Covid-19: Hancock’s failure to publish contracts was unlawful
The UK government acted unlawfully in failing to publish details of dozens of contracts awarded…
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Can Pfizer and Moderna End the Pandemic by Sharing Their Vaccine Designs? It’s Not that Simple
Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna earned praise for creating highly effective covid-19 vaccines in record…
Yemen: UN rights office calls for de-escalation in Marib Governorate
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, appealed on Friday for a de-escalation in hostilities in…
Covid-19: GPs opt to prioritise all patients with learning disabilities for vaccination
Local groups of GPs have decided to prioritise all patients with learning disabilities for covid-19…
Covid-19: No evidence that vaccines can affect fertility, says new guidance
There is “absolutely no evidence” that covid-19 vaccines can affect the fertility of women or…
‘A massive gap in information’: Most vaccine clinical trials fail to report data on participants’ ethnicity or race
An analysis of the demographics of a decade’s worth of vaccine clinical trials has found…
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Covid-19: Ethnicity vaccination gap narrows in England, but concerns remain
The gap between the number of black people and white people vaccinated against covid-19 in…
Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence ‘children all have guns’
Extreme violence and attacks involving thousands of fighters at a time have engulfed more than…
Asthmatics at no higher risk getting or dying from COVID-19, assessment of studies consisting of 587,000 people shows
A review of 57 studies shows people with asthma had a 14 percent lower risk…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Single Pfizer shot is 85% effective in preventing symptomatic Covid-19; Biden to commit $4 billion to COVAX
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Covid-19: Is vaccination roll out reducing cases and deaths in the UK?
Are deaths falling in groups of people who have been vaccinated?The number of deaths in…
UN human rights office alarmed by ‘attacks’ on judicial independence in Haiti
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) is “very concerned” over recent attacks against judicial independence…
Covid-19: Recognise long covid as occupational disease and compensate frontline workers, say MPs
MPs have stepped up pressure on ministers to recognise “long covid” as an occupational disease…
Prophylactic anticoagulation for patients in hospital with covid-19
Most people with covid-19 have mild disease, but after 5-10 days an important minority develop…
NHS reforms: politicians will be back in the driving seat
Given its strapline—“Integration and Innovation”—it is no surprise that the Department of Health and Social…
Jeremy Farrar: Make vaccine available to other countries as soon as our most vulnerable people have received it
“Once the UK has vaccinated our most vulnerable communities and healthcare workers we should make…
Does self-management of vaginal pessaries improve care for women with pelvic organ prolapse?
What you need to knowSelf-management of vaginal pessary for pelvic organ prolapse may enable patient…
Opinion: Eliminating buprenorphine training for doctors won’t solve the overdose epidemic
Before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the U.S. was making some headway in fighting the drug…
Opinion: The effect of Covid-19 vaccines will — finally — be tested in pregnant people like me
The arrival of Covid-19 vaccines at the hospital where I work felt like a glimmer…
To get ahead of variants, Covid-19 drug makers use evolutionary biology as a guide
Before becoming a Covid-19 drug, each candidate was just a tiny fragment of someone’s immune…
Doctors, researchers push academia’s ivory tower to start rewarding diversity work in promotion decisions
Universities and academic hospitals have vowed to diversify their ranks after a year of reckoning…
A new danger from your iPhone?
The iPhone 12’s MagSafe feature may be not-so-safe if you have a pacemaker. Read Original…
Prenatal yoga: Yoga studios in Singapore to check out – AsiaOne
Prenatal yoga: Yoga studios in Singapore to check out AsiaOne Read Original Article: Prenatal yoga: Yoga…
Podcast: Escape from Warsaw’s Ghetto: Memories of a Child Witness
When Halina Wolloh was four, her grandfather hid her from the Nazi regime – behind…
Podcast – UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – COVID and despair in Syria’s camps
This week we cover the top stories from across the UN, including: an update on…
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‘Very high’ risk of Guinea’s Ebola outbreak spreading: WHO Call to end instrumentalization of aid for…
Is soda bad for you? Effects on the body and alternatives – Medical News Today
Is soda bad for you? Effects on the body and alternatives Medical News Today Read Original…
Listen: Gene therapy’s safety scare, biotech’s brashest VCs, & the FDA’s uncertain future
How safe is gene therapy? Is there anything “unique” about venture capital? And who’s going…
WHO seeks $1.96 billion for 2021 Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Response
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking nearly $2 million to fund its 2021 Strategic…
Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover safely lands on Red Planet
The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars…
STAT+: Federal judge nixes hospitals’ attempt to force HHS 340B crackdown
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Thursday that it’s too early for hospitals to challenge…
Loss of autonomy in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir threatens minorities’ rights – UN independent experts
India’s decision to end autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir and restrict the participation of minorities…
First Person: ‘The world is in your hands and begins at your door’.
British celebrity gardener Monty Don, a UN advocate for plant health, is raising awareness of…
“Put Syrians first…finally”, UN rights investigators urge after decade of conflict
Along with an end to the “instrumentalization” of humanitarian aid, victims of Syria’s decade-long civil…
Real-time dialogue with a dreaming person is possible
Dreams take us to what feels like a different reality. They also happen while we’re…
Increasingly fragmented tiger populations may require ‘genetic rescue’
A new study reveals the lasting genetic impacts of increased isolation among different tiger subpopulations….
New route to forming complex crystals
When materials reach extremely small size scales, strange things begin to happen. One of those…
Waste into wealth: Harvesting useful products from microbial growth
Researchers have been exploring how bacteria can convert organic waste into useful products. They describe…
New crystalline form of ice
Three years ago, chemists found evidence for the existence of a new variety of ice….
The ACA Marketplace Is Open Again for Insurance Sign-Ups. Here’s What You Need to Know.
For people who’ve been without health insurance during the pandemic, relief is in sight. Read…
Stop criminalizing civil society, UN rights experts urge Venezuelan authorities
United Nations independent human rights experts called on Thursday for the authorities in Venezuela to stop…
Pharmalittle: Pfizer vaccine seems less potent against Covid-19 variant in lab test; WTO urges end to vaccine export restrictions
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just dandy, despite another blanket…
Covid-19: Infections in England fall by two thirds since January
A “strong decline” has been seen in the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in England among the…
Virtual Event: Facing the crisis of drug-resistant germs
Editor’s note: A livestream of this event will be posted below at 1 p.m. ET. …
Pharma’s ambitious new antibiotic venture hires a CEO to fix a ‘broken’ pipeline
Several months after a splashy announcement, an ambitious pharmaceutical industry venture to tackle antibiotic resistance…
Covid-19: Sweden vows greater protection for academics as researcher quits after aggressive social media attack
The Swedish government has said that it will strengthen laws on academic freedom after a…
Anne Longfield: Children must be at the heart of “building back better”
“It’s impossible to overstate how damaging the past year has been for many children—particularly those…
US policy requires immediate release of records to patients
On 5 April a new federal rule will require US healthcare providers to give patients…
Atopic dermatitis in children: when topical steroid treatment “does not work”
What you need to knowIf topical corticosteroids for atopic dermatitis do not seem to work,…
NHS reorganisation: We don’t need a big bang
“What do you call a government that embarks on the biggest upheaval of the NHS…