Iranian healthcare caught in political crossfire: a global call to action
Medical impartiality is a well established principle but the impartial practice of medicine has brought…
Month: July 2023
STAT+: Sanofi licenses CRISPR enzyme in bid to develop safer, simpler sickle cell cure
Sanofi will license a new CRISPR enzyme from the startup Scribe Therapeutics in a bid…
UK Supreme Court restricts scope of Montgomery duty of care to patients
The UK Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment clarifying a doctor’s duty to discuss…
Covid-19: Bring back mandatory mask wearing in health settings, say Scottish workers
Decisions taken to end the universal wearing of face masks in hospitals and doctors’ surgeries…
Humility is vital in science, even for The BMJ
It is reassuring to learn just how robust The BMJ’s processes are for appraising submissions….
STAT+: Detailed data confirm benefits — and risks — of Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug
The benefits and risks of Eli Lilly’s treatment for Alzheimer’s disease were confirmed in detailed…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Alzheimer’s diagnosis revamp embraces rating scale similar to cancer; FTC seeks info on Pfizer-Seagen deal
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Structural racism and sexism cause high maternal deaths and morbidity among Afrodescendant women in the Americas, says UN agency
Structural racism and sexism have harmed women of African descent in the Americas before, during,…
UK government is making slow progress on hospital rebuilds, say auditors
The UK government is behind schedule with its new hospital programme and has not achieved…
STAT+: BridgeBio heart drug succeeds in pivotal study
A drug developed by the biotech firm BridgeBio to treat an increasingly common heart condition…
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Screening for depression and anxiety in general practice
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended that all adults in general…
Ask the expert: Diagnosis and management of complications in pregnancy in primary care
What you need to knowDuring pregnancy, treat iron deficiency anaemia with lower and/or intermittent doses…
Mothers of the River: raising the ceiling for maternal care in the Amazon
Magaly Blas fell in love with the Amazon rainforest in 1999 as a medical student…
Community of spoon carving
I read with interest the article reflecting on spoon carving as a pastime and how…
Sixty seconds on . . . genetic studies
Here we go. What am I inheriting now?I sense some scepticism. But maybe that’s no…
STAT+: Westlake Village, a West Coast VC firm, raises $450 million fund
Westlake Village BioPartners, a West Coast biotech venture capital firm founded five years ago by…
STAT+: Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in California evaded $170 million in taxes, whistleblower says
Two dominant Blue Cross Blue Shield companies in California intentionally underreported premiums of certain health…
How telehealth startups are trying to fill the menopause care vacuum
At the turn of the century, nearly 18 million women in the United States were…
Opinion: No one — M.D. or otherwise — should use the honorific ‘doctor’ with patients
Florida legislators recently passed legislation to prevent advanced practice nurses in Florida with doctorates from…
Listen: Wildfire pollution widens asthma inequities on Long Island
Wyandanch is a proud, resilient community on Long Island. There’s about 13,000 people who live…
For a 9-year-old patient at a Los Angeles obesity clinic, barriers to health are everywhere
This is part of a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives,…
STAT+: As fear rises over AI, Google and Epic fight stronger regulation of the technology in health care
Big businesses poised to profit from the advance of artificial intelligence in health care are…
STAT+: Argenx antibody drug significantly slows progression of nerve disorder that robs patients of muscle strength
Belgian drugmaker Argenx said Monday that its antibody treatment called Vyvgart significantly delayed the progression…
New prenatal yoga studio opens in Port Chester, aiming to support … – News 12 Westchester
New prenatal yoga studio opens in Port Chester, aiming to support … News 12 Westchester Read…
Researchers turn to CRISPR to unlock one of the trickiest diseases to treat: Alzheimer’s
When the genome-editing tool CRISPR is thought of as a potential medicine, the targets that…
Gwyneth Paltrow Opens Up About ‘Really Rough’ Pregnancy – TODAY
Gwyneth Paltrow Opens Up About ‘Really Rough’ Pregnancy TODAY Read Original Article: Gwyneth Paltrow Opens Up…
Pregnant Lindsay Lohan Shows Ocean-Themed Nursery for Baby in Dubai Home – PEOPLE
Pregnant Lindsay Lohan Shows Ocean-Themed Nursery for Baby in Dubai Home PEOPLE Read Original Article: Pregnant…
Pence says abortion should be banned for nonviable pregnancies – Yahoo News
Pence says abortion should be banned for nonviable pregnancies Yahoo News Read Original Article: Pence says…
Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’
The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related…
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Expert Talks About The Benefits Of Prenatal Yoga For Expecting Mothers – Boldsky
Expert Talks About The Benefits Of Prenatal Yoga For Expecting Mothers Boldsky Read Original Article: Expert…
No room for complacency in the fight to end AIDS by 2030
As the deadline to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 approaches, urgent action is needed…
News in Brief 14 July 2023
Sudan: Thousands may die due to healthcare disruptions: WHO Children’s deaths on central Mediterranean route…
‘The value of human life is dissipating’
Fresh allegations of crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur are the latest indication that the…
Incorporating complementary, alternative medicine is the ‘wave of … – Healio
Incorporating complementary, alternative medicine is the ‘wave of … Healio Read Original Article: Incorporating complementary, alternative…
Form and function of island and mainland plants
Oceanic islands provide useful models for ecology, biogeography and evolutionary research. Many ground-breaking findings —…
Liquid safety cushioning technology
Mechanical engineering and materials science advancements could revolutionize safety equipment for athletes and more. Read…
Kenya: OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of…
Aspartame sweetener ‘possibly’ cancer-causing, WHO agency reports
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research agency on Friday classified the commonly used artificial…
Celiac study examines precisely how gluten triggers injury to intestine
For a person with celiac disease, eating a bagel goes something like this: chewing and…
Precision technology, machine learning lead to early diagnosis of calf pneumonia
Monitoring dairy calves with precision technologies based on the ‘internet of things,’ or IoT, leads…
Understanding metabolites underlying eye development
Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is key for eye…
Colonization influences worldwide distribution of plant specimens
Plant diversity in nature is generally highest in tropical regions around the equator, with decreasing…
Understanding metabolites underlying eye development
Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is key for eye…
Multiple uses of tropical mosaic landscapes
Many landscapes in the tropics consist of a mosaic of different types of land use….
Colonization influences worldwide distribution of plant specimens
Plant diversity in nature is generally highest in tropical regions around the equator, with decreasing…
Multiple uses of tropical mosaic landscapes
Many landscapes in the tropics consist of a mosaic of different types of land use….
Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old
Scientists have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviors…
J&J expands global access to TB drug as popular novelist joins advocacy campaign
Advocates have been fighting Johnson & Johnson for years over a patent on a lifesaving…
Hubble views a galactic monster
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a monster in the making in this observation…
Ketamine effective for treatment-resistant depression, study suggests
Promising results in a trial of ketamine for severe depression could lead to treatment becoming…