STAT+: Covid crushed in-person pharma sales. Tech is pitching itself as a solution
The pandemic grounded tens of thousands of pharmaceutical reps who usually roam the country urging…
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STAT+: States still can’t import drugs from Canada. Now, many are seeking to import Canadian prices
WASHINGTON — For years, former President Trump threatened to use foreign prices as a cap…
How the NFL and CDC teamed up to fight Covid-19
The score isn’t final yet, but so far in the contest between COVID-19 and professional…
U.S. life expectancy fell by a year in the first half of 2020, CDC report finds
As the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, life expectancy in the United States dropped one full…
Never-before-seen antibody binding, informing liver cancer, antibody design
In structural biology, some molecules are so unusual they can only be captured with a…
3D microscopy clarifies understanding of body’s immune response to obesity
Researchers who focus on fat know that some adipose tissue is more prone to inflammation-related…
New possibilities to prevent sudden cardiac death
An assistant professor of biomedical sciences has developed a better understanding of the pathological characteristics…
Wolves, dogs and dingoes, oh my
Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to…
Identifying ‘ugly ducklings’ to catch skin cancer earlier
A deep learning-based system enables dermatologist-level identification of suspicious skin lesions from smartphone photos, allowing…
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Size Worth $404.66 Billion By 2028: Grand View Research, Inc. – PRNewswire
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Size Worth $404.66 Billion By 2028: Grand View Research, Inc. PRNewswire…
In lab experiment, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine less potent against coronavirus variant
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine loses some potency against the coronavirus variant that first appeared in…
Biden to nominate Brooks-LaSure to oversee CMS
WASHINGTON — President Biden plans to nominate Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, a health policy consultant and veteran…
New highly radioactive particles found in Fukushima
The 10 year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident occurs in March. Recent work…
How the ‘noise’ in our brain influences our behavior
The brain’s neural activity is irregular, changing from one moment to the next. To date,…
New tech aims to tackle ‘disseminated intravascular coagulation’ blood disorder
Researchers have developed a new tool for addressing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) – a blood…
Scientists develop blood test to predict environmental harms to children
Scientists have developed a method using a DNA biomarker to easily screen pregnant women for…
Genotoxic E. coli ‘caught in the act’
Researchers reveal transformation of colon organoids in vitro. Escherichia coli bacteria are constitutive members of…
Unintended consequences of state, opioid policies
Study reveals the unintended and negative consequences of policies designed to reduce the supply of…
Researchers uncover altered brain connectivity after prolonged anesthesia
A body of evidence supports the association between prolonged anesthesia and cognitive impairment, but a…
Study links prolonged sedentary time to distractibility in adults with obesity, overweight
Scientists used accelerometers to track daily activity levels for a week in 89 adults with…
On the quest for other Earths
An international research team has developed a new method for directly imaging smaller planets in…
Climate change and fire suppression
The unprecedented and deadly blazes that engulfed the American West in 2020 attest to the…
One in five has a mutation that provides superior resilience to cold
Almost one in five people lacks the protein alpha-actinin-3 in their muscle fiber. Researchers now…
Why herd immunity may be impossible without vaccinating children against COVID-19
It may be summer before children under 16 can be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the…
World’s oldest DNA reveals how mammoths evolved
An international team has sequenced DNA recovered from mammoth remains that are up to 1.2…
Opinion: Listen: The inaugural First Opinion Podcast: Jay Baruch on writing about medicine
It’s now official. We’ve launched “The First Opinion Podcast.” In the inaugural episode, I talk…
Opinion: Listen: Lauren Powell on the intersection of Covid-19 and racism
In the second episode of STAT’s “First Opinion Podcast,” I spoke with Lauren Powell, the…
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Crocodile evolution rebooted by Ice Age glaciations
Crocodiles are resilient animals from a lineage that has survived for over 200 million years….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: First Covid-19 human challenge study to begin; vaccine firm executives profit from insider stock sales
Top of the morning to you. Another busy day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot…
STAT+: Cancer cases place Bluebird Bio’s gene therapy business at a crossroads, and might drag the entire field along
Bluebird Bio’s disclosure Tuesday that two additional patients being treated with its gene therapy for…
Opinion: Ultra-rare but not forgotten: New drug development paradigms to treat the rarest of diseases
In addition to the most visible effects of Covid-19 — tragic deaths, lingering illness, economic…
Opinion: What cancer survivorship can teach us about Covid-19
Take it from this cancer survivor: We need to start focusing on Covid-19 survivorship now….
The new leader of 500 Women Scientists on finding community and supporting women of color in STEMM
In the spring of 2019, Lauren Edwards was a graduate student studying neuroscience at Emory…
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STAT+: Backed by big hospitals, a former Microsoft executive wades into the messy business of selling patient data
He was once dubbed “the most important man at Microsoft,” a prodigiously talented software engineer…
The myth of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Covid vaccines: Why false perceptions overlook facts, and could breed resentment
Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization’s health emergencies director, had a conversation recently with his…
Novartis and the Gates Foundation aim to create a more practical gene therapy for sickle cell patients around the world
Novartis and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are joining forces to discover and develop…
Taking Xeljanz? A new safety warning
Newly released safety trial results have revealed heart and cancer risks associated with Xeljanz. Read…
Slow motion precursors give earthquakes the fast slip
At a glacier near the South Pole, earth scientists have found evidence of a quiet,…
7 Ways to Reduce Reluctance to Take COVID Vaccines – Scientific American
7 Ways to Reduce Reluctance to Take COVID Vaccines Scientific American Read Original Article: 7 Ways…
STAT+: FDA warns AcelRx of misleading ads for its pain drug Dsuvia
The manufacturer of Dsuvia, a pain drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration amid…
Neandertal gene variants both increase and decrease the risk for severe COVID-19
Last year, researchers showed that a major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited…
Secret to how cholera adapts to temperature revealed
Scientists have discovered an essential protein in cholera-causing bacteria that allows them to adapt to…
Solution to puzzling phenomenon may open door to improved Cold Spray efficiency
An international team of researchers has solved a puzzling phenomenon whereby strangely beautiful, vortex-like structures…
Study sheds light on how people cope with health challenges and medical debt
A recent qualitative study sheds light on how people cope with health and financial challenges,…
The body produces new satiety factor during prolonged exercise
Researchers confirm that the hormone GDF15 is released in response to vigorous exercise, but likely…
The smallest galaxies in our universe bring more about dark matter to light
Our universe is dominated by a mysterious matter known as dark matter. Its name comes…
Existing heart failure drug may treat potential COVID-19 long-hauler symptom, study suggests
A new clinical trial suggests that ivabradine may be effective in treating postural orthostatic tachycardia…
A groundbreaking solution? Polymers can protect buildings from large fault ruptures
Researchers have developed a solution to protect buildings sitting on deep foundations from earthquakes resulting…
Campylobacter strains exchange genes, can become more virulent and antibiotic resistant
Campylobacter bacteria persist throughout poultry production, and two of the most common strains are exchanging…
To improve immunotherapy, researchers look to shift immune cells’ access to sugar
New research suggests that a way to improve immunotherapy is by altering immune cells’ access…