The remains of an ancient planet lie deep within Earth
The remnants of an ancient planet that collided with Earth to form the Moon lie…
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Mobile phone use may affect semen quality
Does electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones affect semen quality? While various environmental and lifestyle…
How sunflowers see the sun
Sunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky. But…
Risk of viral airborne transmission peaks within 5 seconds of face-to-face encounters
Researchers visualized and measured the flow field of aerosol particles derived from exhaled air and…
Giant planets cast a deadly pall
Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors…
Happiness and comparisons are a choice
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STAT+: New insights into how tumor cells hijack brain plasticity to drive cancer
The idea that cancer can hijack brain plasticity — subverting supple connections in the healthy…
STAT+: Nostrum Laboratories and its CEO — who once defended Shkreli price hikes — to pay up to $50 million over Medicaid rebates
A pharmaceutical company and its chief executive — who once defended Martin Shkreli for raising…
American Cancer Society expands lung cancer screening guidelines for cigarette smokers
Most lung cancer screening guidelines hinge on how much people smoked tobacco and when they…
Infant mortality in the U.S. rose last year for the first time in two decades, says CDC
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Panel tells FDA that CRISPR sickle cell therapy is safe enough for patients; U.K. is urged to scrap IP demands in trade talks with India
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Gene editing has had a big week in the spotlight. Here’s what’s going on
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Authors’ reply to Fell
Fell, from the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA), the self-regulatory body of the…
Unethical pharmaceutical marketing: a self-regulating system must rehabilitate companies
I welcome Mulinari and Ozieranski’s detailed discussion about the role of self-regulation in pharmaceutical marketing.1…
STAT+: Life science investors close nearly $6 billion in new funds
Biotech and life sciences investors continue to draw in new funds even as the biotech…
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Row over ultra-processed foods panel highlights conflicts of interest issue at heart of UK science reporting
On 27 September, the Science Media Centre (SMC) in London held a briefing for specialist…
From mum to carer and back again
In March 2022 my 25 year old daughter tested positive for covid-19. She was unwell…
The scientist studying how fugitive fetal cells may affect maternal health
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Opinion: Listen: Sniffing out the power, and limits, of the placebo effect
Have you ever taken phenylephrine for a stuffed-up nose and then felt better? If so,…
STAT+: Venture capitalists want to own hospitals. Can they do better than private equity?
General Catalyst’s plan to take over a hospital in the coming months could be the…
Opinion: How the government can help lower the price — not just the cost — of cutting-edge gene therapies
At the bustling Chicago O’Hare airport, my luggage and I collided with an elderly couple….
Some ideas about pregnancy go back 2,000 years to misogynistic philosophy : Shots – Health News – NPR
Some ideas about pregnancy go back 2,000 years to misogynistic philosophy : Shots – Health…
NFL Network’s Jamie Erdahl announces pregnancy with Rihanna Halloween costume – Awful Announcing
NFL Network’s Jamie Erdahl announces pregnancy with Rihanna Halloween costume Awful Announcing Read Original Article: NFL…
Pregnant woman in serious condition after being shot with paintball gun in Chatham – WGN TV Chicago
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Haley and Oula Palve announce pregnancy after IVF journey: ‘Full hearts and tons of joy’ – Yahoo Canada Shine On
Haley and Oula Palve announce pregnancy after IVF journey: ‘Full hearts and tons of joy’ Yahoo…
Travis Barker Reveals Name, Due Date of Baby Boy with Kourtney Kardashian – PEOPLE
Travis Barker Reveals Name, Due Date of Baby Boy with Kourtney Kardashian PEOPLE Read Original Article:…
Travis Barker Confirms Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian’s Due Date Is Way Sooner Than You Think – E! NEWS
Travis Barker Confirms Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian’s Due Date Is Way Sooner Than You Think E! NEWS…
Travis Barker reveals Kourtney Kardashian’s baby name and due date – The Independent
Travis Barker reveals Kourtney Kardashian’s baby name and due date The Independent Read Original Article: Travis…
‘Thank God we’re still alive’: UNRWA staffers keep working under fire
The Spokesperson for the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) in Gaza has seen his own…
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Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’ Ukraine: deadly Russian missile attack on café…
Why Notre Dame of Maryland plans to acquire a Laurel alternative … – The Business Journals
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Second recipient of genetically modified pig heart dies, six weeks after surgery
Nearly six weeks after his surgery, the world’s second recipient of a genetically modified pig…
Bangladesh, Maldives, DPR Korea make ‘tremendous’ strides toward disease elimination
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday hailed the elimination of several life-threatening diseases in…
Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty: UN rights expert
A UN poverty expert called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart on Tuesday…
Humans are disrupting natural ‘salt cycle’ on a global scale, new study shows
A new paper revealed that human activities are making Earth’s air, soil and freshwater saltier,…
STAT+: Medicare is urged to consider Amgen patent maneuvers when negotiating the price for a drug
As Medicare prepares to negotiate prices for its first batch of medicines, an advocacy group…
UN calls for global action to turn cities into engines of sustainable development
Marking World Cities Day on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General emphasised the vital role cities play…
STAT+: DeepMind touts AlphaFold’s new skills as protein-folding AI models face off
On Tuesday, Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs announced a significant progress update on the next…
Doctors stage London protest over climate deaths
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STAT+: White House AI order calls for crackdown on abuses, harms in health care
President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence amounts to a giant course correction in health…
La ‘paradoja hispana’ intriga a una nueva generación de investigadores decididos a resolverla
Read in English | Leer en inglés. Durante 40 años, los investigadores han intentado sin…
Sarepta’s disappointing data put the FDA in a difficult spot
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Sarepta Duchenne therapy misses primary endpoint; FDA holds panel for first CRISPR treatment for sickle cell
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell by…
New CDC campaign asks health care leaders to take responsibility for reducing burnout
Often, workplace conversations about burnout put the onus on the individual to take care of…
Healthcare services stuck in “doom loop” from short term policy making, think tank warns
UK public services including general practice, hospitals, and adult social care are stuck in a…
Sixty seconds on . . . bamboo cups
A panda’s cup of choice?We’re not sure about that, but we do know that these…
Scarlett McNally: Fixing training for postgraduate doctors
A recent general meeting of the Royal College of Anaesthetists voted to demand better postgraduate…
Mindlines and beyond
There are times when researchers identify a concept or phenomenon which becomes widely known and…
Consultant who raised concerns over maternity care loses whistleblowing case
A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist who claims that he was victimised for raising patient safety…
Pyrotinib versus placebo in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel as first line treatment in patients with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer (PHILA): randomised, double blind, multicentre, phase 3 trial
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the efficacy and safety of pyrotinib (an irreversible pan-HER (human epidermal growth factor…