Climate modeling confirms historical records showing rise in hurricane activity
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Mouse study suggests manipulation of certain nerve cells can help regenerate lost heart muscle
Human heart muscle cells cease to multiply after birth, making any heart injury later in…
Cannabis impacts sperm counts, motility in two generations of mice
An intense but short-term exposure to cannabis vapor lowered sperm counts and slowed sperm movement,…
Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon
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Improving perceptions of emerging technologies can help ease strain on health-care systems
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Ocean plastic is creating new communities of life on the high seas
Coastal plants and animals have found a new way to survive in the open ocean…
Second U.S. case of Omicron variant indicates domestic transmission
Health officials on Thursday reported the country’s second Covid-19 infection from the Omicron variant in…
Which role models are best for STEM? Researchers offer recommendations in new analysis
An analysis of the effect role models have on students’ motivation in studying STEM subjects…
Most advanced lab-grown human embryos prompt a pressing question: Are they getting too real?
The stem cells were no more than a week old when scientists moved them from…
Docs pitch the C-suite on tech & why telehealth pricing matters
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Drug companies need better oversight but have also provided excellent protection
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Glaxo and Vir drug appears to work against Omicron; employees sue Bristol Myers over vaccine mandate
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. However, this is also shaping…
US Supreme Court seems likely to accept Mississippi law that would limit abortion
Questions posed by conservative justices of the US Supreme Court during oral arguments on 1…
Covid 19: Why we need a global pandemic treaty
The world was not prepared for this pandemic. While countries affected by severe acute respiratory…
170 signatories endorse UN ceasefire appeal during COVID crisis
UN Member States, Observers and others, sent a strong political message this week, with the…
Frontline public servants lauded for ‘remarkable acts of service to humankind’
As the world continues to grapple with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
Extreme weather ‘record’ likely in Arctic Circle, says UN weather agency WMO
Reports that temperatures in a Russian town in the Arctic Circle likely reached a record…
COVID-19 upends ‘entire generation’ of 600 million South Asian children
Without urgent action, COVID-19 will continue to unravel decades of progress across South Asia, destroying…
COVID ‘exacerbating existing vulnerabilities’ in Central African Republic: Lacroix
The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress as it prepares for presidential and legislative…
WHO reports largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases over the…
FROM THE FIELD: Painting the post-pandemic world in Senegal
A group of mural artists in Senegal is painting its vision of how the world…
Covid-19: FDA expert panel recommends authorising molnupiravir but also voices concerns
An advisory panel of experts has voted by 13 to 10 to recommend that the…
Covid-19: GPs need extra staff and capacity to deliver accelerated booster programme, say leaders
General practice will require extra staff and capacity to offer covid-19 booster vaccines to everyone…
Women and girls at high risk of being pushed into modern slavery
Women and children are at high risk of being pushed into contemporary forms of slavery, UN-appointed…
Strengthening routine polio vaccination in Afghanistan
We respond to the lifting of the polio vaccination ban in Afghanistan from a humanitarian…
Plans to reform adult social care fall short of promises, say critics
The government’s long awaited proposals on adult social care have been criticised for failing to…
Biden’s new Covid plan: more boosters, free home testing, and ‘monoclonal antibody strike teams’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce a new plan this afternoon for combating the…
Opinion: The Fifth Circuit Court got the science wrong on OSHA’s vaccination mandate
In mid-November, a federal judicial panel assigned the Cincinnati-based United States Court of Appeals for…
Opinion: Another fight for Covid long-haulers: having their pain acknowledged
After his second hospitalization for acute Covid-19, Tony Marks expected to get better. Then pain…
Calls for equity must be specific to be meaningful
In their focus on equity in the post-covid NHS, Patel and colleagues emphasise “clinical prioritisation.”1…
Use of contact tracing, isolation, and mass testing to control transmission of covid-19 in China
China brought the first outbreak of covid-19 under control in March 2020. The response to…
Visualising SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and mitigations
Scientific understanding about the epidemiology, genetics, and continuing evolution of covid-19 has been transformed since…
What can the world learn from China’s response to covid-19?
The combination of high transmissibility and moderate severity made SARS-CoV-2 a perfect pathogen for a…
Incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy
Smoking during pregnancy is a common modifiable risk factor for adverse child health outcomes.1 Although…
Financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy: multicentre randomised controlled trial
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STAT+: Artificial intelligence is making a pitch to transform radiology. Will it pay off for hospitals?
For radiologists working today, the specter of artificial intelligence is inescapable. In the past year,…
Some experts suggest Omicron variant may have evolved in an animal host
When Covid-19 variants arise, the accepted wisdom is that the constellation of mutations they contain…
STAT+: Liquid biopsies could help screen for countless cancers. But who should get them?
By the time cancer is discovered, it’s often too late to change its course. Close…
Devastating South Sudan coronavirus deaths,’a tragedy that can be prevented’, Security Council hears
South Sudan is facing the twin threat of COVID-19 and an uptick in violence that…
Global ban needed on bogus ‘conversion therapy’, argues UN rights expert
“Conversion therapy” is built on the false premise that it can alter the sexual orientation…
Human Rights Council calls on top UN rights official to take action on racist violence
The UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism…
COVID-19 intensifies ‘brutal crime’ of sexual violence in conflict
Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is “a brutal crime” that is being exacerbated by the COVID-19…
Hong Kong: Draft law on national security must comply with rights obligations
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that her office was closely…
‘I am my brother’s keeper’, Philonise Floyd tells UN rights body, in impassioned plea for racial justice
The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday heard powerful testimony from the brother of George Floyd, whose…
US Supreme Court ruling ‘extremely positive’ for LGBT community, says UN Rights Expert
A UN expert on Wednesday hailed an historic judgement issued by the United States Supreme…
Watch Ashley Graham Float Through Prenatal Yoga In Her Third Trimester (with Twins!) Like It’s NBD – Shape Magazine
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“Startup Talks”: alums explain startup origins, success – The Brown Daily Herald
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COVID-19, Pregnancy, and Birth Complications – Healthline
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Sexual violence and abortion restrictions in Paraguay are fueling an epidemic of childhood pregnancy: Amnesty – CNN
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