Bird data from Ethiopia fills in baseline data gaps
The study establishes baseline observations for tropical birds in East Africa, filling in an important…
Year: 2021
Covid-19 vaccines: In the rush for regulatory approval, do we need more data?
In April 2021, Pfizer and Moderna announced efficacy results at the six month mark from…
Use patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in treatment of long covid
The challenges outlined in Sivan and colleagues’ commentary on Ayoubkhani and colleagues’ evidence of the…
GMC sets targets to end disproportionate complaints against ethnic minority doctors
The General Medical Council has set itself new targets to eliminate disproportionate complaints from employers…
Helen Salisbury: GPs deserve better than this micromanagement
Last week I was working on a new timetable for our surgery, thinking about how…
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Do Naturally High Testosterone Levels Equal Stronger Female Athletic Performance? Not Necessarily
This rule is based on the hypothesis that total testosterone levels directly determine athletic performance…
Here’s Why South Africa Must Ban Sugary Drinks Sales In Schools
Childhood obesity is a serious and growing problem in South Africa. More than 13% of…
Opinion: Luck is not a strategy: The world needs to start preparing now for the next pandemic
As countries grapple with the worst global pandemic in a century, it’s hard to think…
Opinion: All states should harness nurses’ full potential
The U.S. health care system should learn many lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic. A key…
STAT+: How one startup is turning unwieldy health records into a patient-friendly platform
Once seen as the place technological innovation went to die, health records are seeing a…
STAT+: Congress is ready to grill AbbVie’s CEO over drug pricing
WASHINGTON — AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez is in for a congressional tongue-lashing of outsized proportion….
How Ashish Jha became network TV’s everyman expert on Covid
Chances are you’ve seen Ashish Jha during the pandemic, though you had never heard of…
South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts
Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent…
Prenatal detection of heart defects lower in rural, poor areas and among Hispanic women – EurekAlert
Prenatal detection of heart defects lower in rural, poor areas and among Hispanic women EurekAlert Read…
Prenatal detection of heart defects lower in Hispanic women, poor areas – AuntMinnie
Prenatal detection of heart defects lower in Hispanic women, poor areas AuntMinnie Read Original Article: Prenatal…
Study to focus on effect of COVID-19 vaccine on pregnant women, new moms – 13WHAM-TV
Study to focus on effect of COVID-19 vaccine on pregnant women, new moms 13WHAM-TV Read Original…
News in Brief 17 May 2021
UN chief urges end to ‘senseless’ violence in Palestine, Israel Gaza humanitarian relief stepped up…
Slow research to understand fast change
A new open-access research collection reveals unexpected lessons drawn from decades of rich data from…
Proteins that predict future dementia, Alzheimer’s risk, identified
The development of dementia, often from Alzheimer’s disease, late in life is associated with abnormal…
STAT+: FDA issues major rebuke to CytoDyn over claims on Covid-19 drug
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday took the extraordinary step of issuing a lengthy…
Clinical trial suggests convalescent plasma may improve survival with severe COVID-19
A randomized double-blind controlled trial of convalescent plasma for adults hospitalized with severe COVID-19 found…
CDC veteran Anne Schuchat to resign in second high-level departure from agency
The principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anne Schuchat, is…
‘Pandemic Far From Over’ Despite CDC Unmasking Of Vaccinated Americans, Says WHO
The World Health Organization is concerned that people may begin to think the pandemic has…
Over half of LGBTQI students in Europe bullied in school: UNESCO
More than one in two LGBTQI students in Europe have suffered bullying based on their…
STAT+: Feds tell drug makers to offer discounts to safety-net hospitals or face penalties
After a year of controversy, the Health Resources and Services Administration notified six large drug…
Vaccine inequity triggers ‘huge disconnect’ between countries
Although COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline globally for a second consecutive week, the…
Scientists find new way of predicting COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
Australian researchers have identified the immune response associated with protection from COVID-19 — a discovery…
Covid-19: Second vaccine doses expedited in areas of England where new variant is high
The government has said it was implementing a “belt and braces” approach to tackle rising…
Two biodiversity refugia identified in the Eastern Bering Sea
Scientists have used species survey and climate data to identify two marine biodiversity refugia in…
New epigenetic regulatory mechanisms involved in multiple myeloma growth
An international team of researchers has analyzed the function of the histone demethylase KDM5A in…
Covid-19: Reducing background aerosols could reduce infectivity
To be effective, public health measures should be both simple and easily applied. The focus…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Sanofi and Glaxo tout positive Covid-19 vaccine results; Pfizer exec warns IP waiver will cause materials shortage
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Zapping nerves with ultrasound lowers drug-resistant blood pressure
Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney lowered blood pressure in people…
Shortcut for dendritic cells
During an inflammatory response, things need to happen quickly: researchers have recently discovered that certain…
Save our oceans to protect our health: Scientists call for global action plan
An interdisciplinary European collaboration called the Seas Oceans and Public Health In Europe (SOPHIE) Project…
The incredible return of Griffon Vulture to Bulgaria’s Eastern Balkan Mountains
Considered extinct from the Eastern Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria in the 1970s, the Griffon Vulture…
STAT+: Cel-Sci CEO spoke privately with investors last week, raising doubts about long-delayed cancer drug
Cel-Sci CEO Geert Kersten spoke privately with investors last week as part of a “non-deal…
Continued versus discontinued oxytocin stimulation in the active phase of labour (CONDISOX): double blind randomised controlled trial
In the abstract and results section of this paper by Sidsel Boie and colleagues (BMJ…
Antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 by autumn?
The UK government has launched a covid-19 antivirals taskforce with the aim of deploying drugs…
The covid-19 vaccine patent waiver: a crucial step towards a “people’s vaccine”
In rich nations that have plentiful doses of covid-19 vaccines, including the UK and the…
How can I refocus on my career after the pandemic?
Think back to why you went into medicineAdam Harrison, doctor and career and leadership coach…
When visitors return to the wards: “You’re welcome . . . anytime”
Clinicians’ experiences inform my work in medical education. Oliver’s suggestions for post-covid hospital visiting restrictions,…
Opinion: Nix the bald cancer patient motif. Precision medicine needs precision marketing
Every time I see a pharmaceutical or health care ad or other marketing material that…
Opinion: Health depends on the strength of the doctor/technology relationship
For the past few decades, technology has been gradually revolutionizing health care for patients. It…
At Illumina, the ‘era of the genome’ has arrived. But what role will the company play?
For Francis deSouza, the CEO of DNA sequencer manufacturer Illumina, the hardest moments of the…
STAT+: Abandoned Trump order on the bioeconomy highlights a path forward for Biden — but with mixed reviews
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration came remarkably close to shoring up the scattershot way the…
Sanofi, GSK announce positive early results for their Covid-19 vaccine candidate
Sanofi and GSK announced positive results on Monday from a Phase 2 clinical trial of…
Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, UNICEF chief says ahead of G7 summit
The deadly increase in COVID-19 in India could occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not…
Opinion: My Covid scars need time to heal. Going maskless and getting back to ‘normal’ will take me a while
I am a physician. A scientist. A researcher. I understand the inner workings and rationale…
Mask mandates might be going away, but don’t ditch yours just yet, scientists caution
Fully vaccinated people are exhaling this weekend, ditching masks and easing up on social distancing,…