Listen: Biotech in 2022, the Omicron surge, & the Elizabeth Holmes verdict
How worrisome is Omicron? Are the vibes off in biotech? And does the Theranos verdict…
Month: January 2022
Magnetic surprise revealed in ‘magic-angle’ graphene
Magnets and superconductors don’t normally get along, but a new study shows that ‘magic-angle’ graphene…
California mice eat monarch butterflies
At the largest winter monarch aggregation in central Mexico, scientists have observed that rodents attack…
Microbes produce oxygen in the dark
It is common knowledge that there would be no oxygen on Earth were it not…
Scientists try to pinpoint why rapid Covid tests are missing cases
Marianna Parker, a Boston-area pediatrician, wanted to make sure she, her husband, and her toddler…
UN urges restraint in Kazakhstan, with dozens reportedly killed
Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special…
STAT+: Chilean health ministry is urged to issue a compulsory license for the Pfizer Covid pill
In the latest bid to expand access to the Pfizer (PFE) Covid-19 pill, a nonprofit…
Unlocking the secrets of a critical schistosomiasis drug
For decades, no one really knew how the drug praziquantel treated a parasitic disease afflicting…
Innovative approach brings cell-reprograming therapy for heart failure closer to reality
Researchers have developed a new cell reprogramming strategy can change large scar tissue in rat…
Sending life to the stars
No longer solely in the realm of science fiction, the possibility of interstellar travel has…
COVID-19: New Year brings renewed WHO appeal for vaccine equity
The highest number of COVID-19 cases so far in the pandemic were reported last week…
Researchers develop automated method to identify fish calls underwater
Researchers have developed an automated method that can accurately identify calls from a family of…
AI for telehealth & the latest in health tech at CES
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
3 fatal rabies cases in U.S. suggest public underestimates infection risks
One day last fall, a man in his 80s living in Lake County, Ill., woke…
Centring equity over exceptionalism in the global covid-19 response
The covid-19 pandemic has transformed arguments for global health equity from an altruistic rallying cry…
55 journalists killed in 2021, impunity ‘alarmingly widespread’ – UNESCO
Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed last year, latest UN data showed on Thursday, with nearly nine…
‘Simple’ bacteria found to organize in elaborate patterns
Researchers have discovered that biofilms, bacterial communities found throughout the living world, are far more…
Fingerprint patterns are linked to limb development genes
In the most comprehensive analysis to date, researchers found that the shapes of fingerprints —…
Zoo air contains enough DNA to identify the animals inside
The air in a zoo is full of smells, from the fish used for feed…
STAT+: Institutional investors urge pharma boards to tie executive compensation to global Covid vaccine equity
More than 65 institutional investors are urging the directors of companies making Covid-19 vaccines to…
Provocative new findings suggest a surprising cause of Down syndrome: cells linked to aging
Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder, impacting about 1 in 700 newborns around…
Portable prostate cancer test may help reach underserved men
A highly portable and rapid prostate cancer screening kit could provide early warning to populations…
Nearly 2 million children worldwide develop asthma as a result of breathing in traffic- related pollution
Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a…
Omicron: Urgent action needed on NHS staffing crisis
NHS leaders across the UK are currently looking nervously at London. The omicron wave that…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: More top hospitals aren’t offering Biogen Alzheimer’s drug; Pfizer may lower Covid pill price in poor countries until supplies rise
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? Cloudy skies are hovering this morning over the…
Why asylum seekers deserve better healthcare, and how we can give it to them
In August 2020, Kirsteen McDonagh met a young family staying at an address that seemed…
Prevention and non-surgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction: summary of NICE guidance
What you need to knowModifications to lifestyle, such as increasing physical activity, having a healthy…
Vaccine equity . . . and other stories
Vaccine equityAs long as wealthy nations buy most of the available vaccine stock and leave…
Prioritising health to save lives
What do we want the world to be? A vision of something better can be…
Opinion: Recognizing obesity as a disease, not a choice, is a step toward health equity
When the American Medical Association recognized obesity as a disease in 2013, doctors and other…
Inaction on workforce planning has failed health and care staff, say MPs
Tackling the backlog caused by the covid-19 pandemic is a “major and unquantifiable challenge” that…
Opinion: Containing Covid-19 requires rapid tests that are highly sensitive to infections. Why is the FDA asking for something different?
With rapid testing becoming a key tool in the fight against Covid-19, in a mid-October…
STAT+: Blueprint Medicines seeks ‘continuity, not change’ in CEO transition
For Jeff Albers, the decision to step down as the CEO of Blueprint Medicines after…
STAT+: ‘It’s almost negligible’: More top hospitals aren’t offering controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
WASHINGTON — Almost no one is prescribing Aduhelm, the controversial new Alzheimer’s treatment that roiled…
Covid-19: Positive lateral flow tests will no longer require PCR confirmation, government announces
People in England who test positive for covid-19 on a lateral flow test will soon…
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy not linked to complications at birth -U.S. study – Reuters
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy not linked to complications at birth -U.S. study Reuters Timing of COVID-19…
A blood test to predict complications of pregnancy – Nature.com
A blood test to predict complications of pregnancy Nature.com Read Original Article: A blood test to…
Are You an Overprotective Parent – 5 Warning Signs Says You Might Be
The post Are You an Overprotective Parent – 5 Warning Signs Says You Might Be…
Eating for two
It’s hard being a woman. Many of us spend much of our adult lives watching…
Tourism industry needs fundamental ‘rethink’ in wake of COVID pandemic
In the three decades leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, world tourism grew steadily year…
News in Brief 5 January 2022
Condemnation for killing of journalist reporting on Myanmar refugees Harsh winter fuels ongoing humanitarian crisis…
Physicists watch as ultracold atoms form a crystal of quantum tornadoes
Physicists have directly observed ultracold atoms forming ‘quantum tornadoes’ in a spinning fluid of ultracold…
Findings open the way to more precise diagnoses and treatments of Alzheimer’s disease
An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding why Alzheimer’s disease progresses so…
Engineered nanomaterial captures off-target cancer drug to prevent tissue damage
Standard chemotherapies may efficiently kill cancer cells, but they also pose significant risks to healthy…
Engineers develop new software tool to aid material modeling research
A new software tool can accelerate materials science research by cutting out tedious background research…
New research questions ‘whiff of oxygen’ in Earth’s early history
A reexamination of Earth’s famous ‘whiff of oxygen’ has the potential to rewrite early accounts…
Modern humans developed a more effective protection against oxidative stress
Very few proteins in the body have a change that makes them unique compared to…
Timing of brain injury in pregnancy, birth may impact motor and language outcomes
A new study that mapped the neural connections of newborns with two different kinds of…
Division of labor among genetic switches
Two X chromosomes are actually one too many. Female mammalian cells hence switch off one…
Dairy farmers can adapt to climate change
Dairy farmers in the Northeast — facing a warming climate that exacerbates nutrient pollution but…