STAT Plus: Prominent hospital president resigns from Moderna board after conflict of interest questions raised
Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said Thursday she was resigning from…
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Origami microbots: Centuries-old artform guides cutting-edge advances in tiny machines
Origami principles can unlock the potential of the smallest robots, enhancing speed, agility and control…
Keep cool in the pool: Novel chip sensor makes swimming pools safer
A new microchip that enables continuous monitoring of pH and chlorine levels in swimming pools…
Listen: Inside the NBA bubble, a DIY coronavirus vaccine, and the real VC numbers
How much should a Covid-19 vaccine cost? What can basketball teach us about pandemic safety?…
Young kids could spread COVID-19 as much as older children and adults, study suggests
Researchers have discovered that children younger than 5 years with mild to moderate COVID-19 have…
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet successfully launched
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to…
Is Tinted Sunscreen Better Than Regular Sunblock?
Colored sunscreen protects sensitive skin from various skin disorders. Read Original Article: Is Tinted Sunscreen…
Whale airway mucus reveals likely poor health during migration
Researchers have linked the burden of humpback whales’ annual migration to depleted microbial diversity in…
Remote islands: Stepping stones to understanding evolution
Researchers have investigated evolutionary and ecological changes in ants in the South Pacific archipelago of…
With Physician Deficit Forecast, Medical Field to Turn to National Bioskills Labs, CrowdOptic Partnership
The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts that by 2032 the U.S. will have a…
No Gym Anymore? Here Are Some Ways to Keep Fit
Don’t get stuck in a rut at home. Here are some non-gym exercise ideas you…
‘Fool’s gold’ may be valuable after all
In a breakthrough new study, scientists and engineers have electrically transformed the abundant and low-cost…
Alzheimer’s risk factors may be measurable in adolescents and young adults
Risk factors for Alzheimer’s dementia may be apparent as early as our teens and 20s….
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Drug makers build Covid-19 vaccine supply chains; VCs are still spending on biotechs
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, despite…
STAT Plus: Coles-led Cerevel Therapeutics to raise $445 million to develop brain drugs with fewer side effects
Cerevel Therapeutics, a Boston neuroscience company spun out from Pfizer in 2018 and led by…
STAT Plus: Drug maker settles charges of offering ‘bogus’ research grants to boost use of its medicine
In the latest imbroglio involving drug makers and kickbacks, Pacira Biosciences (PCRX) has agreed to…
Opinion: The nursing science behind nurses as coronavirus hospital heroes
The coronavirus pandemic has given nurses a rare moment in the media spotlight. They are…
Opinion: Sexist and incomplete data hold back the world’s Covid-19 response
How many women have died of Covid-19? How many women have lost their jobs in…
STAT Plus: Venture capitalists are still showering biotechs with cash, even as the coronavirus upends markets
Venture capitalists are still spending big on biotech companies, even four months after the coronavirus…
‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a Covid-19 vaccine so fast
Never before have prospective vaccines for a pathogen entered final-stage clinical trials as rapidly as…
Cosmic tango between the very small and the very large
A new study using the theory of quantum loop cosmology accounts for two major mysteries…
New current that transports water to major ‘waterfall’ discovered in deep ocean
An international team discovered a previously unrecognized ocean current that transports water to one of…
India-Sri Lanka to enhance cooperation in alternative medicine – MENAFN.COM
India-Sri Lanka to enhance cooperation in alternative medicine MENAFN.COM Read Original Article: India-Sri Lanka to enhance…
Kansas Farm Bureau health care continues to save farmers money – Leavenworth Times
Kansas Farm Bureau health care continues to save farmers money Leavenworth Times Read Original Article: Kansas…
IU Health is against running Indy 500 with fans: ‘Consider an alternative’ – IndyStar
IU Health is against running Indy 500 with fans: ‘Consider an alternative’ IndyStar Read Original Article:…
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Telehealth may offer alternative to in-person healthcare – Fort Bragg Advocate-News
Telehealth may offer alternative to in-person healthcare Fort Bragg Advocate-News Read Original Article: Telehealth may offer…
Holistic Health and Well-Being, Right for You? – Idaho Senior Independent
Holistic Health and Well-Being, Right for You? Idaho Senior Independent Read Original Article: Holistic Health and…
5 alternative uses for vacant mall space according to experts – Business Insider – Business Insider
5 alternative uses for vacant mall space according to experts – Business Insider Business Insider Read…
Pregnant Black and Hispanic women five times more likely to be exposed to coronavirus
Researchers found the rate of virus exposure among Black and Hispanic women to be five…
With Predicted Physician Shortage in 2032, Medical Industry to Upgrade with National Bioskills Labs and CrowdOptic’s New Partnership
The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts that by 2032 the U.S. will have a…
Study sheds light on the evolution of the earliest dinosaurs
Geological evidence suggests the known dinosaur groups diverged early on, supporting the traditional dinosaur family…
Opinion: A NASA mindset can help end the pandemic
Eight months into the global coronavirus pandemic, the life sciences industry is ramping up drug…
New fabric could help keep you cool in the summer, even without A/C
Air conditioning and other space cooling methods account for about 10% of all electricity consumption…
STAT Plus: Seeking to battle high drug prices and the opioid crisis, two states ponder banning gifts to doctors
Over the past month, lawmakers in two states have introduced bills that would ban drug…
Melting Arctic sea ice during the summer of 2018
A study details the changes that occurred in the Arctic in September of 2018, a…
Strange dismembered star cluster found at Galaxy’s edge
Astronomers have found the remnant of strange dismembered globular cluster at the edge of the…
New blood test shows great promise in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer’s…
School closures in spring linked to drastic decrease in Covid-19 cases and deaths
When state officials were deciding whether to shutter their schools back in March, the evidence…
Webinar: Inside the virtual care boom: What happens when the point of care becomes anywhere?
Virtual care and digital health tools are soaring in popularity amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A…
STAT Plus: MacKenzie Scott, with a massive Amazon fortune, emerges as a public health philanthropist
You may not know the name MacKenzie Scott – the author just started going by…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Global supply chain not ready for Covid-19 vaccines; Moderna may price its vaccine at up to $60
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. You made it this…
STAT Plus: Cancer drug is the first potential therapy to emerge from 23andMe and GlaxoSmithKline collaboration
The pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is starting human trials of the first medicine, a cancer drug,…
Opinion: Pandemics wreak devastation — but spark biomedical innovation
There are no “silver linings” in the dark cloud of Covid-19. Yet if history repeats…
Opinion: Telehealth makes me aspire to be a different kind of physician: the kind I used to be
In my nearly quarter-century as a primary care pediatrician, I have always aspired to be…
STAT Plus: Better than the rest or behind the competition? Moderna’s future hinges on how its Covid-19 vaccine fares
Among the pharmaceutical companies closest to developing a Covid-19 vaccine, none has more riding on…
As mobile mental health teams work to de-escalate crises, some warn their models still rely on police partnerships
In the wake of nationwide demonstrations against police brutality, there has also been a surge…
STAT Plus: Harry Reid and Alex Trebek tried Patrick Soon-Shiong’s experimental cancer therapy. Can their results be duplicated in a clinical trial?
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s pancreatic cancer went into remission. “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek,…
Decline of bees, other pollinators threatens US crop yields
Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are being reduced by…
SHIFT20: Consumer health perceptions of plant-based meat are evolving, reports IFIC – FoodNavigator-USA.com
SHIFT20: Consumer health perceptions of plant-based meat are evolving, reports IFIC FoodNavigator-USA.com Read Original Article: SHIFT20:…
New vice president at Northwestern Health Sciences University – ECM Publishers
New vice president at Northwestern Health Sciences University ECM Publishers Read Original Article: New vice president…