Hospital data is funneled to Facebook, Verily’s business model, and virtual reality surgery
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Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees
The human rights situation in Nicaragua has continued to decline over the past three months,…
Diamonds are for quantum sensing
Researchers measured tiny magnetic fields with unprecedented speed. By monitoring spins at nitrogen-vacancy centers along…
Shedding light on linguistic diversity and its evolution
Scholars have created a new global repository of linguistic data. The project is designed to…
Let machines do the work: Automating semiconductor research with machine learning
The development of new thin semiconductor materials requires a quantitative analysis of a large amount…
Romney accuses White House of ‘patently false’ information about Covid-19 funds
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, a prominent Republican senator who spearheaded failed Covid-19 response funding negotiations, on…
Olive trees were first domesticated 7,000 years ago, study finds
A new study has unraveled the earliest evidence for domestication of a fruit tree, researchers…
Nanochannels light the way towards new medicine
To develop new drugs and vaccines, detailed knowledge about nature’s smallest biological building blocks —…
Monkeypox: WHO to rename disease to prevent stigma
World Health Organization officials are working on a new name for the virus and disease…
Communication around the social determinants of health: use the “devil’s music” for emotional appeal
Maani and colleagues are to be congratulated for their analysis of the need to reframe…
A woman with white deposits in her eye
A woman in her 80s was referred to the glaucoma department with a three week…
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Doctor’s voluntary erasure to avoid fitness to practise hearing can’t be challenged legally, ȷudge rules
The decision to allow the doctor at the centre of the biggest recall of patients…
CQC is reviewing GP service provider’s use of less qualified staff after BBC investigation
The Care Quality Commission is reviewing material surfaced by an undercover BBC investigation that claimed…
Pilot scheme will allow pharmacists to refer potential cancer cases directly to hospital
Pharmacists in England will be able to assess people with potential signs of cancer and…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: CVS whistleblower suit details plans to boost consumer drug costs; Roche reports negative Alzheimer’s trial results
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? Another dank cloudy cover greeted us this morning,…
Legal right to palliative care wouldn’t be needed if the hospice movement didn’t operate outside the NHS
Oliver writes in The BMJ1 about the UK government’s amendment to the Health and Care…
More than a quarter of people with asthma still over-using rescue inhalers, putting them at increased risk of severe attacks
Researchers have found that more than a quarter of asthma patients are still over-using inhalers…
Minister admits “urgent” need for science and technology workforce to be more diverse
There is an “urgent” need to change the diversity of the science, technology, engineering, and…
A system reset for the campaign against too much medicine
The current burden on health systems is undoubtedly worsened by overdiagnosis and overtreatment. The BMJ…
Build back better: Why Indian construction must grapple with extreme heat
For years, Revathi Pechi, 43, worked for 10 hours every day in a windowless two…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—16 June 2022
No thanks, I’m sweet enoughI wonder how much coffee gets drunk by academics as they…
Guided, internet based, cognitive behavioural therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (RAPID)
AbstractObjectiveTo determine if guided internet based cognitive behavioural therapy with a trauma focus (CBT-TF) is…
ECG and pericarditis . . . and other stories
Electrocardiogram in pericarditisWidespread ST elevation on electrocardiogram (ECG) is generally thought to support a diagnosis…
STAT+: A Roche treatment fails to slow cognitive decline in patients with inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease
Roche reported negative results Thursday from a long-running clinical trial investigating an experimental antibody treatment…
STAT+: Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information from hospital websites
A tracking tool installed on many hospitals’ websites has been collecting patients’ sensitive health information…
Long COVID Could Be Behind Unexplained Hepatitis Cases In Children
Israeli researchers reported a possible link between long COVID and the mysterious child hepatitis. Read…
U.S. Issues New Warnings On ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released new warnings for synthetic pollutants in drinking…
Opinion: New report: gains in patient safety have stalled over the past decade
Hospital care helps patients recover from serious illness and injury but, all too often, patients…
Girl’s case of lupus leads to new understanding of a perplexing disease
As a young girl, Gabriela Piqueras wasn’t quite like the other children in her class….
STAT+: Verily co-founder lays out vision for how real-world data can transform health care
SAN DIEGO — The real world’s a messy place, but there’s a lot you can…
STAT+: A ‘veritable playground’: CVS whistleblower details how patients were charged higher drug prices
The conversation reflected frustration and disbelief. A woman had called SilverScript, which runs one of…
Too little effort in tackling pollution is resulting in too many lives being lost
Outdoor air pollution accounted for 2.9 million deaths globally in 2000. Less than 20 years…
Opinion: Technology is expanding virtual access to health care. Here’s how to ensure equitable outcomes
Virtual health capabilities are evolving far beyond video consultations with a doctor. They now encompass…
Are Prenatal Vitamins Worth It? – Ball State Daily News
Are Prenatal Vitamins Worth It? Ball State Daily News Read Original Article: Are Prenatal Vitamins Worth…
The Scientific Method: Prenatal genetic tests are popular, but the results can be misleading – the1a.org
The Scientific Method: Prenatal genetic tests are popular, but the results can be misleading the1a.org Read…
Local collective receives funding to help alleviate racial disparities in prenatal families – KOMU 8
Local collective receives funding to help alleviate racial disparities in prenatal families KOMU 8 Read Original…
High Blood Pressure Conditions During Pregnancy Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk 10 Years Later – Penn Medicine
High Blood Pressure Conditions During Pregnancy Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk 10 Years Later Penn Medicine Read…
How Being Trans Prepared Me for Pregnancy – The Cut
How Being Trans Prepared Me for Pregnancy The Cut Read Original Article: How Being Trans Prepared…
A bit of coffee is okay during pregnancy – Futurity: Research News
A bit of coffee is okay during pregnancy Futurity: Research News Read Original Article: A bit…
Ukraine war crisis ‘could reverse gains on hunger in Latin America, Caribbean’
Hurricanes, COVID-19 and now the Ukraine crisis: these are the three main reasons why hunger…
News in Brief 15 June 2022
UN’s Bachelet echoes concern over Ukraine orphans ‘deported’ to Russia for adoption Myanmar: international community…
Dead star’s cannibalism of its planetary system is most far-reaching ever witnessed
The violent death throes of a nearby star so thoroughly disrupted its planetary system that…
Gaia Data Release 3: ‘Complete step change’ in understanding of our Universe
Space scientists have discovered a ‘super Jupiter’ orbiting a white dwarf, detected using direct observations…
Astronomers discover a multiplanet system nearby
Astronomers discovered a multiplanet system just 33 light-years from Earth, making it one of the…
Researchers model accelerator magnets’ history using machine learning approach
After a long day of work, you might feel tired or exhilarated. Either way, you…
Giving metal to microbes could reduce greenhouse gas
Collaborative research finds a lack of available metals may be responsible for more nitrous oxide…
Afghanistan facing ‘the darkest moments’ in a generation
The Afghanistan people are experiencing some of “the darkest moments” in a generation the UN…
FDA panel votes unanimously that Pfizer and Moderna shots be authorized for young children
For an archived version of a live blog about Wednesday’s FDA advisory panel hearing, click…
Rights experts alarmed by violent civil society crackdown in Iran
UN independent human rights experts have deplored the recent violent crackdown on civil society in…
New maps of asteroid Psyche reveal an ancient world of metal and rock
Astronomers have mapped the surface properties of the asteroid Psyche, revealing a landscape of metal…