The impact of housing instability on health and other research
Prescribe comes before a fallDoes prescribing opioids in older people increase their risk of having…
Year: 2024
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about White House eyeing PBMs, Pfizer CEO’s frustrations, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Cold winds and…
STAT+: Icon acquires HumanFirst to boost support for digital tools in clinical trials
As pharma companies wrestle with how and when to use wearables and other digital technologies…
‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN…
This chemist’s last startup sold for $4 billion. Now investors have poured $173 million into her next act
Jean Cui, a former Pfizer chemist whose last company was sold to Bristol Myers Squibb…
STAT+: Biotech launches with $82 million for Parkinson’s cell therapy
The dream of being able to pluck a cell therapy off of a freezer shelf…
NICE’s clarification of its approach to perspective in response to letter by Brendbekken and Bhopal
Brendbekken and Bhopal1 ask if the growth of high cost gene therapies should motivate the…
Tackling contraceptive misinformation on social media
The involvement of social media in healthcare messaging is becoming increasingly prevalent. The effect on…
Seven days in medicine: 21-27 February
MeaslesInfection continues to spread in EnglandA further 60 laboratory confirmed measles cases were recorded in…
Exposure-response associations between chronic exposure to fine particulate matter and risks of hospital admission for major cardiovascular diseases: population based cohort study
In this paper by Wei and colleagues (BMJ 2024;384:e076939, doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-076939) the colour coding in the…
Q&A: A biotech VC leader shares her next big bets
Kristina Burow has a well-trained eye. That’s true of her work at ARCH Venture Partners,…
STAT+: Pfizer is about to make a big push in cancer. Will investors listen?
Pfizer has a big problem. The drug giant hopes that new drugs to treat cancer…
STAT+: A ‘vaccine-like’ version of Wegovy is on the drawing board at Novo Nordisk
LEXINGTON, Mass. — New obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are currently taken once a…
STAT+: An inside look at PIPEs, the financing trend that has biotech abuzz
Biotech is awash in PIPEs. The numbers behind these privately negotiated purchases of public-company stock…
Eating disorders: Targets fail to improve children’s access to treatment, warn psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for more investment in children’s eating disorders services…
Added benefit and revenues of oncology drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency between 1995 and 2020: retrospective cohort study
AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the added benefit and revenues of oncology drugs, explore their association, and investigate…
Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the existing meta-analytic evidence of associations between exposure to ultra-processed foods, as defined…
Reasons to avoid ultra-processed foods
Hundreds of epidemiological studies and meta-analyses have reported associations between ultra-processed food consumption and adverse…
E-News | Hundreds of thousands of US infants every year pay the consequences of prenatal exposure to drugs, a … – WVU ENews
E-News | Hundreds of thousands of US infants every year pay the consequences of prenatal…
Gabourey Sidibe Is Pregnant – The Cut
Gabourey Sidibe Is Pregnant The Cut Read Original Article: Gabourey Sidibe Is Pregnant – The Cut…
Unleash the Power of Phonics for Kids: Your 6-Step Guide to Teaching Phonics Like a Pro
The post Unleash the Power of Phonics for Kids: Your 6-Step Guide to Teaching Phonics…
News in Brief 28 February 2024
Gaza: Famine imminent without more aid relief, warn UN humanitarians All parties to Gaza crisis may…
Amid measles outbreaks, U.K. launches vaccination ad campaign to boost childhood immunizations
LONDON — Facing a growing outbreak of measles, the U.K. on Thursday unveiled an advertising…
Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says, after president undergoes annual physical
BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday…
Global Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Anti-aging & Longevity Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis … – Yahoo Finance
Global Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Anti-aging & Longevity Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis…
Global Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Anti-aging & Longevity Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis … – GlobeNewswire
Global Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Anti-aging & Longevity Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis…
Chikungunya vaccine approved for select groups by CDC advisory panel
In a global first, some travelers and laboratory researchers who are at risk of contracting…
Continued cocaine use disrupts communication between major brain networks
New research provides new insights into the brain processes underlying cocaine addiction. The findings are…
How air pollution can harm team performance
High levels of air pollution can affect teams doing complex tasks, which holds implications for…
Double trouble at chromosome ends
New findings suggest the end-replication problem, an old standby of biology textbooks, is twice as…
How 40Hz sensory gamma rhythm stimulation clears amyloid in Alzheimer’s mice
Stimulating a key brain rhythm with light and sound increases peptide release from interneurons, driving…
‘Brain fog’ is one of Covid-19’s most daunting symptoms. A new study measures its impact
Of all the lingering symptoms of long Covid, difficulty focusing and thinking, known as brain…
STAT+: White House to hold a listening session on reforming pharmacy benefit managers
In a bid to combat prescription drug costs, the White House will hold a listening…
Change in gene code may explain how human ancestors lost tails
A genetic change in our ancient ancestors may partly explain why humans don’t have tails…
No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life under Israeli attack in Gaza
No communications, no medicine and little hope. That’s what operating a hospital in a war…
World News in Brief: Air travel boom erases COVID dip, ‘disturbing’ new anti-LGBT bill in Ghana, rights abuses in Crimea
The UN aviation agency on Wednesday announced that air traffic levels are operating at around…
CDC advisory panel says people 65 and older should get a Covid spring booster shot
An expert panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines on Wednesday…
Linda Beecham: a love of the arts, the BMA, and The BMJ
bmj;384/feb28_10/q481/FAF1faWere you lucky enough over the past 40 years to have a hot ticket for…
Beam is trading like it’s 2021
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about the FTC vs. PBMs, FDA adcomm voting and more
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially…
John Launer: Preventing a mismatch of agendas
Some time ago I received a hospital appointment that I wasn’t expecting. I’d seen the…
We need to engage people before they become patients
Morgan’s opinion piece “Do we still really need doctors?” is a thought provoking commentary on…
Helen Salisbury: Blurring the boundaries of the medical profession
The updated 2024 version of the General Medical Council’s guidance document Good Medical Practice came…
All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian…
Bronx medical students to receive free tuition after $1bn donation
A billion dollar gift will make medical education tuition free for more than 700 students…
The importance of British Sign Language
My son failed his newborn hearing screening, but further tests told us he was able…
Changing policy landscape around elder abuse in England and Wales
Abuse of older people is a global public health problem.1 In 2021, the World Health…
The NHS is failing deaf people
Deaf people have long experienced inequitable healthcare, and the linked account by parent Kirsten Abioye…
Why won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?
WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly a quarter…
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Meet the contenders for the STAT Madness 2024 crown. Voting begins March 1
The 64 contestants whose discoveries and innovations have been selected for the 2024 edition of…