Opinion: Doctors on social media are being cyberbullied and sexually harassed. It’s time to change that
As women in medicine who use social media to advocate for public health and social…
Year: 2021
New COVID-19 test gives positive result in just a few minutes
Researchers report the development of a new COVID-19 test that reduces testing time from 30…
Children’s Hospitals Are Partly to Blame as Superbugs Increasingly Attack Kids
A growing body of research shows that overuse and misuse of antibiotics in children’s hospitals…
Why were breastfeeding women in the UK denied the covid-19 vaccine?
On 30 December, a month after licensing the Pfizer BioNTech covid-19 vaccine, the UK’s Medicines…
NICE’s approach to measuring value
Appleby asks whether covid-19 vaccines would be considered cost effective using the National Institute for…
Covid-19: UK study aims to understand effects on ethnic minority healthcare workers
A new study has launched in the UK to understand the impact of covid-19 on…
Covid-19: “Shkreli Awards” go to pandemic’s top profiteers
The Shkreli Awards for profiteering and dysfunction in healthcare, an annual tribute to the worst…
Machine learning improves particle accelerator diagnostics
Operators of Jefferson Lab’s primary particle accelerator are getting a new tool to help them…
Danish and Chinese tongues taste broccoli and chocolate differently
Two studies show that Danes aren’t quite as good as Chinese at discerning bitter tastes….
Division of tongue tie: an assault on a baby
I commend Fraser and colleagues for calling division of tongue tie into question once again.1…
Covax must go beyond proportional allocation of covid vaccines to ensure fair and equitable access
The Covax Facility (Covax) is a multilateral initiative aimed at ensuring that all countries have…
Breaking through the resolution barrier with quantum-limited precision
Researchers have developed a new method of distance measurement for systems such as GPS, which…
Nearly two thirds of doctors have anxiety or depression, BMA survey finds
A survey of over 7000 doctors conducted by the BMA in December found that, while…
Bedside EEG test can aid prognosis in unresponsive brain injury patients
Assessing the ability of unresponsive patients with severe brain injury to understand what is being…
Using solar energy and agriculture to limit climate change, assist rural communities
Co-developing land for both solar photovoltaic power and agriculture could provide 20% of total electricity…
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Neither liquid nor solid
Discovery of liquid glass sheds light on the old scientific problem of the glass transition:…
Viewing upper gastrointestinal cancers in a new light
Researchers report the use of Linked Color Imaging, an innovative modality that specifically combines selected…
Making therapeutic sense of antisense oligonucleotides
Researchers have devised a molecular structural modification that boosts the efficacy of antisense oligonucleotide-based drugs…
Catalyst transforms plastic waste to valuable ingredients at low temperature
Researchers have used a novel catalyst process to recycle a type of plastic found in…
Integrator: A guardian of the human transcriptome
Researchers have characterized a cellular activity that protects our cells from potentially toxic by-products of…
Deep neural network predicts transcription factors
A joint research team has developed a deep neural network named DeepTFactor that predicts transcription…
New imaging method reveals if antibiotics reach bacteria hiding in tissues
Researchers have developed a new imaging method to see where antibiotics have reached bacteria within…
Division of tongue tie: surgical complications
The statement that division of tongue tie is “generally a well established and safe procedure”…
How plants adapt their root growth to changes of nutrients
Nitrogen is one the most essential nutrients for plants. Its availability in the soil plays…
Uncovering how grasslands changed our climate
Grasslands are managed worldwide to support livestock production, while remaining natural or semi-natural ones provide…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: A (continued) conversation on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
FROM THE FIELD: Weathering a tourist downturn in Kyrgyzstan
The residents of a small traditional village high in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan in Central…
Eurasian eagle owl diet reveals new records of threatened big-bellied glandular bush-crickets
Bird diets provide a real treasure for research into the distribution and conservation of their…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA warns against changing Covid-19 vaccine dosing; Moderna to increase vaccine production
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, as…
3D-printed smart gel changes shape when exposed to light
Inspired by the color-changing skin of cuttlefish, octopuses and squids, engineers have created a 3D-printed…
NIH Seeking Input on Suicide Trends In Black Youth
Suicide is the second highest cause of death in adolescents; almost 1 in 5 adolescents…
Covid-19: London’s Nightingale Hospital will reopen for non-covid cases
London’s NHS Nightingale Hospital is currently being repurposed to take patients without covid-19 who are…
Engagement with Alcoholics Anonymous helps abstinence
In their impressive meta-analysis, Cheng and colleagues find no meaningful evidence for the impact of…
Community support that’s more than a sticking plaster
The covid-19 pandemic has underlined the role now played by general practices in alleviating food…
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UK recommendations on opioid stewardship
The effect of the prescription opioid crisis in North America is well documented.1 In 2018…
How can I beat the January blues?
Reminisce about good timesHelen Garr, deputy director of NHS Practitioner Health, says, “Many of us…
STAT+: Inside the collapse of a disrupter: How Haven’s high hopes of redefining health care came to a crashing halt
The dissolution of Haven marks one of the most stunning collapses in modern health care…
Opinion: Proposed new rules for a J-1 visa will hinder America’s fight against Covid-19
As Covid-19 infections once again surge across the United States, one of the biggest obstacles…
Opinion: Decades of basic research paved the way for today’s ‘warp speed’ Covid-19 vaccines
The emergency use authorizations of mRNA vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna and the likely gradual…
STAT+: Triplet Therapeutics and three other startups got venture funding a year ago. Where are they now?
In a typical year, a biotech startup might hope to raise enough money to keep…
STAT+: The biotech scorecard for the first quarter: 17 stock-moving events to watch
Here is STAT’s biotech scorecard, our regular ledger of stock-moving biotech events, for the first…
Biden’s appointment of a health disparities adviser is historic. But her impact will depend on how the White House empowers her
WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden’s slate of high-level health care appointments includes an unprecedented selection: The…
Pregnancy and Covid: Partners excluded from scans at Rotunda Hospital – The Irish Times
Pregnancy and Covid: Partners excluded from scans at Rotunda Hospital The Irish Times Read Original Article:…
Anushka Sharma goes for indoor jog in last stretch of pregnancy, does cardio workout on treadmill – Hindustan Times
Anushka Sharma goes for indoor jog in last stretch of pregnancy, does cardio workout on…
New clues on why pregnancy may increase risk of organ transplant rejection – Newswise
New clues on why pregnancy may increase risk of organ transplant rejection Newswise Read Original Article:…
Drinking milk while pregnant, breastfeeding may lower allergy risk in children – Healio
Drinking milk while pregnant, breastfeeding may lower allergy risk in children Healio Read Original Article: Drinking…
‘1000-lb Sisters’ Tammy Slaton mad about Amy’s pregnancy – TODAY
‘1000-lb Sisters’ Tammy Slaton mad about Amy’s pregnancy TODAY Read Original Article: ‘1000-lb Sisters’ Tammy Slaton…
Pregnant, immunocompromised or have allergies? Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines – Houston Chronicle
Pregnant, immunocompromised or have allergies? Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines Houston Chronicle…
Emily Maynard Reveals She Got Bell’s Palsy During Pregnancy With 5th Child – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Emily Maynard Reveals She Got Bell’s Palsy During Pregnancy With 5th Child NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth…
COVID Doesn’t Pass to Baby During Pregnancy – WebMD
COVID Doesn’t Pass to Baby During Pregnancy WebMD Read Original Article: COVID Doesn’t Pass to Baby…