Andrew Cuomo’s Covid-19 nursing home fiasco shows the ethical perils of pandemic policymaking
WASHINGTON — The humbling of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on pandemic policy has been…
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After allegations of racism and sexism, some applicants remove Tulane from residency rankings
With time running out for their medical residency decisions, some applicants say they’re taking Tulane…
Podcast: GMO ‘terminator’ seeds debunked; ‘Alternative medicine’ harms women; Cancer-fighting CRISPR beer? – Genetic Literacy Project
Podcast: GMO ‘terminator’ seeds debunked; ‘Alternative medicine’ harms women; Cancer-fighting CRISPR beer? Genetic Literacy Project Read…
Increase in public interest concerning alternative medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia: a Google Trends study – DocWire News
Increase in public interest concerning alternative medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia: a Google…
Words from the Wise about Covid and the Heart
Covid-19 is having a surprising effect on the heart and vascular system. We spoke to…
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STAT+: The vial is not half empty: New report lays out ways to address the issue of discarded drugs
File this under ‘Waste not, want not.’ In response to the cost of medicines, a…
Listen: Covid vaccines for teens, Novavax’s remarkable rise, and the future of HHS
Why can’t kids get Covid-19 vaccines? Is there hope for biotech penny stocks? And when…
Chip simplifies COVID-19 testing, delivers results on a phone
Programmed magnetic nanobeads paired with an off-the-shelf cellphone and plug-in diagnostic tool can diagnose COVID-19…
Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter’s asteroids
After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting among…
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Sarepta wins new drug approval for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, its third marketed treatment
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new medicine from Sarepta Therapeutics that…
Gulf Stream System at its weakest in over a millennium
Never before in over 1000 years the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), also known as…
Companies Pan for Marketing Gold in Vaccines
“They mentioned it like it was an amenity, like ‘We have a swimming pool and…
Novel pooled testing strategies can significantly better identify COVID-19 infections
A novel approach to pooled testing could help identify up to 20 times more COVID-19…
Scientists link star-shredding event to origins of universe’s highest-energy particles
A team of scientists has detected the presence of a high-energy neutrino in the wake…
Paleontologists discover new insect group after solving 150-year-old mystery
A research team has solved a 150-year-old-mystery after uncovering how fossil dragonfly relatives have been…
‘Miracle poison’ for novel therapeutics
Researchers demonstrate they can engineer botulinum toxin proteins (called proteases) to find new targets with…
Researchers use machine learning to identify autism blood biomarkers
Using machine learning tools to analyze hundreds of proteins, researchers have identified a group of…
COVID-19 isolation linked to increased domestic violence, researchers suggest
Extra stress in the COVID-19 pandemic caused by income loss, and lack of ability to…
After spread, travel bans are of limited value in thwarting the spread of COVID-19, researchers find
New research aimed at providing a decision support system to Italian policy makers suggests that…
Scientists uncover new details of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with human cells
In order to infect cells, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, needs to insert itself…
Antibodies recognize and attack different SARS-CoV-2 spike shapes
The spikes on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, change shapes. New research reveals ways…
How SARS-CoV-2’s sugar-coated shield helps activate the virus
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is coated with sugars called glycans, which help it…
Why some coronavirus strains are more infectious than others
The coronaviruses that cause SARS and COVID-19 have spike proteins that move into ‘active’ and…
Opinion: Discarded drugs: a wasteful and costly problem that requires whole-of-government approaches
Controlling the rising costs of pharmaceuticals, particularly those administered by physicians, has been a top…
Virtual Event: The pandemic’s toll on mental health
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
Why using fear to promote COVID-19 vaccination and mask wearing could backfire
You probably still remember public service ads that scared you. With new, highly transmissible variants…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna proceeds with a vaccine trial to combat Covid-19 variant; who will be the next FDA commish?
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Once again, clear…
STAT+: A U.S. court ruling may force biologics makers to review patent protections
In a decision with broad implications for the pharmaceutical industry, a U.S. appeals court recently…
STAT+: CytoDyn has data on its highly touted experimental Covid treatment. Investors and patients don’t
CytoDyn CEO Nader Pourhassan has been uncharacteristically quiet this week about a completed clinical trial…
GlaxoSmithKline Covid-19 drug falls short in trial, but may benefit older patients
An experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug being developed by GlaxoSmithKline failed to show a significant benefit…
Is more simply better? Why Pfizer thinks a booster of its Covid vaccine might work against new variants
Could the solution to emerging variants of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, some of which…
Opinion: CDC estimated a one-year decline in life expectancy in 2020. Not so — try five days
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made headlines last week when it announced that…
‘We need to get in the room’: Hospital chaplains struggle to balance Covid safety with patients’ spiritual needs
Infection fears have never slowed down Rev. Moneka Thompson. For more than 10 years, she’s…
‘A full court press’: Banking on tech backup, CDC launches nationwide VaccineFinder tool
On Wednesday, federal officials quietly opened up access to VaccineFinder, a site that allows the…
Capitol forms task force for traditional, alternative health care – Yahoo Philippines News
Capitol forms task force for traditional, alternative health care Yahoo Philippines News Read Original Article: Capitol…
New Doc Explores Alternative Treatments for PTS – Spectrum News 1
New Doc Explores Alternative Treatments for PTS Spectrum News 1 Read Original Article: New Doc Explores…
Need a little TLC? – The Licking News – The Licking News
Need a little TLC? – The Licking News The Licking News Read Original Article: Need a…
Health Ministry to test electronic bracelets as alternative to hotel quarantine – The Times of Israel
Health Ministry to test electronic bracelets as alternative to hotel quarantine The Times of Israel Read…
Challenging the link between statins and muscle pain, patients report no difference in aches when taking drug or placebo
Statins — among the most successful drugs ever developed — prevent deaths from heart attacks…
This Trial Allows for Medical Abortion Via the Mail
In December, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that had allowed abortion medications…
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine performs as well in the real world as in clinical trials, new study concludes
Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine performed as well in the real world as it did…
Moderna ready to test version of Covid-19 vaccine aimed at worrisome variant
Moderna is pressing forward with a modified version of its Covid-19 vaccine meant to protect…
People with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies may have low risk of future infection, study finds
People who have had evidence of a prior infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
STAT+: Once again, the credit outlook for the pharmaceutical industry is negative
For the eighth consecutive year, the credit outlook for the pharmaceutical industry is negative and…
One month in, how Biden has changed disaster management and the US COVID-19 response
After one month in office, the Biden administration has fundamentally changed how the federal government…
Using a multipronged approach to investigate the diet of ancient dogs
A new study uses different techniques to improve the investigation of fossilized dog feces. Read…
Evidence of dynamic seasonal activity on a Martian sand dune
A scientist examined 11 Mars years of image data to understand the seasonal processes that…
Scientists begin building highly accurate digital twin of our planet
A digital twin of our planet is being designed to simulate Earth’s climate system reaching…
Reactivating aging stem cells in the brain
As people get older, their neural stem cells lose the ability to proliferate and produce…
From melody to language
In the process of developing language, the melody patterns that emerge in infants’ vocalizations are…