Simple interventions that make a huge difference: the consultant geriatrician
It’s not just the complex nature of his work that satisfies consultant geriatrician Amit Arora,…
Year: 2022
Helen Salisbury: What happens if the lights go out?
Power cuts were thrilling in the 1970s: the schools closed early, we cooked on a…
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Chemical Hair Straighteners May Cause Uterine Cancer: Study
Uterine cancer accounts for three percent of all new cancers but is the most common…
Experts Worry Lab-Created COVID-19 Strain With 80% Kill Rate May Cause Another Pandemic
The COVID researchers said they created the new strain to “help fight against future pandemics.”…
Biden officials scramble for a backup as Covid variants threaten a key therapy for immunocompromised people
WASHINGTON — Biden health officials are bracing for the prospect that the country’s sole preventive…
Opinion: Ensuring food security and health beyond the Covid-19 public health emergency
Expansions to social safety net programs during Covid-19 have been essential for low-income Americans hit…
After Dobbs, U.S. medical students head abroad for abortion training no longer provided by their schools
A fourth-year medical student, Tema, faced an abrupt interruption to her education earlier this year….
Woman army officer in forefront of COVID-19 battle in Sierra Leone
A woman officer in Sierra Leone’s army has been put in the forefront of coordinating…
Best Prenatal Vitamins of 2022: Top 4 Brands Most Recommended By Expert Websites – Study Finds
Best Prenatal Vitamins of 2022: Top 4 Brands Most Recommended By Expert Websites Study Finds Prenatal…
Pregnancy could curb desire to smoke before it is suspected or recognized: First study to examine the impact of pregnancy on a person’s smoking behavior – Science Daily
Pregnancy could curb desire to smoke before it is suspected or recognized: First study to…
A population-based matched cohort study of early pregnancy outcomes following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection – Nature.com
A population-based matched cohort study of early pregnancy outcomes following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection Nature.com…
Phoenix Mercury star Skylar Diggins-Smith announces pregnancy – CBS Sports
Phoenix Mercury star Skylar Diggins-Smith announces pregnancy CBS Sports Read Original Article: Phoenix Mercury star Skylar…
News in Brief 17 October 2022
1.2 billion living in acute multidimensional poverty UN rights system must focus on the people…
Boston University researchers’ testing of lab-made version of Covid virus draws government scrutiny
Research at Boston University that involved testing a lab-made hybrid version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
AI-Enabled Retinal Vasculometry Provides Alternative Biomarker of Vascular Health – MD Magazine
AI-Enabled Retinal Vasculometry Provides Alternative Biomarker of Vascular Health MD Magazine Read Original Article: AI-Enabled Retinal…
4 Alternative Treatment for Diabetes – Verywell Health
4 Alternative Treatment for Diabetes Verywell Health Read Original Article: 4 Alternative Treatment for Diabetes –…
How Dr. Oz’s Pennsylvania candidacy could boost public health – The Washington Post
How Dr. Oz’s Pennsylvania candidacy could boost public health The Washington Post Read Original Article: How…
Complementary & Alternative Medicine For Anti Aging & Longevity Market Research Report by Intervention, Customer, Region – Global Forecast to 2027 – Cumulative Impact of COVID-19 – Yahoo Finance
Complementary & Alternative Medicine For Anti Aging & Longevity Market Research Report by Intervention, Customer,…
Retail Health Clinics Are Key on the Path to Health Equity – PatientEngagementHIT.com
Retail Health Clinics Are Key on the Path to Health Equity PatientEngagementHIT.com Read Original Article: Retail…
Justice Department sues Cigna for allegedly exaggerating conditions of Medicare Advantage members
The Department of Justice filed a new lawsuit against Cigna Monday, alleging the health insurance…
Photo-taking helps students remember slide content
A new study finds that taking pictures of PowerPoint slides during an online presentation helped…
Hitting the snooze button? You’re far from alone, study shows
A study found that 57 percent of the participants were habitual snoozers. Read Original Article:…
Killings and detentions of children in Iran must end, UN child rights committee urges
As the number of children reportedly killed by Iranian security forces in relation to ongoing…
Isotope data strengthens suspicions of ivory stockpile theft
A new study uses carbon isotope science to show that marked tusks in a seized…
Targeting enzyme could alleviate muscle wasting for cancer patients
Targeting a specific enzyme in the muscle could help cancer patients preserve muscle mass and…
Metabolism, not genes, may offer more insight into risk of some diseases
In an analysis of the metabolic profiles of healthy American babies, researchers found surprising differences…
STAT+: Despite its threats, PhRMA is still supporting Democrats who voted for Medicare negotiation
Drugmakers’ powerhouse lobby did not exactly make good on its early August threat to hold…
New analysis of obsidian blades reveals dynamic Neolithic social networks
An analysis of obsidian artifacts excavated during the 1960s at two prominent archaeological sites in…
High exposure to glyphosate in pregnancy could cause lower birth weights in babies
Researchers are learning more about the effects of herbicide exposure during pregnancy. Read Original Article:…
Gene signature points to prognosis in kidney cancer
Among patients with kidney cancer, the activity of four specific genes in the cancer cells…
DNA gives colloidal crystals shape-shifting and memory abilities
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown property of colloidal crystals, highly ordered three-dimensional arrays of…
Brain discovery holds key to boosting body’s ability to fight Alzheimer’s, MS
Researchers have discovered a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestrating the immune system’s responses…
Pregnancy could curb desire to smoke before it is suspected or recognized
Pregnant smokers reduced their smoking by an average of one cigarette per day before becoming…
new sensor system for internet of things devices integrates processing and computing
Engineers have introduced a holistic system that integrates sensing, storage and processing at the sensor’s…
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Timely interventions for depression might lower the future risk of dementia
Depression has long been associated with an increased risk of dementia, and now a new…
Impact of coral chemical compounds on reef composition and health
Stumbling upon a new source of underwater caffeine was just an added bonus of a…
Universities love interdisciplinary STEM programs, but what about students?
A recent study reveals how undergraduate students engage with interdisciplinary learning throughout their college careers…
Cardiovascular disease risks the same in both sexes
For men and women, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease are largely the same, an…
New drug target for triple-negative breast cancer
Research reports a combination of a novel small inhibitory molecule and an FDA-approved chemotherapy drug…
Faster-developing, wetter hurricanes to come
In a new study, PNNL researchers find that the U.S. Atlantic Coast is becoming a…
New approach would improve user access to electric vehicle charging stations
Researchers have developed a dynamic computational tool to help improve user access to electric vehicle…
Can you use art to restore the health of a community?
Health is a function of communities as much as it’s a function of individuals. If…
Climate emergency: Medical royal colleges unite to highlight effects on health
bmj;379/oct17_11/o2494/FAF1faJo RogersLeaders of medical royal colleges and organisations representing general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, paediatrics, general…
Cataract surgeon who missed NHS operations while doing private work is struck off
A leading cataract surgeon has been struck off the UK register for lying to his…
Hunt must keep promise to deliver NHS workforce plan, say leaders
Healthcare leaders have urged the UK’s new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, to make good on his…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: BioNTech eyes cancer vaccine before decade’s end; Pfizer asks Supreme Court to review copay programs
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by the US if warming continues
Hurricane damages can increase due to increasing global temperatures, caused by greenhouse gas emissions from…
The health and social care crisis makes tobacco control an imperative
The healthcare community has for a long time been pressing the UK government to produce…
Sixty seconds on . . . pandemic babies
Did the predicted baby boom happen?It was more of a baby bust. Despite predictions that…
STAT+: Josh Bilenker’s last biotech sold for $8 billion. His next one is cloaked in mystery but loaded with money
Josh Bilenker’s last company, Loxo Oncology, was purchased by Eli Lilly for $8 billion. No…