Astronomers detect seismic ripples in ancient galactic disk
A new snapshot of an ancient, far-off galaxy could help scientists understand how it formed…
Month: December 2023
STAT+: Bristol Myers to purchase Karuna, maker of schizophrenia drug, for $14 billion
Bristol Myers Squibb said Friday that it will acquire Karuna Therapeutics, a developer of medicines…
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Europe suspends hundreds of generic drugs over serious data concerns
Some 365 generic drugs have had their European Union marketing authorisations suspended after an investigation…
Eliminating cervical cancer as a global public health problem requires equitable action
Imagine nearly eliminating a cancer that almost 350 000 women die from globally every year.1…
Junior doctors: Health secretary urges leaders to call off strikes and re-enter talks
England’s health and social care secretary, Victoria Atkins, has urged junior doctors’ leaders to call…
Opinion: The unique pain and joy of celebrating Christmas with a child in the pediatric intensive care unit
In the days leading up to Christmas in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), medical…
STAT+: AAFP’s CEO on how to keep primary care doctors in the field
In ten years, the United States could be short as many as 48,000 primary care…
3 issues to watch in global health in 2024
As we enter the fifth year of this challenging decade, life finally appears to be…
Ascension St. Joseph’s opens free child care area patients can use during prenatal appointments – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ascension St. Joseph’s opens free child care area patients can use during prenatal appointments Milwaukee Journal…
Rihanna Dropped a Major Bombshell About Her Super Bowl Pregnancy Reveal – InStyle
Rihanna Dropped a Major Bombshell About Her Super Bowl Pregnancy Reveal InStyle Read Original Article: Rihanna…
Rihanna Reveals Her Super Bowl Pregnancy Announcement Wasn’t Planned: ‘Had to Be What It Had to Be’ – PEOPLE
Rihanna Reveals Her Super Bowl Pregnancy Announcement Wasn’t Planned: ‘Had to Be What It Had…
Rihanna Says Super Bowl Pregnancy Announcement Wasn’t Planned: “My Jumper Couldn’t Zip Up” – Hollywood Reporter
Rihanna Says Super Bowl Pregnancy Announcement Wasn’t Planned: “My Jumper Couldn’t Zip Up” Hollywood Reporter Read…
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News in Brief 21 December 2023
Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza Sudan: Up to 300,000 displaced by latest…
Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages
The UN expert working to end rape during wartime remains gravely concerned for the safety…
FDA approves AstraZeneca, Ionis treatment for rare nerve disease
The Food and Drug Administration approved a novel medicine for a rare and devastating nerve…
Project Best Life | Salt Caves and Good Vibrations: Creating Your Best Life With Alternative Health Options – Buffalo Rising
Project Best Life | Salt Caves and Good Vibrations: Creating Your Best Life With Alternative…
Shiga Toxin‒Producing Escherichia coli Diagnoses from Health Practitioners, Queensland, Australia – CDC
Shiga Toxin‒Producing Escherichia coli Diagnoses from Health Practitioners, Queensland, Australia CDC Read Original Article: Shiga Toxin‒Producing…
The Best Apple Watch Alternatives for 2023 – IGN
The Best Apple Watch Alternatives for 2023 IGN Read Original Article: The Best Apple Watch Alternatives…
Debate Sparked by Alberta Health Minister’s Meeting with Naturopathic College Head – Medriva
Debate Sparked by Alberta Health Minister’s Meeting with Naturopathic College Head Medriva Read Original Article: Debate…
Testimony on Alternative Payment Models and the Slowdown in Federal Health Care Spending – Congressional Budget Office
Testimony on Alternative Payment Models and the Slowdown in Federal Health Care Spending Congressional Budget Office…
World News in Brief: Latest Sudan fighting displaces thousands, second malaria vaccine, Russian dissidents ‘disappeared’
The latest surge in fighting in Sudan has displaced up to 300,000 people as conflict…
New 1.5-billion-pixel image shows Running Chicken Nebula in unprecedented detail
While many holiday traditions involve feasts of turkey, soba noodles, latkes or Pan de Pascua,…
NASA’s Hubble watches ‘spoke season’ on Saturn
A new photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when…
Listen: 2023 in review, CEO report cards, and a look at the year ahead
What does it mean to a bad CEO? Can biotech endure another election year? And…
Health data breaches hit an all-time high in 2023
Odds are, you’ve gotten at least one of the unnerving letters in your mailbox this…
England and Scotland see sharp rise in covid and flu cases as hospitals struggle
Just over 4% of people in England and Scotland—around one in 24—may have had covid-19…
Natural experiments with sildenafil and stiffness
In August 2020, I found myself being taken by ambulance to the intensive care unit…
Morning Rounds: Why health care costs are nearly a fifth of the GDP
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BioMarin appeases an activist
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA rejects Merck cough medicine; Sanofi abandons an ADC for lung cancer
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman in a week customarily…
STAT+: Patent thickets and terminal disclaimers: How pharma blocks biosimilars from the marketplace
To ring the register, a pharmaceutical company may create a patent thicket, which involves filing…
Covid-19: WHO adds JN.1 as new variant of interest
The World Health Organization has added a new covid-19 strain, JN.1, to its list of…
The NHS crisis is not an equal crisis
The NHS is in crisis.1 Primary care is creaking at the seams.2 More patients are…
Stories from the UN Archive: Audrey Hepburn on children’s rights
Following the Second World War, acclaimed actor Audrey Hepburn survived on aid supplies from the United…
Ideas for a new world
The cover of The BMJ’s Christmas print issue this year (fig 1) shows a respiratory…
Common Healthcare Related Instruments Subjected To Magnetic Attraction Study (CHRISTMAS): prospective in situ experimental study
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the behaviour of common healthcare related objects in a 3 tesla (T) MRI…
Obesity drugs’ next tests, and rising threats: 3 chronic disease stories to watch
Chronic disease is, by its very definition, omnipresent. But changes year to year have the…
STAT+: Medical marijuana companies are using pharma’s sales tactics with little of the same scrutiny
WASHINGTON — Medical marijuana companies sell medicine, just like pharmaceutical companies. But they’re not playing…
STAT’s most memorable photos of 2023
The past year has brought huge changes in medicine and science — from innovations like…
Opinion: Why haven’t health care cost increases exceeded inflation? There’s a very good reason
All Americans are worried about inflation. The prices for housing, clothes and food at the…
STAT+: Drugs are still mostly tested in white men. Will the FDA change that next year?
WASHINGTON — Sometime next year drug and medical device companies will have to tell the…
SF Homeless Prenatal Program cares for vulnerable families | Health | sfexaminer.com – San Francisco Examiner
SF Homeless Prenatal Program cares for vulnerable families | Health | sfexaminer.com San Francisco Examiner Read…
Rihanna Says Her Super Bowl Pregnancy Reveal Was Unplanned, Has ‘Fingers Crossed’ for a Baby Girl – Billboard
Rihanna Says Her Super Bowl Pregnancy Reveal Was Unplanned, Has ‘Fingers Crossed’ for a Baby…
Rihanna Discusses Super Bowl Pregnancy Reveal | Watch – MSN
Rihanna Discusses Super Bowl Pregnancy Reveal | Watch MSN Read Original Article: Rihanna Discusses Super Bowl…
Rihanna Admits She Didn’t Intend To Reveal Pregnancy At Super Bowl LVII – HotNewHipHop
Rihanna Admits She Didn’t Intend To Reveal Pregnancy At Super Bowl LVII HotNewHipHop Read Original Article:…
Baby Survives Incredibly Rare Pregnancy Outside of Mother’s Uterus – ScienceAlert
Baby Survives Incredibly Rare Pregnancy Outside of Mother’s Uterus ScienceAlert Read Original Article: Baby Survives Incredibly…
Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss Won’t Help Mothers and Babies – TIME
Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss Won’t Help Mothers and Babies TIME Read Original Article: Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss Won’t…
Post Spreads Misleading Information About Texas Abortion Case – FactCheck.org
Post Spreads Misleading Information About Texas Abortion Case FactCheck.org Read Original Article: Post Spreads Misleading Information…
Scientists believe they’ve discovered why women suffer morning sickness offering hope for a cure – Euronews
Scientists believe they’ve discovered why women suffer morning sickness offering hope for a cure Euronews Read…
New Hampshire man charged with murder in pregnant woman’s beating death – MassLive.com
New Hampshire man charged with murder in pregnant woman’s beating death MassLive.com Read Original Article: New…