Nature-based carbon removal can help protect us from a warming planet
A new study finds that temporary nature-based carbon removal can lower global peak warming levels…
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Promising Alzheimer’s drug may also improve memory in Down syndrome and normal aging
New research is breaking ground in repurposing an FDA-approved drug as a potential treatment in…
Lung damage may persist long after COVID-19 pneumonia
Some people recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia have CT evidence of damage to their lungs that…
Good hydration may reduce long-term risks for heart failure
Staying well-hydrated may be associated with a reduced risk for developing heart failure. New findings…
Osmotic pressure and viscosity: Anticancer drug efficacy and restricting tumors using LDDS
Chemotherapy is known for its painful side-effects. It also has limitations when the cancer has…
Heat storage: Scientists develop material that is stable, efficient and eco-friendly
A new heat storage material could help to significantly improve the energy efficiency of buildings….
Residual water from the food industry gives seaweed cultivation a boost
Process water from the food industry is an excellent fertilizer in land-based seaweed cultivation. Not…
An approach to treating a severe congenital myopathy
The diagnosis is rare, but devastating — children with congenital muscle disorders often never learn…
Use covid age to assess risk for vulnerability to covid-19
Opinion linked to This Week, 29 FebruaryIn England, all government restrictions on covid-19, including the…
New estimation strategy improves soil carbon sampling in agricultural fields
Researchers have evaluated strategies for efficiently estimating soil organic carbon in agricultural fields. Quantifying soil…
STAT+: Inflation caused ‘unprecedented’ drops in net pharmaceutical prices, analysis finds
Amid ongoing turmoil over the cost of prescription medicines, a new analysis finds that brand-name…
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The FDA endorses accelerated approval reforms
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U.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized second Covid-19 boosters for people 50 years…
Mifepristone at home
The World Health Organization’s new guidelines on abortion care recommend that medical abortion in the…
I was here first! This is how hepatitis C inhibits hepatitis E
Infections with hepatitis C and E are so common that, going only by statistics, many…
Critical and underutilized: Fire and police responders associated with higher cardiac arrest survival rates
Police and fire first responders are often first on the scene during an out-of-hospital cardiac…
Rehabilitation psychologists: Specialists you may not yet know, but might one day need
Rehabilitation psychology is a field that focuses on assessing and treating cognitive, emotional and functional…
Improving asphalt road pavement using engineered nano mineral composites
Researchers have developed a new, greener nano asphalt binder that produces a new type of…
Pharmacogenetic testing shows promise improving symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant depression
Pharmacogenetic testing was associated with nearly a two-fold (89 per cent) increase in remission rates…
Potential window for treating ALS identified
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Osso VR lands $66 million to grow its virtual reality platform to train surgeons
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer employees balk at returning overpayments; Biogen stops work on another ALS drug
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Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over for Black Americans, report warns
A searing report released Tuesday by the Black Coalition Against COVID details the immense toll…
Covid-19: US tracker overestimated deaths among children
The US’s health protection agency has reduced the number of deaths it is attributing to…
Scrapping free covid tests for NHS staff is completely wrong
Healthcare workers battled to keep patients safe as hospitals overflowed. GPs, hospital doctors, and community…
Caught COVID? Here’s What You Should And Shouldn’t Do When Self-Isolation Isn’t Mandatory
Here are five things that COVID has shown that we need to do, especially as…
Covid-19: Oxygen shortages two years into pandemic highlight pre-covid failures, says WHO
Two years into the covid-19 pandemic, access to oxygen is still a major problem in…
Helen Salisbury: Are antivirals a covid-19 game changer?
We all know that covid-19 is on the rise again. In general practice our inboxes…
Whistleblowing: nephrologist who reported colleagues to GMC was unfairly dismissed
A consultant nephrologist was unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing after reporting colleagues to the General Medical…
Why I . . . am a DJ
During the covid-19 pandemic, when the country went into lockdown, Kishan Bodalia was a foundation…
Neuropsychiatric reactions with the use of montelukast
What you need to knowMontelukast, used in the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis, can…
The world’s refugees remain last in line for covid-19 vaccines
Jannat Bahar, a 45 year old single mother of eight children, sits behind a wooden…
Crowdfunding investigative journalism at The BMJ
The BMJ is now more than a scholarly journal, and for the past decade we…
COVID-19: This Treatment Probably Won’t Be Effective Against Omicron Subvariant, FDA Says
This COVID-19 antibody-drug is unlikely to be effective against the notorious Omicron subvariant known as…
Action on patient safety can reduce health inequalities
Health inequalities are widening in many high income countries and have been thrown into focus…
Offer patients genetic tests to see if medicines are safe and effective, says Royal College of Physicians
Patients should be tested for genetic variants that can affect how they will respond to…
Advancing diagnostic excellence: the cognitive challenge for medicine
Mainstream medicine’s response to diagnostic failure is that if we are experiencing difficulty, we should…
CMMI’s Fowler on health policy’s ‘stubborn challenges,’ her personal ties to medicine
WASHINGTON — Liz Fowler’s career just came full circle: last March, she took charge of the…
Opinion: How to fix the two-tier U.S. health payment system
How the U.S. pays for health care is neither efficient nor fair. Despite spending an…
Afghan refugees, grappling with grief and trauma, face barriers to mental health care
WASHINGTON — For 17-year-old Salek Haseer, video games are an escape. They’re a way, however fleeting,…
STAT+: Lawmakers and a Pelosi aide turn lobbyist to push for new health agency’s independence
WASHINGTON — Health secretary Xavier Becerra is suddenly the target of a frenzied lobbying campaign…
‘A slow-moving glacier’: NIH’s sluggish and often opaque efforts to study long Covid draw patient, expert ire
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health is fumbling its first efforts to study long…
Access to medicines—an old problem needing new solutions
The Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccines were approved in December 2020, followed by the Moderna…
Prenatal Disinfectant Exposure Linked to Asthma Risk in Kids – Medpage Today
Prenatal Disinfectant Exposure Linked to Asthma Risk in Kids Medpage Today Disinfectant use during pregnancy linked…
Early prenatal care gives babies best start on life – Billings Gazette
Early prenatal care gives babies best start on life Billings Gazette Read Original Article: Early prenatal…
Legislature fails to override Noem vetoes on spending authority, prenatal care – Mitchell Republic
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COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy does not increase complications around the time of childbirth, study finds: Study of Ontario pregnancies provides further evidence on safety of mRNA vaccines during pregnancy – Science Daily
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy does not increase complications around the time of childbirth, study finds:…
Study: Disinfectants use during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma, eczema – UPI News
Study: Disinfectants use during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma, eczema UPI News Read Original Article: Study:…
Can you get your nails done while pregnant? Risks, safety, and more – Medical News Today
Can you get your nails done while pregnant? Risks, safety, and more Medical News Today Read…
Obesity linked with longer time to pregnancy in women – Healio
Obesity linked with longer time to pregnancy in women Healio Read Original Article: Obesity linked with…