Detransition needs further understanding, not controversy
In recent years, public discourse has drawn attention to research and clinical practice regarding gender…
Month: June 2023
Opinion: Listen: Physicians have a moral and professional obligation to get into ‘good trouble’
Just days after the end of Roe v. Wade, Caitlin Bernard, an OB-GYN in Indiana,…
Opinion: Medicaid adult dental benefits are shamefully — and dangerously — inadequate in most states
In the middle of the night, you’re jolted awake by a throbbing pain in your…
Muzzled for years, vindicated MIT professor says fraud investigation into his lab did lasting damage
For three years, nine months, and one week, Ram Sasisekharan lived under a gag order….
UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high
The full-scale war in Ukraine, alongside other conflict and climate-driven upheaval, meant more people than…
Midland Daily News Events – Prenatal Yoga – Midland Daily News
Midland Daily News Events – Prenatal Yoga Midland Daily News Read Original Article: Midland Daily News…
Aashka Goradia Shares Her Pregnancy Fitness Regime, Reveals Brent Goble Helps Her With Prenatal Yoga – BollywoodShaadis.com
Aashka Goradia Shares Her Pregnancy Fitness Regime, Reveals Brent Goble Helps Her With Prenatal Yoga BollywoodShaadis.com…
What Is Eclampsia? What to Know About the Rare Pregnancy Complication – The New York Times
What Is Eclampsia? What to Know About the Rare Pregnancy Complication The New York Times Olympian…
The Pregnancy Risk That Doctors Won’t Mention – The Atlantic
The Pregnancy Risk That Doctors Won’t Mention The Atlantic Read Original Article: The Pregnancy Risk That…
Choosing the Right Baby Monitor App: A Comprehensive Guide
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News in Brief 13 June 2023
Kakhovka dam disaster a health crisis in the making: WHO Myanmar must re-instate aid access…
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Study explains unusual deformation in Earth’s largest continental rift
Computer models confirm that the African Superplume is responsible for the unusual deformations, as well…
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Hotter sand from microplastics could affect sea turtle development
New research has found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature of beach…
Microplastics stick around in human airways
Inhaled microplastics can pose serious health risks, so understanding how they travel in the respiratory…
First side-necked turtle ever discovered in UK
The first side-necked turtle ever to be found in the UK has been discovered by…
Pass the salt: This space rock holds clues as to how Earth got its water
The discovery of tiny salt grains in a sample from an asteroid provides strong evidence…
Bendable Therapy, a new alternative mental health clinic, will offer … – KTVZ
Bendable Therapy, a new alternative mental health clinic, will offer … KTVZ Read Original Article: Bendable…
DESI early data release holds nearly two million objects
The first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is now available for…
STAT+: Bitter infighting leads 15 chapters to break away from leading ALS advocacy group
After a bitter dispute, the ALS Association has settled a lawsuit filed by 15 chapters…
Marine environment at risk due to ship emissions
Researchers used four different types of port environments to investigate the levels of contaminants emitted…
A short snout predisposes dogs to sleep apnea
Researchers tested a new method of diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing in dogs using a neckband developed…
Entrepreneurs’ brains: Researchers reveal increased cognitive flexibility
In a pioneering study involving serial entrepreneurs and managers, a multidisciplinary research team, combining entrepreneurship…
STAT+: Biogen’s boardroom scandal saddles CEO with first crisis
This was supposed to be the new Biogen. When Chris Viehbacher, a respected pharmaceutical executive,…
STAT+: Key House Republican escalates rhetoric against PBMs
WASHINGTON — A key House Republican ramped up his criticism of pharmacy benefit managers Tuesday,…
CDC’s Walensky parries Republican criticism over Biden’s Covid response
WASHINGTON — One of the very last duties of one of President Biden’s very first…
AMA asks doctors to de-emphasize use of BMI in gauging health and obesity
CHICAGO – The American Medical Association on Tuesday strongly criticized the body-mass index, urging doctors…
Risk of breast cancer death after a diagnosis of early invasive breast cancer
Mairead MacKenzie and Hilary Stobart were diagnosed with breast cancer some years ago. They’re just…
Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: Guterres
A “cascade of crises” is putting global progress towards ensuring the rights of persons with…
Suicide hotlines shared data with Facebook, providers debate AI disclosure, and Uber Health expands
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
‘The drug bust paradox’: Study shows opioid deaths double after police action
Police drug busts are strongly associated with a large and sudden spike in overdose deaths,…
STAT+: Sanders wants NIH to adopt ‘reasonable pricing’ language for drugs that agency research helps develop
In another bid to lower prescription drug prices, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued a…
Four-legged robot traverses tricky terrains thanks to improved 3D vision
Researchers have developed a new model that trains four-legged robots to see more clearly in…
Researchers uncover why light-to-moderate drinking is tied to better heart health
A new study offers an explanation for why light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with…
A baking soda solution for clean hydrogen storage
Scientists investigate the promising properties of a common, Earth-abundant salt. Read Original Article: A baking…
International doctors need an inclusive workplace and career development
Co-workers’ support is essential for international colleagues helping to run the NHS.1 But good employment…
High salt intake and hypertension
The resignation of the UK’s food tsar in protest at the government’s failure to reform…
Police investigating dozens of patient deaths at hospital in Brighton
Police are investigating dozens of deaths at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton over…
‘Inclusion is strength’ stresses UN, marking Albinism Awareness Day
Wider inclusion of persons with albinism can go a long way towards ensuring they live…
Teens seeking addiction care unlikely to be offered standard medication
Adolescents who seek treatment for opioid addiction at an inpatient facility are more likely to…
Unveiling hidden inequalities in diversity and inclusion in medical research
Uncovering inequalities, measuring disparities, and identifying the barriers that exist in healthcare and society were…
STAT+: Moving past regulatory obstacles, Protagonist Therapeutics looks to pivotal trial for its rare blood disorder therapy
FRANKFURT, Germany — Protagonist Therapeutics has run into some speed bumps as it’s developed its…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Exec nominated to Biogen board is mother of outgoing director’s child; telehealth company pauses Wegovy ads amid shortages
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Sunny skies and…
Inquests into deaths of patients of convicted breast surgeon will examine system failures
Inquests to decide whether patients of the rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson died unnaturally at…
Industrial action: Trusts agree to pay consultants more to cover ȷuniors’ strike
NHS trusts in London have agreed higher rates of pay for consultants to cover impending…
Analysis of peer reviewers’ response to invitations by gender and geographical region: cohort study of manuscripts reviewed at 21 biomedical ȷournals before and during covid-19 pandemic
AbstractObjectivesTo describe gender and geographical inequalities in invitations to review and the response to these…
STAT+: Biotech executive nominated to Biogen board is mother of director’s child, records show
Biogen, a biotech giant plagued by years of boardroom strife, said late Monday that the…
Geologists challenge conventional view of Earth’s continental history, stability with new study
The seemingly stable regions of the Earth’s continental plates — the so-called stable cratons —…
Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic increases risk of cardiovascular disease
Around the world, most people are regularly exposed to low or moderate levels of lead,…
All-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, increase traffic issues
Two major ridesharing companies have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce…
Flaring star could be down to young planet’s disc inferno
New simulations offer new explanation for star’s 85-year flare. In this scenario, a young giant…