Low-cost home air quality monitors prove useful for wildfire smoke
A new study by air quality scientists tested four models of low-cost air quality monitors…
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Virtual Event: AI: Cracking Covid-19’s Code
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STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Trump touts an unproven salve for Covid-19; states seek big bucks to settle opioid suits
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LGBTQ youth say cost, parental permission pose major barriers to mental health care
The Covid-19 pandemic stands to exacerbate the existing mental health crisis among LGBTQ youth, who…
Trump campaign’s Facebook ad blitz casts Biden as pharma’s preferred candidate
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s reelection campaign is appealing to swing voters by attacking “Big Pharma”…
Opinion: ICU capacity is more about the clinicians than the number of beds
Each time communities experience surges of Covid-19, concerns arise over the availability of hospital and…
STAT Plus: How Teladoc won: The inside story of how well-timed bets propelled it ahead of the competition
The unquestioned leader in a virtual care sector that has surged in the Covid-19 era,…
How do you separate scientifically sound stem cell therapies from scams?
For patients who’ve run out of other options, experimental, unproven therapies like stem cell treatments…
North American cold-climate forests are already absorbing less carbon, study shows
Trees are one of humans’ biggest allies in the fight against climate change, soaking up…
New research will improve early warning of devastating megastorms
Scientific research will make it easier to predict the path of some of the world’s…
Climate change mitigation not the primary motivator in regenerative ranching
Regenerative ranching, a holistic approach to managing grazing lands, enhances ranchers’ adaptive capacity and socioeconomic…
Measuring social networks of young adults with autism
While social isolation is a core challenge associated with autism, researchers have laid the groundwork…
Autism-cholesterol link
A new study identifies a subtype of autism arising from a cluster of genes that…
IQOS (heated tobacco) replaces vaping as the next cigarette alternative – Bridge Michigan
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Restore Hope Through Pharmacy Services – Pharmacy Times
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Why Plastic Face Shields Aren’t a Safe Alternative to Cloth Masks – Healthline
Why Plastic Face Shields Aren’t a Safe Alternative to Cloth Masks Healthline Read Original Article: Why…
Ada Health: the smarter startup alternative to Dr Google – Sifted
Ada Health: the smarter startup alternative to Dr Google Sifted Read Original Article: Ada Health: the…
No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibers
Researchers report advances in their quest to make the best carbon nanotube fibers for industry….
Protein produced by the nervous system may help treatments for inflammatory diseases
Researchers have discovered a protein produced by nervous system may be key to treating inflammatory…
For Seniors, Flu Shot Safer Bet to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
The flu vaccine may help prevent some complications that occur with chronic health problems. Read…
COVID-19 hospitalizations analysis shows disparities across racial and ethnic groups
Adding to mounting evidence of COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on some US communities, a new analysis…
STAT Plus: Applied Therapeutics’ muted response to a clinical hold speaks volumes
How a company communicates with investors can be just as meaningful as what it communicates….
STAT Plus: Opioid prescriptions written for Medicare Part D beneficiaries continues to drop
Amid an ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S., a new federal government report finds that…
Researchers track slowly splitting ‘dent’ in Earth’s magnetic field
Scientists in geomagnetic, geophysics, and heliophysics research groups observe and model the SAA, to monitor…
Equatorial winds ripple down to Antarctica
A team has uncovered a critical connection between winds at Earth’s equator and atmospheric waves…
Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great
Meals are typically family affairs for zebras, gazelles, cape buffalo and other grazing species in…
Global warming is changing our plant communities
In a comprehensive study of nearly 20,000 species, research shows that plant communities are shifting…
Survival of the fit-ish
It can be hard to dispute the common adage ‘survival of the fittest’. After all,…
Widespread electric vehicle adoption would save billions of dollars, thousands of lives
A new study found that if EVs replaced 25% of combustion-engine cars currently on the…
Cosmic gas cloud blinks in sync with circling black hole
Scientists have detected a mysterious gamma-ray heartbeat coming from a cosmic gas cloud. The inconspicuous…
Dentists Bare Teeth to the WHO
The ADA disagrees with the WHO’s recommendation to hold off routine dental visits. Routine dental…
Social distancing decreased pediatric respiratory tract infections in Finland
Finland declared a lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, and the…
To perceive faces, your brain relies on a process similar to face recognition systems
Imagine if every time you looked at a face, one side of the face always…
Tumor gene test could help to predict ovarian cancer prognosis
A global team of medical researchers led by UNSW have developed a test that could…
Immune response to Sars-Cov-2 following organ transplantation
Even patients with suppressed immune systems can achieve a strong immune response to Sars-Cov-2. A…
STAT Plus: Q&A: Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson on a major acquisition, long-term strategy, and Covid-19 vaccines
It was less than 12 months ago that Paul Hudson took the reins at the…
Buyer Beware: FDA Warning About Hand Sanitizers
Is that hand sanitizer you just bought safe to use? Be sure to read the…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: U.S. ties Covid-19 vaccine payments to milestones; Sanofi spends $3.7 billion for Principia and an MS drug
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT Plus: Unity Biotechnology fails early test, raising doubts its ability to develop drugs to reverse aging symptoms
Unity Biotechnology said Monday that its experimental treatment for osteoarthritis failed to improve knee pain…
STAT Plus: CytoDyn is in financial and clinical distress, newly filed annual report shows
An annual report disclosed by CytoDyn on Friday night describes a drug maker in distress….
Opinion: Telehealth and the new choreography of ‘anywhere care’
Covid-19 has transformed the traditional doctor’s office visit as we know it, moving it away…
Watch: What day is it? How pandemic stress alters your perception of time
Sunday, Monday, July, August — do these words still have meaning? Time can feel like…
Seven months later, what we know about Covid-19 — and the pressing questions that remain
The “before times” seem like a decade ago, don’t they? Those carefree days when hugging…
STAT Plus: Sanofi, aiming to speed MS treatment, to acquire Principia Biopharma for $3.68 billion
Sanofi said Monday that it is acquiring Principia Biopharma for $3.68 billion, giving the French…
Is the COVID-19 virus pathogenic because it depletes specific host microRNAs?
Researchers propose that the COVID-19 virus acts as a microRNA ‘sponge’ to deplete miRNA levels…
“HearHer” Program Aims to Make Pregnancy Safer
For some women, pregnancy isn’t what it should be — an exciting, happy time. Every…
Click-Worthy: The Flu Too?; MIS-C Rates Up; New Zealand faces the enemy anew
News from Aug. 14: Flu vaccines, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, and new COVID-19 cases…
Click-Worthy: A Plea, a 3rd School Closing, a Russian Claim, a Title Lost
The coronavirus hygiene rules are simple, says the CDC’s director, pleading with people to follow…
FDA clears saliva test for Covid-19, opening door to wider testing
The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized emergency use of a new and inexpensive…
COVID-19 Makes Alternative Payment Models More Appealing – Managed Healthcare Executive
COVID-19 Makes Alternative Payment Models More Appealing Managed Healthcare Executive Read Original Article: COVID-19 Makes Alternative…