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Year: 2023
Türk calls on Israeli Government to ‘heed the calls of the people’ over judicial reform
The UN human rights chief issued a statement on Thursday calling on “those in power”…
Mental illness, drug addiction go hand in glove, Biden’s drug czar tells lawmakers
WASHINGTON — At a House oversight hearing Thursday, the Biden administration’s top drug policy official emphasized…
Lawmakers circle parents’ rights in gender-affirming care hearing
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Thursday sought to turn around transgender advocates’ arguments that gender-affirming care…
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STAT+: Policy experts call on Medicare to ensure data from Alzheimer’s drug registries is shared publicly
More than two dozen prominent health policy experts are urging the Biden administration to ensure…
Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO
The conflict in Sudan has sparked a health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced…
STAT+: Key Republicans nix idea to give FDA new power to regulate CBD
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration says it needs Congress to give it more…
STAT+: HCA says smaller share of spending going to labor
The chief executive of the country’s biggest hospital chain said Thursday that labor costs are…
Mitch McConnell’s abrupt episode has an important public health takeaway
The handling of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s abrupt medical issue this week is raising…
STAT+: Scientists inch closer to single-shot gene editing cure for blood disorders
What is the best way to fix faulty blood cells, and do so for the…
Biogen’s sticky situation, Wegovy’s risks, & biotech insider trading
Why do CEOs talk like that? Do biotech stock tips make good gifts? And what…
Cases of alpha gal syndrome caused by tick bites on the rise, CDC reports
For many Americans, the warmer spring and summer months bring backyard barbecues and scenic hikes…
Hospital appointments: Last minute cancellation widens health inequalities, watchdog warns
Repeated or last minute cancellations of planned NHS appointments are having a catastrophic effect on…
STAT+: The once-hot market for biotech jobs and lab space has cooled. What now?
When Crystal Shih Byers left her job at Novartis in 2020, she was excited to…
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Ending health disparities requires full federal government, National Academies panel says
To narrow the nation’s deeply entrenched health disparities, a permanent entity with regulatory powers should…
Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of the bipartisan ‘moonshot’ effort
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s administration on Thursday announced the first cancer-focused initiative under its advanced…
STAT+: A conflict of interest behind the warning on Apellis’s eye drug? The optics are not good
The eye disease physician in charge of a committee that flagged a rare but severe…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: House Dems push new bill for Medicare drug negotiations; WHO leaves obesity drugs off essential medicines list
Top of the morning to you. And a steamy one, it is. In fact, there…
Webb snaps highly detailed infrared image of actively forming stars
Young stars are rambunctious! NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the ‘antics’ of a…
A simpler method for learning to control a robot
A new machine-learning technique can efficiently learn to control a robot, leading to better performance…
Ancient DNA reveals diverse community in ‘Lost City of the Incas’
DNA analysis of 34 individuals buried at Machu Picchu revealed that many traveled alone from…
New planetary formation findings
Astronomers have discovered new evidence of how planets as massive as Jupiter can form. Read…
Astronomers reveal new features of galactic black holes
An international team of scientists, including astrophysicists, report on a dedicated observational campaign on the…
Alarming decline in vaccine update must be tackled, say MPs
The UK’s status as a global leader on vaccination is at risk because of falling…
Bone resorption caused by systemic sclerosis
This woman in her 60s presented with a history of a progressively receding chin over…
Jean Kaseya: New head of Africa CDC faces uphill struggle in post-pandemic era
When the covid pandemic began in 2020, Jean Kaseya was in Italy witnessing how the…
Forearm injury in a young boy
A 9 year old boy presented to the emergency department after a fall onto his…
Phenotypes, cardiovascular disease . . . and other stories
Genome-wide association studies of cardiovascular diseaseAccording to the NHGRI-EBI catalogue of human genome-wide association studies…
Opinion: Why new guidelines recommending screening at 40 can’t end the mammography wars
New breast cancer screening guidelines from the United States Preventive Services Task Force give the…
STAT+: How the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. got its ‘unapologetic’ design
It’s not every day that a marketing team is tasked with designing the branding and…
STAT+: VC firm starts a new synthetic biology incubator, headed by a former Broad Institute scientist
Venture capital firm RA Capital is starting a new incubator, setting the stage for the…
How To Talk About Divorce to Your Kids in 2023
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How to make educational technology accessible to all
As technology becomes increasingly accessible across the globe, more must be done to ensure its…
News in Brief 26 July 2023
UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools UN calls on Uganda to repeal…
Ukraine: ‘Latest attacks signal a calamitous turn’, Security Council hears
The recent wave of devastating Russian attacks targeting Odesa and other key Ukrainian port cities…
UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
A new UN report raised concerns on Wednesday about the excessive use of smartphones, calling…
Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia
Half of all children in Europe and Central Asia, 92 million, are exposed to high…
Diets Impact Health and the Environment
Researchers reviewed and assessed impacts of popular diets, including vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, paleo, keto, and…
Build a Better Breakfast
Breakfast may be the least popular meal of the day. Hunger, time, motivation—whatever it is,…
Ask the EN Experts August 2023
If you’re looking for more evidence that food choices and dietary patterns can influence health,…
What is Coffeefruit?
Q: What is coffeefruit and is it healthful to consume? A: Coffee beans are one of the…
Benefits of Vitamin C
Q: What are some benefits of vitamin C and what foods are good sources? A: Vitamin C…
The Forgotten Flavor
As a flavor, bitter often gets a bad rap. A taste to grimace at instead…
What Happens if You Have Too Much or Too Little Fat in Your Diet?
While fat has often been dubbed as a dietary nemesis, it’s important to know that…
Mexican Restaurant Meals
Depending on the source, many consider Mexican cuisine to be the most popular ethnic food…
The Struggles with Weight Bias
The prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to rise. Nearly one in three adults are…
Tomato Time
The Folklore. Ripe tomatoes, plump with the flavor and fragrance of summer, tug heavily on…
STAT+: Senate panel advances PBM reform — but sidesteps anything controversial
WASHINGTON — Senators on the Finance Committee on Wednesday nearly unanimously passed a bill to…
Unraveling a protein that may inspire a new biotechnology tool
Scientists have unraveled the step-by-step activation process of a protein with a deep evolutionary history…
Earlier and earlier high-Arctic spring replaced by ‘extreme year-to-year variation’
About 15 years ago, researchers reported that the timing of spring in high-Arctic Greenland had…