Opinion: Listen: A Baghdad-trained physician on the barriers to getting a medical license in the U.S.
In this episode of the First Opinion Podcast, I speak with Lubab al-Quraishi, a Baghdad-trained…
Category: Human Health
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer identifies first counterfeit versions of its Covid-19 vaccine; top house Democrats investigate Emergent BioSolutions
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. This is the middle…
Shift-work causes negative impacts on health, affects men and women differently
Shift-work and irregular work schedules can cause several health-related issues and affect our defense against…
Augmented reality in retail and its impact on sales
Augmented reality is an effective technology that marketers can use to improve sales. Read Original…
Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes could power a continent
Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of extremely powerful releases of energy, at…
Complexity of microplastic pollution
Microplastics — small plastic pieces less than 5 millimeters in length — are ubiquitous in…
New conductive polymer ink opens for next-generation printed electronics
Researchers have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advance paves the way for innovative…
Opinion: FDA: make medical apps reliable, not risky
The fear of Covid-19 catapulted symptom checkers from the periphery of public attention to the…
Opinion: Low-tech but high-value: Don’t stop reimbursing phone-only telehealth visits
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and…
STAT+: Why hospitals hate Bernie Sanders’ latest health reform push
WASHINGTON — Progressives in Congress, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, have ramped up pressure on…
Most Americans say they should be vaccinated before the U.S. donates Covid-19 shots elsewhere
Three-quarters of Americans believe the U.S. government should start donating Covid-19 vaccines to other countries,…
‘No one was listening’: Long Covid patients struggle to get care for their symptoms
Last summer, in the six weeks after she began feeling terrifyingly breathless and was briefly…
TRC Healthcare Bridges the Natural Medicines Knowledge Gap for Pharmacists – PRNewswire
TRC Healthcare Bridges the Natural Medicines Knowledge Gap for Pharmacists PRNewswire Read Original Article: TRC Healthcare…
The Importance of Alternative Healthcare Options Grows in the Midst of the Pandemic – PRNewswire
The Importance of Alternative Healthcare Options Grows in the Midst of the Pandemic PRNewswire Read Original…
Pause to Alternative Payment Models Gives Some Providers a ‘Golden Ticket,’ Leaves Others Behind – Home Health Care News
Pause to Alternative Payment Models Gives Some Providers a ‘Golden Ticket,’ Leaves Others Behind Home Health…
Electrostimulation device shown to aid in pain relief, keep students away from opioids – The Times
Electrostimulation device shown to aid in pain relief, keep students away from opioids The Times Read…
TRC Healthcare Bridges the Natural Medicines Knowledge Gap for Pharmacists – The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
TRC Healthcare Bridges the Natural Medicines Knowledge Gap for Pharmacists The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Read…
Predicting the next pandemic virus is harder than we think
The observation that most of the viruses that cause human diseases come from other animals…
Using engineering methods to track the imperceptible movements of stony corals
A new study borrowed image-analysis methods from engineering to spot the minute movements of a…
The immune link between a leaky blood-brain barrier and schizophrenia
Research points to the involvement of the immune system the brain as a contributor to…
Helpful, engineered ‘living’ machines in the future?
Engineered, autonomous machines combined with artificial intelligence have long been a staple of science fiction,…
Food allergies, changes to infant gut bacteria linked to method of childbirth, ethnicity
Researchers have found a causal link between caesarean section birth, low intestinal microbiota and peanut…
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Was Cascadia’s 1700 earthquake part of a sequence of earthquakes?
The famous 1700 Cascadia earthquake that altered the coastline of western North America and sent…
‘Undruggable’ cancer protein becomes druggable, thanks to shrub
A chemist has found a way to synthesize a compound to fight a previously ‘undruggable’…
Restoration efforts can brighten an ecosystem’s future, but cannot erase its past
An expansive project is examining the benefits, and limits, of environmental restoration on developed land…
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Deregulated US Government oversight on interstate waters leaves murky implications for states
Concern tends to ratchet up a notch when pollution enters the river runoff discussion on…
‘Dead clades walking’: Fossil record provides new insights into mass extinctions
Mass extinctions are known as times of global upheaval, causing rapid losses in biodiversity that…
‘Information theory’ recruited to help scientists find cancer genes
Using a widely known field of mathematics designed mainly to study how digital and other…
STAT+: Congress probes Emergent’s ties to a key Trump official in wake of Covid-19 vaccine scandal
A pair of top House Democrats is investigating whether Emergent BioSolutions (EBS), which was responsible…
Combining light, superconductors could boost AI capabilities
As artificial intelligence has attracted interest, researchers are focused on understanding how the brain accomplishes…
Boosting fiber optics communications with advanced quantum-enhanced receiver
Fiber optic technology is the holy grail of high-speed, long-distance telecommunications. Still, with the continuing…
Reversal of blood droplet flight predicted, captured in experiments
To search for answers about how blood droplets from a gunshot wound can reverse direction…
Forensics puzzle cracked via fluid mechanical principles
A real-life forensic puzzle inspired researchers to explore the physics involved, and in Physics of…
Stone skipping techniques can improve reentry of space vehicles
Scientists reveal several key factors that influence the number of bounces a skipping stone will…
AI agent helps identify material properties faster
Artificial intelligence (AI) can analyze large amounts of data, such as those generated when analyzing…
A gene finding links severe canine juvenile epilepsy to mitochondrial dysfunction
Researchers found a cause for severe epilepsy resulting in death in Parson Russell Terrier puppies…
Review summarizes known links between endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk
Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals could elevate the risk of breast cancer, according to a…
New catalyst for lower CO2 emissions
Perovskites have so far been used for solar cells, as anode materials or electronic components…
STAT+: Pfizer shareholders are urged to reject political spending that contradicts ‘company values’
Arguing that Pfizer’s political spending conflicts with the company’s publicly stated values, a philanthropic organization…
Top Senate Republican holds up Biden’s CMS nominee over Texas Medicaid waiver
WASHINGTON — A top Senate Republican is holding up the confirmation of President Biden’s nominee…
2D nanomaterial MXene: The perfect lubricant
In extreme heat or in the vacuum of space: a novel nanomaterial delivers top performance…
Differing immune responses discovered in asymptomatic cases vs those with severe COVID-19
Using data from the Human Cell Atlas, researchers have identified the differences in immune cells’…
SARS-CoV-2: British variant is 45 percent more contagious than the original virus, study finds
Researchers compared the R (basic reproduction number) of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus with the R…
Fearsome tyrannosaurs were social animals
The fearsome tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as popularly envisioned, but social…
Cool and COVID-safe: How radiant cooling could keep our cities comfortable and healthy
A novel system of chilled panels that can replace air conditioning can also help reduce…
Opinion: For people of color, ‘where is our pause’ from being killed by police?
Each night, after our 7-year-old son falls asleep, my wife or I go into his…
Little Foot fossil shows early human ancestor clung closely to trees
The fossil provides the oldest, most intact example of the shoulder of a human ancestor…
Rock glaciers will slow Himalayan ice melt
Some Himalayan glaciers are more resilient to global warming than previously predicted, new research suggests….
STAT+: Beam Therapeutics unveils new CRISPR base editing tool to target the sickle cell mutation
Right now, trillions of donut-shaped red blood cells are whizzing through your arteries, ferrying oxygen…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden aides met with U.S. health companies about supply chains; J&J Covid-19 shot notched $100m in sales
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? A shiny sun and delightful breeze are enveloping…