Cholera: WHO rations vaccines to preserve stocks amid rising outbreaks
Countries confronting outbreaks of cholera will have to administer half the recommended doses of vaccines…
Month: October 2022
Managing a small burn
What you need to knowWhen calculating burn size, 1% of total body surface area (TBSA)…
Baby Bump Or Bust? US Saw ‘Unexpected’ Fertility Rate Increase Amid Pandemic
The average number of children over a woman’s lifetime declined from 2.1 to 1.6 from…
Opinion: Research funding is broken. Using a lottery approach could fix it
Thirty years ago, Katalin Karikó had what was then an outlandish idea: use messenger RNA…
Opinion: Support family caregivers to improve and diversify clinical trials
During the Covid-19 pandemic, America’s 53 million family caregivers gained some long overdue recognition for…
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Medicare is going to cap patients’ spending on drugs. But there’s no such limit for hospital or doctor bills
By 2025, people on Medicare who take expensive medications will feel significant financial relief: They…
Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned
Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability,…
Chrissy Teigen Has Epic Legs In Dress And Heels In Pregnancy Pics – Women’s Health
Chrissy Teigen Has Epic Legs In Dress And Heels In Pregnancy Pics Women’s Health Read Original…
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News in Brief 20 October 2022
Somalia: WFP delivering lifesaving aid to record number Peace and security worsening for women worldwide…
Digital technology, social media fuelling hate speech like never before, warns UN expert
Propaganda and disinformation are nothing new in war, but digital technology and social media are…
Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics: New report
African leaders gathered in Mauritius on Thursday, to mull solutions to the education gap highlighted…
How Long Does Tinnitus Last?
According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, tinnitus is a…
Acetaminophen vs Ibuprofen: Uses & Side Effects
Ibuprofen is in a family of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Ibuprofen is the…
What Is a Slipped Rib?
Slipped rib syndrome goes by many names. It may be called rib subluxation, rib tip…
What is a Pulse Oximeter?
If you have been to a doctor’s office or hospital in the last 30 years,…
Symptoms of Acid Reflux at Night
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), GERD can cause stomach juices to flow…
Can smartphones predict mortality risk?
At population level, passive monitoring of walking activity using smartphones offers a pathway toward national…
STAT+: Dozens of institutional investors urge drugmakers to link executive compensation to access to medicines
Three dozen institutional investors are urging the boards at several of the world’s largest pharmaceutical…
New computing architecture: Deep learning with light
A new computing architecture enables advanced machine-learning computations to be performed on a low-power, memory-constrained…
Food quality might be key for juvenile sockeye salmon growth and survival
The quality of food sockeye salmon eat along their migration routes is more important to…
New genetic research advances understanding of internal mechanisms of biological clocks
Research into genetic mutations that affect circadian rhythms offers new insight into the rest-wake cycle…
BU’s Covid tinkering, FDA on trial, & why it’s hard to take drugs off the market
What happens when approved drugs turn out not to work? Is it OK to make…
Discovery gives insight into brain function, breakdowns
Scientists have identified a long-sought gene-encoded protein that enables the brain to communicate a broad…
Unprecedented glimpse of merging galaxies
Using the James Webb Space Telescope to look back in time at the early universe,…
Chimpanzees synchronize their steps just like humans
A new study has revealed that chimpanzees share a human tendency to unintentionally synchronize their…
High entropy alloys: Structural disorder and magnetic properties
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are promising materials for catalysis and energy storage, and at the same…
STAT+: Novartis agrees to license a best-selling cancer drug to dozens of low- and middle-income countries
Amid a push to widen access to medicines to poor countries, Novartis has reached an…
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal: UN rights commission
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful under international law due to its permanence and…
Advances in water-splitting catalysts
Engineers have developed a stable water-splitting catalyst for clean hydrogen generation that could replace expensive…
Secrets of Namibia’s fairy circles demystified: Plants self-organize
Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia’s fairy circles for nearly half a century….
Chew on this: Personalized health care for mountain gorillas
Chewed plants are helping veterinarians provide personalized health care to wild, endangered mountain gorillas in…
Smartphone data can help create global vegetation maps
Missing knowledge in the global distribution of plant traits could be filled with data from…
Serum TDP-43 levels can help to identify common neuropathological changes associated with frontotemporal dementia
A recent study sought to identify FTD patients with TDP-43 accumulation from a large patient…
High aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome
A study found that high aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome. The…
After 2018 ‘Woolsey wildfire,’ Los Angeles’ mountain lions are taking more risks
Los Angeles is known for its movie stars and beaches. It’s also known for being…
Stem cell study reveals how neurons from PTSD patients react to stress
First induced pluripotent stem cell model of PTSD offers insights into underlying genetics and opportunities…
Gene study identifies series of DNA variants linked to dyslexia
Scientists have for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably…
Sexual assault-related ER visits increase more than tenfold
An increasing number of people are seeking emergency medical help for sexual assault, according to…
New way to make telescope mirrors could sharpen our view of the universe
Researchers have developed a new way to use femtosecond laser pulses to fabricate the high-precision…
U.S. surgeon general says workplaces are taking a toll on Americans’ mental and physical health
Your job can be hazardous to your health, according to a new report from the…
STAT+: How one pharma insider sees the drug pricing reform law: the impact will ‘vary by product and by company’
After years of stops and starts, a law was finally passed in Congress this summer…
Medical students—the fight for reproductive healthcare is ours
For US medical students, access to education about abortion is far from guaranteed. Abortion is…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pharma tries to blunt Medicare power to negotiate prices; FDA panel supports withdrawal of premature birth drug
Top of the morning to you. Another deliciously shiny day is unfolding over the Pharmalot…
Alligators exposed to PFAS show autoimmune effects
A recent study of alligators in the Cape Fear River found the animals had elevated…
Solar technology breakthrough: Scalable perovskite solar cells
Engineers have succeeded in manufacturing potentially high efficiency, stable, and scalable perovskite solar cells (PSCs)….
Calcium content determines the peak intensity ratio due to iron ions at Mössbauer spectra in pyroxene
Pyroxenes are a major group of rock-forming minerals. Scientists investigated the iron ion status of…
Virtual reality experiences to aid substance use disorder recovery
Researchers are combining psychological principles with innovative virtual reality technology to create a new immersive…
In stressful jobs, depression risk rises with hours worked, study in new doctors finds
The more hours someone works each week in a stressful job, the more their risk…
A 10,000-year-old infant burial provides insights into the use of baby carriers and family heirlooms in prehistory
Researchers argue that they have found evidence of the use of baby carriers 10,000 years…
New data registry collects evidence in cardiogenic shock patients
The American Heart Association has created new registry will help researchers, clinicians and regulators to…