More than nine in 10 UK adults have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 following one dose of…
Doctors shine light on legal fight against PPE contracts
bmj;373/may18_8/n1259/FAF1faRobert ColeActivist doctors took their fight for ministers to be accountable for decisions made during…
STAT+: Democrats call on FTC to investigate AbbVie’s Humira pricing strategy
WASHINGTON — Three powerful Democrats wrote to the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday urging them to…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: What statistics mean for the Covid-19 vaccines
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Rammya Mathew: Digital access has opened the floodgates to patient demand
For years the cost of healthcare has increased at a rate that has outpaced general…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: G20 nations water down Covid-19 IP waiver; Biden hopes to grow U.S. share of global vaccine market
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. We enjoy this…
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African rainforests still slowed climate change despite record heat and drought
Intact rainforests across tropical Africa continued to remove carbon from the atmosphere before and during…
Diamonds engage both optical microscopy and MRI for better imaging
Microdiamonds with nitrogen vacancy centers are increasingly used as biological tracers thanks to the optical…
How novel therapeutics provide insight into bacteria membranes
Whether bacteria are resistant to antibiotics is often decided at the cell membrane. This is…
Newly published data provides clearer picture of volcano collapse
A recent article reveals new data on the Anak Krakatau volcano flank collapse, which was…