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News in Brief 21 March 2024
Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call Sudan war could see…
Stories from the UN Archive: Poetic traditions at the UN
On World Poetry Day, marked on 21 March, and #ThrowbackThursday, we looked at some poetry in…
Cataract Surgery Can Help You Regain Crisp Vibrant Vision
At some point during your 50s or 60s, your vision may have lost some of…
How to Cope with Chronic Pain
Living with chronic pain, especially if it’s severe, can deeply affect your feelings and mood….
Frontline: Brain nerve cell repair; cancer stem cells; T-cell therapy
Brain Nerve Cell Repair Offers Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease Nerve cells in the brain require…
Frequently Forgetful? Medications Might Be the Cause
Paying a bill late or forgetting to call your sister on her birthday are not…
Consider Minimally Invasive Options for Varicose Vein Removal
During the postmenopausal years, a red, blue, or raised rope-like vein may appear somewhere on…
To Maintain Kidney Health, Keep BP and Blood Sugar in Check
Kidneys are vital organs—just like the heart, lungs, and liver—yet most women don’t know how…
Take Steps to Improve Quality of Life by Managing the Emotional Side of Pain
Arthritis, migraine headaches, back pain, neuropathy, and so many more conditions fall into the category…
Ask Dr. Etingin: Adult-Onset Asthma; Hair Thinning and Loss
I had an episode of shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing during an exercise class….
Exercise Improves Motor Learning and Remembering What You Learned
Numerous studies have found that being physically active right before learning new information can help…
Apps May Help You Predict When Migraine Attacks Are About to Occur
If you struggle with migraine headaches, you may know moments before one hits that you’re…
Armed groups continue terror campaign across Burkina Faso
Large parts of Burkina Faso are being terrorized by armed groups and the rampant insecurity…
Listen: Live! From the STAT Breakthrough Summit East
Is there a cure for allergies? Has the FDA become too flexible? And which drugs…
Two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks identified
Astronomers have identified what could be two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks: Named…
Say hello to biodegradable microplastics
Finding viable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics and microplastics has never been more important. New…
As we age, our cells are less likely to express longer genes
Aging may be less about specific ‘aging genes’ and more about how long a gene…
Top U.S. addiction researcher calls GLP-1 data for addiction ‘very, very exciting’
Early data regarding the use of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat addiction…
UN leaders galvanize action for reparations for people of African descent
Reparatory justice must tackle the grave human rights violations deeply entrenched in the legacy of…
STAT+: Ibogaine, the psychedelic, unlikely to receive approval as opioid treatment, says top addiction researcher
The psychedelic ibogaine is unlikely to ever receive approval as a treatment for opioid addiction,…
STAT+: Regeneron’s plot to ‘cure’ allergies
George Yancopoulos is in touch with his teenage self. After 35 years as head scientist…
Getting CRISPR treatments to patients remains a major challenge. Could lab-developed tests help?
CRISPR is no longer a promising but unproven technology — it is a reality. But…
STAT+: Feng Zhang suggests Editas didn’t move quickly enough to find product targets
When the first biotech companies emerged to capitalize on the revolutionary genome-editing technology CRISPR, Editas…
STAT+: Digital tools for diabetes management did not deliver benefits that justify cost, new report finds
The last decade has seen billions of dollars flow into digital health companies that promise…
Senile non-rheumatic mitral valve calcification
This is the chest radiograph of a woman in her late 80s with a history…
Doctors’ pay should reflect the cost of where they live and work, say experts
Doctors need to be paid to live and work where they are needed, BMA negotiators…
French government looks to immigration to help plug health workers gap, but candidates are not always up to scratch
France’s government, like many across Europe,1 is turning to non-European Union (EU) trained doctors to…
STAT+: Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into a living patient for the first time
In a new test of xenotransplantation, a medical team at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Thursday…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Medicare and obesity drugs, GSK asthma inhalers, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Although quite chilly…
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Community based complex interventions to sustain independence in older people: systematic review and network meta-analysis
AbstractObjectiveTo synthesise evidence of the effectiveness of community based complex interventions, grouped according to their…
BioNTech is having its Pfizer moment
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get…
Junior doctors in England back six more months of strike action over pay
Junior doctors in England have overwhelmingly voted in favour (98%) of extending their mandate for…
“Broken” mental health services: government promises must be monitored
Rimmer highlights the perception that mental health services in the UK are failing.1 Services continue…
Mortality of anabolic steroids users and other research
Risks of anabolic steroidsThe new series of Gladiators is nearly over, although I didn’t get…
Health visitors provide essential support for children, mothers, and families
Those GPs of my generation (I qualified in 1982) will not be surprised by the…
US president expands government research into women’s health issues
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on 18 March that broadly expands the US…
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STAT+: Prometheus team launches new startup with $400 million to tackle immune-driven disorders
What happens after you close a nearly $11 billion acquisition? Well, for Prometheus Therapeutics’ former…
Maintaining independence in older adults
Maintaining independence (“ageing in place”) is a priority for older adults, their care providers, and…
How to make the most of your ophthalmology placement
The demand for ophthalmology services in the UK is eye wateringly high. In the past…
US abortions reached record high in 2023 despite legal restrictions, though access varies
There were more than a million abortions in 2023 in the formal US healthcare system,…
Hypertriglyceridaemia and abdominal pain
A woman in her 60s presented with a two day history of abdominal pain and…
Future roles, responsibilities, and rewards
Doctors’ purchasing power has fallen over the past 15 years, a fact not lost on…
Sleep and type 2 diabetes . . . and other stories
Sleep, diet, and type 2 diabetesCompared with people who slept seven to eight hours each…
STAT+: Pharma companies and their allies seek to exempt orphan drugs from state pricing limits
As more states create dedicated boards to cap the costs of medicines, some drugmakers and…
STAT+: U.K. health officials and researchers try to carve a path for more individualized genetic treatments
LONDON — Widespread genetic testing as well as the development of cutting-edge, customized genetic therapies…
Opinion: The influential adverse childhood experiences questionnaire should ask about gun violence
The adverse childhood experience (ACE) questionnaire has become a critical part of public health. It…
STAT+: A preview of Intra-Cellular Therapies’ depression drug, and sizing up the MASH opportunity
I am one week away from the launch of my weekly email newsletter! It’s called…
Overdose deaths hit another record but show signs of leveling off
The U.S. recorded 107,941 drug overdose deaths in 2022, according to a new federal report…