Doctors call out ableism in cancer care: ‘The biggest accommodation is attitude’
People with disabilities often spend a lot of time navigating bias and educating others about…
Month: December 2023
STAT+: Could sickle cell someday be treated not with CRISPR, but with a pill?
Two gene therapies were approved for sickle cell disease last week, but for many researchers…
PODCAST: Crises and international division ‘challenging’ says UN peacekeeping chief
UN peacekeeping operations are facing more challenging political and security conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa and…
ECHO Discovery: Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Risk of Autism – Newswise
ECHO Discovery: Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Risk of Autism Newswise Read Original Article: ECHO Discovery:…
Video Prenatal Visits Are a Boon for a Busy Working Mom – Kaiser Permanente
Video Prenatal Visits Are a Boon for a Busy Working Mom Kaiser Permanente Read Original Article:…
The Role of Unconscious Bias in Black Women’s Pregnancy Risks – The New York Times
The Role of Unconscious Bias in Black Women’s Pregnancy Risks The New York Times Read Original…
Kate Cox begged Texas to let her end a dangerous pregnancy. She won’t be the last – The Guardian
Kate Cox begged Texas to let her end a dangerous pregnancy. She won’t be the…
Is it safe to take Tylenol during pregnancy? What experts say amid lawsuits claiming a link to autism and ADHD. – Yahoo Life
Is it safe to take Tylenol during pregnancy? What experts say amid lawsuits claiming a…
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Cannabis use linked to higher risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, study finds – The Washington Post
Cannabis use linked to higher risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, study finds The Washington Post Study…
Ana Navarro Reveals Past Ectopic Pregnancy – PEOPLE
Ana Navarro Reveals Past Ectopic Pregnancy PEOPLE Read Original Article: Ana Navarro Reveals Past Ectopic Pregnancy…
Pregnant Bhad Bhabie Does Gender Reveal in New Heaven by Marc Jacobs Campaign – WWD
Pregnant Bhad Bhabie Does Gender Reveal in New Heaven by Marc Jacobs Campaign WWD Bhad Bhabie…
‘Cancer found in pregnancy has robbed me of seeing my baby grow’ – BBC.com
‘Cancer found in pregnancy has robbed me of seeing my baby grow’ BBC.com Read Original Article:…
Hilary Duff Is Pregnant, Expecting Fourth Baby: ‘So Much for Silent Nights’ – PEOPLE
Hilary Duff Is Pregnant, Expecting Fourth Baby: ‘So Much for Silent Nights’ PEOPLE Hilary Duff is…
State agrees it won’t enforce crisis pregnancy center fraud law – Crain’s Chicago Business
State agrees it won’t enforce crisis pregnancy center fraud law Crain’s Chicago Business Read Original Article:…
Illinois Agrees to End Speech Restrictions on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Amid Lawsuit – National Catholic Register
Illinois Agrees to End Speech Restrictions on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Amid Lawsuit National Catholic Register Read…
State agrees to drop enforcement of law aimed at anti-abortion clinics accused of deception – Chicago Tribune
State agrees to drop enforcement of law aimed at anti-abortion clinics accused of deception Chicago Tribune…
Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity – The Associated Press
Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity The…
How sick is sick enough to end a pregnancy? Doctors and some state laws are at odds. – NBC News
How sick is sick enough to end a pregnancy? Doctors and some state laws are…
Self-monitoring shows promise in managing high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia in pregnancy – News-Medical.Net
Self-monitoring shows promise in managing high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia in pregnancy News-Medical.Net Read Original Article:…
Texas Supreme Court rules against pregnant woman seeking abortion as she leaves state for procedure – CNN
Texas Supreme Court rules against pregnant woman seeking abortion as she leaves state for procedure CNN…
Empowering Future Citizens: 8 Tips to Teach Kids Civic Responsibility and the Importance of Voting
The post Empowering Future Citizens: 8 Tips to Teach Kids Civic Responsibility and the Importance…
‘Everyone was asking about a ceasefire’: Malta’s UN ambassador reports back on visit to Gaza border
Vanessa Frazier, Malta’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has told UN News that the Security…
News in Brief 12 December 2023
‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO Invest in primary healthcare, save lives:…
STAT+: Humana used algorithm in ‘fraudulent scheme’ to deny care to Medicare Advantage patients, lawsuit alleges
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries on Tuesday filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the health insurance giant…
Believers in conspiracy theories are more prone to taking alternative medicines – PsyPost
Believers in conspiracy theories are more prone to taking alternative medicines PsyPost Read Original Article: Believers…
Study finds tree nuts as snack alternative boost metabolic health in young adults – News-Medical.Net
Study finds tree nuts as snack alternative boost metabolic health in young adults News-Medical.Net Read Original…
NASA’s Webb stuns with new high-definition look at exploded star
Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a…
Protein study could one day advance Parkinson’s, breast cancer care
New research could one day lead to therapies that prevent or treat diseases and infections…
Caregiving can be stressful, but it could also lower risk of depression
Becoming a caregiver to an aging parent or spouse can be stressful, but a new…
New AI-powered algorithm could better assess people’s risk of common heart condition
Early detection of atrial fibrillation can reduce the risk of stroke and heart failure, but…
New technique for photon detection
Researchers have developed a new technique to detect photons — elementary particles that span from…
STAT+: Maze CEO ‘personally disappointed’ in Sanofi decision to terminate partnership
When Sanofi terminated its partnership with Maze Therapeutics this week to develop an experimental drug…
Hallmark quantum behavior in bouncing droplets
In a study that could help fill some holes in quantum theory, the team recreated a…
Mammogram rates increase when patients schedule themselves
By making mammograms easy to schedule through personal online patient portals, researchers saw a significant…
14-inch spacecraft delivers new details about ‘hot Jupiters’
The Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (CUTE) spacecraft is about the size of a cereal box….
Zapping manure with special electrode promises an efficient method to produce fertilizers, other chemicals
An interdisciplinary team has developed a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients…
World News in Brief: Investing in primary healthcare, record hunger in West and Central Africa, UNICEF emergency appeal
Half of the world’s population is not fully covered by essential health services and two billion…
Archaeologists unearth one of earliest known frame saddles
Recovered from looters, a new archaeological discovery from a cave in western Mongolia could change…
Artificial intelligence systems excel at imitation, but not innovation
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are often depicted as sentient agents poised to overshadow the human…
How a drought led to the rise of skateboarding in 1970s California
Why did professional skateboarding arise in southern California in the 1970s? Was it a coincidence,…
This Japanese ‘dragon’ terrorized ancient seas
Researchers have described a Japanese mosasaur the size of a great white shark that terrorized…
‘Rebuild a foundation of hope’ for global human rights: Türk
World leaders gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration…
STAT+: A targeted therapy shows it can offer a ‘last, great chance’ for some acute leukemia patients
SAN DIEGO — One of the toughest subtypes of acute leukemia involves a genetic alteration…
STAT+: Bone marrow transplant advance could widen use of this less buzzy cure for sickle cell disease
SAN DIEGO — The sickle cell community has for the past few days been buzzing…
STAT+: Late-stage trial supports broader use of Darzalex, blockbuster J&J multiple myeloma drug
SAN DIEGO — Johnson & Johnson’s multiple myeloma therapy, Darzalex, is already a blockbuster. Now…
Obstetrician who sterilised woman without consent is suspended for 12 months
A consultant obstetrician who sterilised a woman without her consent in Northern Ireland has been…
James Jeffrey Maccabe
bmj;383/dec12_8/p2899/FAF1faJames Jeffrey Maccabe (“Jeffrey”), born on 19 December 1928 in Edinburgh, has died at the…
Morning Rounds: Can you take GLP-1 drugs during pregnancy?
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Sanofi scraps rare-disease drug deal under FTC pressure; patients regain weight after stopping Lilly’s Zepbound
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Tome Biosciences goes public today in another biotech megaround
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