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News in Brief 16 May 2024
Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle Global temperature record…
Year: 2024
From sickly child to doctor, she’s bringing holistic healthcare to Hong Kong – South China Morning Post
From sickly child to doctor, she’s bringing holistic healthcare to Hong Kong South China Morning Post…
Lindus Health Announces Cosmetics Clinical Trial with Acinonyx Bio to Evaluate an Alternative to Benzoyl Peroxide for … – PR Newswire
Lindus Health Announces Cosmetics Clinical Trial with Acinonyx Bio to Evaluate an Alternative to Benzoyl…
Can art therapy be an alternative for mental health care – Journal & Courier
Can art therapy be an alternative for mental health care Journal & Courier Read Original Article:…
What Does Pet Insurance Cover? (2024) – MarketWatch
What Does Pet Insurance Cover? (2024) MarketWatch Read Original Article: What Does Pet Insurance Cover? (2024)…
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Listen: Live! From the STAT Breakthrough Summit West
On this week’s “Readout LOUD,” we’re live in San Francisco at STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West….
Otters, especially females, use tools to survive a changing world
Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food,…
Researchers wrestle with accuracy of AI technology used to create new drug candidates
Researchers have determined that a protein prediction technology can yield accurate results in the hunt…
Amid backlash to harm reduction, addiction experts warn against reprising ‘war on drugs’
SAN FRANCISCO — Amid what feels like an ever-worsening drug crisis here, locals and politicians…
Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry
A renowned Palestinian orthopaedic surgeon’s death in Israeli detention has been labelled “horrifying’ by a…
STAT+: NVIDIA’s Kimberly Powell touts progress on AI in drug discovery
SAN FRANCISCO — In the world of drug discovery, AI progress is often measured by…
STAT+: Microsoft’s Peter Lee says ChatGPT shouldn’t be used for initial diagnosis
SAN FRANCISCO — Surging interest in generative AI among medical professionals since ChatGPT’s launch is…
Second House panel advances two-year telehealth extension
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee on Thursday advanced legislation that would extend some pandemic-era telehealth…
In military medicine, study shows rank and race affect care
Higher ranking military officers receive more resources and better care than low ranking military officers,…
STAT+: Analysis of pharmaceutical R&D ranks Novo Nordisk and Johnson & Johnson above their peers
When it comes to bringing an experimental drug to market and selling it, Novo Nordisk,…
How did sabre-toothed tigers acquire their long upper canine teeth?
In a groundbreaking study an international team of scientists has investigated the evolutionary patterns behind…
Wind farms can offset their emissions within two years
After spinning for under two years, a wind farm can offset the carbon emissions generated…
Very early blood pressure control confers both benefits and harms in acute stroke
Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early…
Why do we overindulge?
If you tend to do other things or get distracted while eating dinner, you may…
WuXi Biologics beefs up its lobbying operation
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: PDS Biotech’s survival benefit is absurdly overstated
This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a new subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers…
A boat shaped bleed
This is a fundus image of the retina of a woman in her mid 60s…
US states with abortion bans attract fewer applicants for residency positions, study finds
In 2023 fewer graduates of US medical schools applied to residency programmes in states that…
Protective power of plants . . . and other stories
Plant based diets protect against progression of prostate cancerA longitudinal study of 2000 men with…
Workplace rights around pregnancy and childbirth
On 15 April 2024, after a public consultation that received over 100 000 comments, the…
Drugs to help adults stop vaping … and other research
Vaping cessationOver the past year we’ve seen various trials that assess vaping as an intervention…
Clinical and healthcare use outcomes after cessation of long term opioid treatment due to prescriber workforce exit: quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study
ABSTRACTObjectiveTo examine the association between prescriber workforce exit, long term opioid treatment discontinuation, and clinical…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Roche obesity drug, an experimental Lilly insulin, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, despite the gray…
Opinion: As childhood asthma worsens, insurers restrict access to an essential medication
As pediatricians who take care of children in the inpatient, emergency, and primary care settings,…
STAT+: Biogen, Ionis drop ALS treatment after study failure
A plan to use new genetic techniques to treat non-genetic forms of ALS failed in…
Who is accountable for the medical unemployment crisis?
The story of vaccination against human papillomavirus in teenage girls is one of success. Cervical…
SAS doctors in England set to vote on new pay deal
Specialist, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctors in England have been offered a new pay…
Blackstone wants in on red-hot immunology market
The need-to-know this morning Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals are ending their development of an experimental drug for ALS based on…
When saying ‘please’ is more strategic than magic
By kindergarten age, most children have been taught that ‘please’ is a magic word. ‘Please’…
Carbon-capture batteries developed to store renewable energy, help climate
Researchers are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the…
Hubble views the dawn of a sun-like star
Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out…
Robotic ‘SuperLimbs’ could help moonwalkers recover from falls
SuperLimbs, a system of wearable robotic limbs, can physically support an astronaut and lift them…
What fire ants can teach us about making better, self-healing materials
Fire ants form rafts to survive flooding, but how do those bonds work? And what…
Making batteries takes a lot of lithium: Some could come from gas well wastewater
A new analysis suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from…
STAT+: Lilly’s weekly insulin works as well as daily products, new studies show
Eli Lilly reported Thursday that its experimental weekly insulin worked as well as daily basal…
Consultant who sterilised woman during caesarean section without saying why is suspended for 12 months
A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist who sterilised a patient without consent during a caesarean section,…
STAT+: Obesity drug from Roche succeeds in early test, sending company shares up
LONDON — Roche on Thursday said its recently acquired experimental obesity medication helped people lose…
How could a radio broadcast on self-examination have avoided creating misperceptions?
Last week I listened to a radio broadcast in which a woman in her 20s…
Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN): filling data gaps in independent sector
As Anderson and colleagues highlight,1 the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is mandated by the…
New death certification process: welcome changes in mindset, legislation, and hopefully data analysis
I welcome the renewed emphasis on the prevention of criminal activity as well as routine…
Sudan: Urgent action is needed to avoid famine, warn agencies
Famine in Sudan is a real prospect unless there is an increase in the flow…
The only tribal medical school in the U.S. graduates its first Native American doctors
There are so few Indigenous physicians in the United States — just 0.3% of doctors…
Hochul highlights New York’s paid prenatal leave program – WCAX
Hochul highlights New York’s paid prenatal leave program WCAX Read Original Article: Hochul highlights New York’s…
New York Requires Paid Lactation Breaks and Prenatal Leave (US) – The National Law Review
New York Requires Paid Lactation Breaks and Prenatal Leave (US) The National Law Review Read Original…
Hailey Bieber Steps Out in a Crop Top for the First Time Since Announcing Her Pregnancy – Cosmopolitan
Hailey Bieber Steps Out in a Crop Top for the First Time Since Announcing Her…