Microplastics found in blood vessels linked to greater risk of heart problems, study finds
Micro and nanoplastics, tiny pieces of plastic scattered throughout the environment, have been increasingly found…
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More than half of American Indian youth may have abnormal or high cholesterol
More than 70% of American Indian young adults aged 20-39 and 50% of American Indian…
Psychosocial stressors linked to higher inflammation in Black pregnant women
Living in neighborhoods with more white residents and greater lifetime experiences of racial discrimination are…
Consuming refined carbs might be linked to perceived facial attractiveness
In a new study, participants’ levels of consumption of refined carbohydrates were statistically linked with…
COVID-19 physiological impacts vary by sex, wearable technology reveals
Males and females have differential physiological responses to COVID-19 infections, with males having larger increases…
Factors associated with age-related hearing loss differ between males and females
Certain factors associated with developing age-related hearing loss differ by sex, including weight, smoking behavior,…
Sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050
A new study provides a new comprehensive look at the potential for flooding in a…
Biden to propose expanding Medicare drug price negotiation in State of the Union
WASHINGTON — President Biden wants to more than double the size of Medicare’s new drug…
STAT+: Senate panel advances bill to ban some Chinese biotechs, with Sen. Paul taking up industry’s cause
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel today passed a bill aimed at preventing certain Chinese companies…
Opinion: The CDC’s new, relaxed Covid isolation guidance makes perfect sense
What makes for good public health guidance? That’s the conversation I was having with a…
Can you tell AI-generated people from real ones?
If you recently had trouble figuring out if an image of a person is real…
HIV: WHO reports “worrying” increase in resistance to key antiretroviral treatment
Resistance to the first line HIV antiretroviral drug dolutegravir is growing and exceeding levels seen…
Bayer’s not breaking up. At least not yet
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about HIV drug resistance, march-in rights, and more
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you….
Unsafe and unstable housing for refugees and asylum seekers is a threat to intergenerational health
Immigration policies in Europe have become increasingly punitive to deter new arrivals and unsettle the…
Startup Alumis raises $259 million as it prepares for psoriasis trial
San Francisco startup Alumis Inc. has raised $259 million in a bid to best big…
AI app that can diagnose acute otitis media may cut antibiotic use, say researchers
A smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help accurately diagnose acute otitis media…
US food manufacturer can say that eating yogurt reduces risk of type 2 diabetes, says FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration has said that it will not object if the…
STAT+: With Meta’s backing, Headspace launches into VR
Headspace, which has built a growing digital health business around mindfulness, is joining forces with…
Scarlett McNally: Enabling active travel can improve the UK’s health
There is an urgent need to improve the nation’s health, which worsened over the pandemic….
Avoiding harm through hearing our patients
The Hughes report, released in February 2024, outlines options for redress for people in England…
Investing in women’s health is essential in the era of polycrises
The world is in a state of “polycrises” where multiple economic, environmental, social, and geopolitical…
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Whistleblower’s decades long fight to save patients from dangerous research
BiographyNancy Olivieri, an internist and haematologist, graduated from McMaster University Medical School in Ontario and…
Florida health officials provide scant details on measles cases, worrying health experts
On Sunday, public health officials in two Michigan counties warned their residents that they may…
STAT+: Republicans consider a new attack on Biden ‘march-in’ plan for lower drug prices
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress might try to use a technical maneuver to block the…
STAT+: Oracle Health chair says Cerner isn’t competing with Epic
Cerner may have ceded U.S. business to reigning electronic health records market leader Epic Systems,…
Opinion: Charging patients to message their doctors mostly benefits major hospital systems
Thinking about messaging your physician about a weird rash? You may want to hold off…
There can be benefits to discussing healthcare on social media
Stokel-Walker’s article on medical misinformation on social media raises many important matters.1 The online environment…
Sixty seconds on . . . capsule diagnostics
Some sort of space age pill?Not quite. Capsule diagnostics is a non-invasive way of providing…
Smoking rates in Australia drop below 10%, but vaping increases
Fewer than one in 10 Australians now smoke tobacco daily, although rates of vaping in…
India’s struggle to integrate traditional medicine into modern healthcare
In August 2023 India hosted the World Health Organization’s first ever Traditional Medicine Global Summit….
Why I . . . cosplay
Playing a fantasy character in your spare time may just be the secret to being…
Helen Salisbury: The Generation Study
The arrival of a new baby brings fierce and strong emotions, and for some parents…
Air quality improvements belie rising racial and ethnic disparities in pollutant-related deaths, study finds
The U.S. is making progress in reducing the public health consequences of air pollutants and…
Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation
Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a…
Key advance toward removing common herbicide from groundwater
Chemists are closing in on a new tool for tackling the global problem of weedkiller-tainted…
Research explores the cooling effects of ‘scuba-diving’ in lizards
Anoles are the scuba-diving champions of the lizard world, able to stay underwater for more…
Aluminum nanoparticles make tunable green catalysts
A nanotechnology pioneer has uncovered a transformative approach to harnessing the catalytic power of aluminum…
Tiny worms tolerate chornobyl radiation
A new study finds that exposure to chronic radiation from Chornobyl has not damaged the…
Does Prenatal ASM Use Raise Epilepsy Risk in Offspring? – Medscape
Does Prenatal ASM Use Raise Epilepsy Risk in Offspring? Medscape Read Original Article: Does Prenatal ASM…
Prenatal exposure to nicotine could increase risk of behavioral disorders in newborns, study finds – News-Medical.Net
Prenatal exposure to nicotine could increase risk of behavioral disorders in newborns, study finds News-Medical.Net Read…
Pregnant Lala Kent Says She’s Raising Baby No. 2 With This Person – E! NEWS
Pregnant Lala Kent Says She’s Raising Baby No. 2 With This Person E! NEWS Read Original…
Pregnant Lala Kent Says She’ll Raise Her Two Kids with Help from Her Mom: ‘Surrounded by So Much Love’ – PEOPLE
Pregnant Lala Kent Says She’ll Raise Her Two Kids with Help from Her Mom: ‘Surrounded…
“My Heart Is Very Happy”: How the Vanderpump Rules Cast Reacted to Lala Kent’s Pregnancy News – Bravo
“My Heart Is Very Happy”: How the Vanderpump Rules Cast Reacted to Lala Kent’s Pregnancy…
Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method
Scientists have developed new electrochemical approaches to clean up pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ found in…
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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hungerEl Niño weakens but impacts…
For a healthy fruit snack, what would you choose?
Next time you’re packing lunch for your kid or reaching for a healthy afternoon bite,…
Evolving hydrogen-storage technology: Guidelines developed for the design of anti-evaporation catalysts
A research team has identified materials capable of catalyzing the conversion of ortho-hydrogen to para-hydrogen….
A smart molecule beats the mutation behind most pancreatic cancer
Researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost…
Using light to precisely control single-molecule devices
Researchers flip the switch at the nanoscale by applying light to induce bonding for single-molecule…