Equity in medical devices: trainers and educators play a vital role
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Helen Salisbury: Training our replacements
Are there limits on what people should be allowed to do in the medical or…
STAT+: Abbott’s dissolvable stent, which failed in heart disease patients, may help vascular patients
An Abbott device that failed in heart disease patients is getting a new life in…
Opinion: Listen: Free medical tuition alone isn’t enough to close gaps in primary care
In 2018, New York University became the first U.S. medical school to go tuition free….
Opinion: Cutting-edge insulin is good. But it’s the ‘trailing edge’ of older versions that can keep it affordable
Physicians Frederick Banting and John MacLeod declined to be listed on the patent for insulin…
My rendezvous with the raw milk black market: quick, easy, and unchecked by the FDA
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Prenatal cannabis and nicotine use linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes – Contemporary Obgyn
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Louisiana lawmakers insist child rape victims must carry their pregnancy to term – Popular Information
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Katy Perry celebrates Mother’s Day by reflecting on pregnancy journey with daughter Daisy Dove including momen – Daily Mail
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Why Kelly Osbourne Hid For 9 Months During Pregnancy (Exclusive) – PEOPLE
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Dems say Katie Britt’s new bill would create ‘database of pregnant women’ – Fox News
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Hailey Bieber Shows Off Baby Bump in Crop Top After Pregnancy News – TMZ
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University of Utah Health launches regional first with Utah Pregnancy After Loss program – KSL.com
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News in Brief 14 May 2024
450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continuesUkraine: UN rights office expresses deep…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Care: Does It Have a Role? – Cancer Network
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What you need to know about the safety of taking supplements – WXYZ 7 Action News Detroit
What you need to know about the safety of taking supplements WXYZ 7 Action News Detroit…
Three Natural Remedies and Strategies for Mental Health – Verywell Mind
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Virtual reality becomes more engaging when designers use cinematic tools
Cinematography techniques can significantly increase user engagement with virtual environments and, in particular, the aesthetic…
Researchers discover the universe’s oldest stars in our own galactic backyard
Astronomers discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they live in our…
Distinct population of ‘troublemaker’ platelet cells appear with aging, lead to blood clotting, disease
Researchers have discovered a distinct, secondary population of platelets that appears with aging and have…
STAT+: Lawmaker accuses Amgen of placing profits above patients with dosing for a cancer drug
A U.S. lawmaker is accusing Amgen of “putting profits before patients” over its decision to…
2023 was the hottest summer in two thousand years
Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the…
STAT+: CVS is willing to dump 10% of its Medicare Advantage members next year
CVS Health is preparing to make significant changes to its 2025 Medicare Advantage plans, which…
STAT+: The White House hikes tariffs on Chinese medical products
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it’s raising taxes on a range of…
STAT+: Novo to test Wegovy and other obesity drugs against alcohol-related liver disease
Novo Nordisk will test whether its GLP-1 drugs can help people with alcohol-associated liver disease,…
Public health leaders welcome plans to make overdose reversal drug more accessible
Naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, is to be made…
What we know about extreme heat’s health impacts after the hottest summer on record
Last summer’s heat waves demonstrated all the ways that extreme heat takes a toll on…
Mental health: MPs condemn overreliance on pills
A group of MPs have called for a radical overhaul of the way poor mental…
Is Novavax a new meme stock?
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Pfizer’s DTC platform, Sandoz’s feud with a U.K. trade group, and more
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The future of NHS primary care should focus on integration not fragmentation
In some parts of England, there are proposals to divide NHS primary care services. NHS…
Africa triples health workforce in 10 years, but unemployment is a problem
African countries increased their health workforce from 1.6 million in 2013 to 5.1 million in…
Doctors question long term training prospects of 350 additional medical students
Doctors have raised concerns about the future training prospects of medical students after the government…
Matt Morgan: Rekindling the NHS’s foundational flame
One of the joys of writing this column is receiving emails from readers who work…
A lack of quality statistics is hiding the real heatwave death toll
Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur is hot and humid throughout the year but this April temperatures…
The end of local clinical excellence awards
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Harrowing accounts of birth trauma lead to MPs’ call for concerted action to improve maternity services
The first ever parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma in the UK has found “shockingly poor…
Doctors in Kenya end strike after threat of court action
Kenyan doctors have resumed work after 56 days of industrial action after agreeing a return-to-work…
After traumatic brain injury, life support decisions can use more time
Deciding whether to withdraw life support after a severe traumatic brain injury is extremely difficult….
USDA, FDA turf battles hamper responses to outbreaks like H5N1 bird flu
WASHINGTON — On a bright June day in 2018, one of the nation’s top regulators…
STAT+: Element Biosciences, an Illumina rival, on its genomics ambitions — and why it hasn’t gone public
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Watch: Restaurant workers can serve your food, bring your drinks, and maybe save your life
BOSTON — The tables set up near the entrance of the Big Night Live concert venue…
Opinion: Health care needs a new profession: neuroimaging counseling
Until recently, getting an MRI meant traveling to the hospital. But a new generation of…
AMA raises alarm over crisis in rural healthcare in US
The American Medical Association (AMA) has expressed concern about the widening health disparities between rural…
Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti
Two women involved in the day-to-day operations in Haiti of the UN’s humanitarian air service,…
Ex-Peloton director says disclosing pregnancy hit job prospects: ‘100% of the companies I told went from scheduling … – Fortune
Ex-Peloton director says disclosing pregnancy hit job prospects: ‘100% of the companies I told went…
Mae Whitman announces pregnancy with ‘Parenthood’ reunion: See photo – USA TODAY
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Charlotte the stingray: Months after mysterious pregnancy, North Carolina Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO closely observing ray – WTVD-TV
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