Neville Seymour
bmj;376/mar25_5/o768/FAF1faNeville Seymour, a retired orthopaedic and trauma surgeon died on 4 December 2021. He qualified…
Month: March 2022
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Geoffrey Joseph Bourke
bmj;376/mar25_4/o766/FAF1faGeoffrey Joseph Bourke was regarded as an outstanding, widely published academic who had a seminal…
Covid-19: Moderna will ask for authorisation for vaccine for infants and children
Moderna said it would ask the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use…
Race, racism, and health: global learning for national action
The BMJ’s special issue on racism in medicine, published in February 2020, highlighted the chronic…
Ukraine war: The humanitarian crisis in Kharkiv
For more than a month now, Russian troops have been destroying the Russian-speaking city of…
‘Breakthrough Result’: First-Of-Its-Kind Study Finds Microplastics In Human Blood
Half of the samples had PET plastic, which is used in beverage bottles. Read Original…
Opinion: Digital health: the latest iteration of medicine’s knowledge problem
When I did my residency in internal medicine and primary care a few years ago,…
Opinion: How we got herd immunity wrong
Herd immunity was always our greatest asset for protecting vulnerable people, but public health failed…
The internet’s funniest doctor is in on the joke
Will Flanary’s days are spent conducting eye exams and cataract surgeries at a private practice…
STAT+: Humility over hype: An AI leader at Google lays out a vision to transform medical care
From a high perch within Google, Greg Corrado is steering the development of artificial intelligence…
How The COVID-19 Pandemic Affected TB Cases In The US
Experts believe the ongoing pandemic caused a lot of delayed or missed TB diagnoses. Read…
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding – County of Sonoma
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding County of Sonoma Read Original Article: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding – County of Sonoma…
No increase in pregnancy complications after COVID-19 vaccination, study finds – Science Daily
No increase in pregnancy complications after COVID-19 vaccination, study finds Science Daily Read Original Article: No…
WHO publishes first-ever country estimates on unintended pregnancy, abortion – UN News
WHO publishes first-ever country estimates on unintended pregnancy, abortion UN News Read Original Article: WHO publishes…
Centering Pregnancy: an Innovative Model of Prenatal Care at UPMC – UPMC & Pitt Health Sciences News Blog – UPMC
Centering Pregnancy: an Innovative Model of Prenatal Care at UPMC – UPMC & Pitt Health…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Ukraine latest, Kenya’s ‘seeds of hope’ farmers, SDG Book Club
It’s a month since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we’ll hear what impact it’s had on…
News in Brief 24 March 2022
Ukraine war: half of country’s children now displaced WHO publishes first-ever country estimates of unintended…
New Fermi arcs could provide a new path for electronics
Newly discovered Fermi arcs that can be controlled through magnetism could be the future of…
Carbon-coated nickel enables fuel cell free of precious metals
A nitrogen doped carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze an essential reaction in hydrogen fuel cells…
Integrative Medicine: A Complete Guide and Comparison – Healthgrades
Integrative Medicine: A Complete Guide and Comparison Healthgrades Read Original Article: Integrative Medicine: A Complete Guide…
Improving Breast Surgery Outcomes Through Alternative Therapy: A Systematic Review – Cureus
Improving Breast Surgery Outcomes Through Alternative Therapy: A Systematic Review Cureus Read Original Article: Improving Breast…
Is homeopathy research biased? – Medical News Today
Is homeopathy research biased? Medical News Today Read Original Article: Is homeopathy research biased? – Medical…
Distant regions of the human brain are wired together by surprisingly few connections
Understanding how the brain functions, particularly how information is processed during different activities, is difficult…
WHO publishes first-ever country estimates on unintended pregnancy, abortion
Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in…
How physicians are capturing — or overlooking — virtual care’s value
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
On Jupiter’s moon Europa, ‘chaos terrains’ could be shuttling oxygen to ocean
Researchers have built the world’s first physics-based computer simulation of oxygen transport on Europa, finding…
Do octopuses, squid and crabs have emotions?
Octopuses can solve complex puzzles and show a preference for different individuals, but whether they,…
Listen: Helen Branswell on the evolving pandemic, plus the next FDA debate and the perks of being a CEO
Are Covid-19 vaccines a sustainable business? Was Aduhelm an aberration? And what comes after Omicron?…
Warming oceans are getting louder
Climate change is speeding sound transmission in the oceans and the way it varies over…
Health risk due to micro- and nanoplastics in food
Five grams of plastic particles on average enter the human gastrointestinal tract per person per…
STAT+: Despite competition, U.S. cancer drug prices rose even as they fell in Germany and Switzerland
Even as prices rose substantially in the U.S. over a recent 12-year period, a new…
How campus design and architecture influence interaction among researchers
A new study examines the relationship between physical proximity, social networking, and collaboration on a…
Male dolphins whistle to maintain key social relationships
Allied male bottlenose dolphins maintain weaker yet vital social relationships with whistle exchanges, researchers have…
STAT+: A hospital lobbying juggernaut makes an unlikely pivot into venture capital
The American Hospital Association is a lobbying powerhouse, championing the interests of its thousands of…
IgA antibodies seem to protect unvaccinated against COVID-19, study finds
Despite daily contact with COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic, some health professionals avoided falling…
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Racial minorities are less likely to receive CPR when they need it
Black and Hispanic individuals who experience a witnessed cardiac arrest at home or in public…
STAT+: As Google looks to get struggling health efforts back on track, it turns to a safe bet with search tools
At Google, it doesn’t get much more fundamental than Search. What better place for the…
Programmable button speeds triage process for faster heart attack care
Shaving critical minutes off the time it takes to diagnose a heart attack and begin…
Good news for coffee lovers: Daily coffee may benefit the heart
Drinking coffee — particularly two to three cups a day — is not only associated…
Speaking from the heart: Could your voice reveal your heart health?
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm accurately predicted a person’s likelihood of suffering heart problems…
Exercise holds even more heart health benefits for people with stress-related conditions
Regular physical activity had nearly doubled the cardiovascular benefit in individuals with depression or anxiety,…
STAT+: Sun Pharmaceuticals to pay $485 million to settle claims its Ranbaxy unit caused customers to overpay for generics
On the eve of a trial, Sun Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $485 million to…
UN rights experts voice alarm over Northern Ireland professor’s safety after ‘vicious’ online attacks
What independent UN human rights experts are describing as an ongoing smear campaign against a…
Investigating hypertension in younger patients
What you need to knowSecondary hypertension may account for up to 30% of diagnoses of…
Virtual Event: STAT x The 19th Represents: Gender and Health Outcomes
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA rejects Lilly drug studied only in China; AstraZeneca suffers a setback with a key cancer drug
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Did The COVID Lockdowns Work? Here’s What We Know Two Years On
The 2020 lockdowns demonstrated that societies are willing and capable of supporting drastic disease-control measures…
Young man who refused treatment for suspected type 1 diabetes died before palliative care plan was put in place
A 23 year old man who refused hospital investigation for suspected type 1 diabetes later…
Blistering eruption on face and neck
This is herpes gladiatorum on the neck of a man in his 20s as a…
Covid-19: They think it’s all over—it depends how you look at the world
McKee and van Schalkwyk are right to raise broader questions about the management of the…