FDA’s Critical Role in Ensuring Supply of Influenza Vaccine
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Month: November 2022
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
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National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Intimate Partner Violence
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National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Sexual Violence
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Secretary-General upholds the importance of a single global economy
At a time when geopolitical divides threaten to spark new conflicts and make older ones…
Ugandan university drops mandatory pregnancy tests for students after outcry – CNN
Ugandan university drops mandatory pregnancy tests for students after outcry CNN Lawyers force Ugandan university to…
Caffeine consumption during pregnancy could stunt childhood growth – Contemporary Pediatrics
Caffeine consumption during pregnancy could stunt childhood growth Contemporary Pediatrics Read Original Article: Caffeine consumption during…
On Jennifer Aniston, And The Universal Awfulness Of Pregnancy Speculation – British Vogue
On Jennifer Aniston, And The Universal Awfulness Of Pregnancy Speculation British Vogue Read Original Article: On…
A New Maternity Care Model, Founded by a Mother and Her Midwife – Bloomberg
A New Maternity Care Model, Founded by a Mother and Her Midwife Bloomberg Read Original Article:…
News in Brief 11 November 2022
UN hosts Black Sea Grain Initiative talks Mozambique: Funds dry up amidst looming hunger Winter…
COP27 PODCAST: Now the hard work begins
COPs are a marathon, not a sprint. During the first week, country negotiators set the…
Probiotic ‘backpacks’ show promise for treating inflammatory bowel diseases
A new study demonstrates just how much promise modified probiotic bacteria hold for improving inflammatory…
Rats bop to the beat
Accurately moving to a musical beat was thought to be a skill innately unique to…
Physicists find new way to measure properties of a material’s surface layer
Physicists have developed a new technique that can measure the properties of the topmost atomic…
Popular dietary supplement causes cancer risk, brain metastasis
While previous studies have linked commercial dietary supplements like nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of…
STAT+: Head of MassBio trade group is out after serving just over a year
Barely a year after he was named head of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, former state…
Liberia: Put people before profit, experts on human rights and business urge
Authorities in Liberia, as well as businesses operating there, must prioritize people over profits and…
UN Human Rights Council inquiry hears testimonies on Shireen Abu Akleh killing
A UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into alleged rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…
2400 new eyes on the sky to see cosmic rainbows
The Subaru Telescope successfully demonstrated engineering first light with a new instrument that will use…
Previously unknown monumental temple discovered near the Tempio Grande in Vulci
Archeologists have identified one of the largest known sacred buildings of the Etruscans. The temple’s…
Improving the performance of electrodeless plasma thrusters for space propulsion
Space missions already use electric propulsion devices, where electromagnetic fields are utilized to generate the…
Researchers learn to engineer growth of crystalline materials consisting of nanometer-size gold clusters
First insights into engineering crystal growth by atomically precise metal nanoclusters have been achieved in…
Previously unknown ability of the autonomic nervous system discovered
The autonomic nervous system is known as the control center for involuntary bodily processes such…
Climate change strikes: Lightning patterns change with global warming
New research has shown climate change could alter lightning patterns across Europe. Read Original Article:…
Searching for traces of dark matter with neutron spin clocks
An international research team has succeeded in significantly narrowing the scope for the existence of…
Scientists uncover potential ‘electrical language’ of breast cancer cells
New research has found variable voltages in the membranes of breast cancer cells, revealing clues…
Black holes don’t always power gamma-ray bursts, new research shows
Space scientists may need to rethink how gamma-ray bursts are formed after new research shows…
Iran: Stop sentencing peaceful protesters to death, UN experts urge
Sixteen UN-appointed independent human rights experts encouraged Iranian authorities on Friday to stop indicting people with…
Scientists promote FAIR standards for managing artificial intelligence models
Computational scientists adopt new framework for making AI models more findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable….
Why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur
Researchers have discovered factors that may make breast and ovarian cancers associated with BRCA1/2 gene…
Video surveillance, now for viruses
Researchers have captured the first real-time footage of viruses on the move, right before they…
No sign of decrease in global CO2 emissions
Global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at record levels — with no sign of the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lilly says fake Twitter account offered free insulin; AstraZeneca drops plans for Covid shot in the U.S.
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
James Michael Gumpel
bmj;379/nov11_10/o2661/FAF1faJames Michael Gumpel (“Michael”) was born in Berlin. After taking A levels in languages at…
Philip John Nolan
bmj;379/nov11_9/o2660/FAF1faPhilip John Nolan moved to Huddersfield in March 1964, after house jobs and his recent…
Laurence Hugh Morgan
bmj;379/nov11_8/o2695/FAF1faLaurence Hugh Morgan was born in Nottingham. After completing his ophthalmology training at the Manchester…
Michael Edward Shipley
bmj;379/nov11_7/o2717/FAF1faMichael Edward Shipley (“Mike”) was born into a family of pharmacists. He was successful academically…
Kia Soong Tan
bmj;379/nov11_6/o2662/FAF1faKia Soong Tan worked as a consultant respiratory physician at University Hospital Wishaw, Lanarkshire, for…
Thirsty wheat needed new water management strategy in ancient China
Research shows that a practice of purposeful water management, or irrigation, was adopted in northern…
Leprosy and HIV can cause recurrent facial palsy
Thirupathirajan and Thinakararajan discuss the differential diagnosis of recurrent facial palsy.1 A few important differentials,…
Public health cuts hit the poorest hardest
Despite excellent evidence that investing in public health and prevention saves lives,12 the UK government…
AstraZeneca’s covid-19 (mis)adventure and the future of vaccine equity
The pandemic, for a moment, wobbled the foundations of the drug industry, with calls to…
More people survived a cardiac arrest when first aiders received an app alert
The studySmith CM, Lall R, Fothergill RT, Spaight R, Perkins GD. The effect of the…
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Repeat COVID Is Riskier Than First Infection, Study Finds
The cumulative risks and burdens of repeat infection increased with the number of infections, even…
Over 3 Million US Middle- And High-Schoolers Used Tobacco Products In 2022: CDC
Almost one in nine or 11.3% of middle- and high-schoolers reported current use of tobacco…
Opinion: Violence against health care workers is on the rise. They deserve protection
There is no place for violence in civil society. Yet stabbings, shootings, threats and other…
STAT+: Unexpected troubles hit large medical billing firm R1 RCM, part-owned by Ascension
The stock price of R1 RCM tanked by roughly 50% this week after the large…
STAT+: Unexpected troubles hit large medical billing firm R1 RCM, part-owned by Ascension
The stock price of R1 RCM tanked by roughly 50% this week after the large…
Opinion: Lessons from polio about the need to vaccinate kids against Covid-19
As pediatricians, epidemiologists, and professors of public health — as well as mothers — we…
STAT+: Telehealth companies that prescribed controlled substances during the pandemic brace for business to change
Health tech companies that have taken advantage of the possibility to prescribe controlled substances online…