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How Much Is Too Much? U.S. Alcohol Consumption Guidelines Changed
Previous dietary recommendations that allow for 2 drinks per day for men and 1 for…
Opinion: My patients want the good old days of office visits. That’s not happening any time soon
I recently got a note from my secretary with this message from a patient: “Tell…
Opinion: Clinical trials need to include more Black and other minority participants. Here’s how
The Covid-19 pandemic and the disproportionate devastation it has wrought on Black, Hispanic, and poor…
STAT Plus: Among biotech venture capital firms, Flagship Pioneering got the best single-fund returns
A fund launched in 2012 by the biotech venture capital firm Flagship Pioneering is on…
STAT Plus: Hospitals deploy AI to send patients home earlier — and keep them there
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has a problem familiar to many hospitals: Too many patients…
Confusion spreads over system to determine priority access to Covid-19 vaccines
As manufacturers around the world race to develop Covid-19 vaccines, a parallel effort has begun…
Risks and dangers associated with avoiding conventional cancer treatment in favour of alternative therapies – The BMJ
Risks and dangers associated with avoiding conventional cancer treatment in favour of alternative therapies The BMJ…
Arlington Receives Grant for Jail-Alternative Mental Health Treatment Program – ARLnow
Arlington Receives Grant for Jail-Alternative Mental Health Treatment Program ARLnow Read Original Article: Arlington Receives Grant…
Israel’s new alternative prime minister pushed for coronavirus response to be managed by military, not heal… – Fox News
Israel’s new alternative prime minister pushed for coronavirus response to be managed by military, not…
Alcohol and Blood Pressure: How Alcohol Can Affect Hypertension
Drinking alcohol raises your blood pressure, even if you are not a heavy drinker. [1,2]…
Life in the shallows becomes a trap for baby sharks
Baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of their nurseries — but these…
Lab-made virus mimics COVID-19 virus
Researchers have created a virus in the lab that infects cells and interacts with antibodies…
Magnetic field of a spiral galaxy
A new image from the VLA dramatically reveals the extended magnetic field of a spiral…
STAT Plus: In unusual arrangement, deputy HHS secretary’s wife has been lobbying the agency on behalf of health care companies
WASHINGTON — Emily Hargan, who is married to Department of Health and Human Services Deputy…
STAT Plus: As new users flock to health apps, experts raise questions about public understanding of data privacy
As digital health tools proliferate, health data experts are raising a new round of alarms…
Pharma promises lawmakers, again and again, industry won’t cut corners with Covid-19 vaccines
The pharmaceutical industry does not want you to worry about the safety or efficacy of…
New study takes closer look at how environment affects daily life of sloths
Scientists studying brown-throated three-toed sloths, where predators are extinct and food is more accessible, have…
‘Lost’ world’s rediscovery is step towards finding habitable planets
The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a…
Autopsies reveal surprising cardiac changes in COVID-19 patients
A series of autopsies conducted by LSU Health New Orleans pathologists shows the damage to…
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Droplet biosensing method opens the door for faster identification of COVID-19
Researchers have developed an ultrasensitive biosensing method that could dramatically shorten the amount of time…
Front-line physicians stressed and anxious at work and home
Amid the COVID-19 chaos in many hospitals, emergency medicine physicians in seven cities around the…
Public health group calls for standardized data collection to more clearly track Covid-19
In a new review of the Covid-19 response across the country, a group of public…
Actual Covid-19 case count could be 6 to 24 times higher than official estimates, CDC study shows
The true number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. could be anywhere from six to…
Spinal stimulators repurposed to restore touch in lost limb
Devices commonly implanted for chronic pain could expand patient access to prosthetic arms that ”feel.”…
3D hand-sensing wristband signals future of wearable tech
In a potential breakthrough in wearable sensing technology, researchers have designed a wrist-mounted device that…
Powerful human-like hands create safer human-robotics interactions
A team of engineers designed and developed a novel humanoid hand that may be able…
STAT+ Conversations: AI’s march into the clinic
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded above at 1 p.m. ET…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Covid-19 vaccines may need two doses; lawmakers grilling pharma execs own their stocks
Good morning. Elizabeth Cooney here again, subbing for the vacationing Ed Silverman as the week…
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STAT Plus: CytoDyn’s Covid-19 drug troubles escalate: Efficacy data are missing from study
CytoDyn released safety data on its experimental drug for Covid-19 on Tuesday, but efficacy data…
STAT Plus: Cancer startup aims precision medicine at rare genetic driver
A company focused on developing precision medicines to treat patients whose cancers are driven by…
Opinion: Lower the cost of producing doctors, not just the price of going to medical school
Medicine has become a profession accessible mainly to the rich. Just look at the price…
Opinion: Chronic fatigue syndrome may hold keys to understanding post-Covid syndrome
Some survivors of acute bouts of Covid-19 experience a range of persistent medical issues —…
Dermatology faces a reckoning: Lack of darker skin in textbooks and journals harms care for patients of color
When dermatologist Jenna Lester learned that rashes on skin and toes were a symptom of…
With a Funded Internship, Griffin Marshall ’21 Seeks An Alternative Treatment for Aquaculture – Bowdoin News
With a Funded Internship, Griffin Marshall ’21 Seeks An Alternative Treatment for Aquaculture Bowdoin News Read…
New model connects respiratory droplet physics with spread of Covid-19
Respiratory droplets from a cough or sneeze travel farther and last longer in humid, cold…
STAT Plus: Many drug companies working on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments are lobbying harder than usual
WASHINGTON — Pharmaceutical companies racing to develop coronavirus treatments and vaccines have upped their lobbying…
Acadia fails in attempt to expand use of antipsychotic to treat patients with depression
Acadia Pharmaceuticals reported negative results Monday from a pair of late-stage clinical trials seeking to…
Mutant zebrafish reveals a turning point in spine’s evolution
A chance mutation that led to spinal defects in a zebrafish has opened a little…
New Pain Definition Aims to Better Comprehend, Treat Those Whose Pain Is Not Visible
Chronic pain is often misunderstood because it often isn’t related to a specific tissue or…
Rebuilding Healthy Kids: Getting Them Active Again
How healthy are America’s children? According to a statement issued earlier today by the American…
STAT Plus: FDA extends deadline for stem cell clinics to comply with drug development rules
The Food and Drug Administration has pushed back by six months the deadline by which…
Plant roots increase carbon emission from permafrost soils
A key uncertainty in climate projections is the amount of carbon emitted by thawing permafrost…
CDC Reminds Us How to Do it Right: Social Distancing Guide
Social distancing is an important aspect in staying as save as we can amid the…
Acne Troubles? You May Want to Watch What You Eat
Are acne and “bad skin” making you self-conscious? Do you think you’ve tried everything? Rethinking…
A new idea on how Earth’s outer shell first broke into tectonic plates
Plate tectonics theory posits that Earth’s outer shell is subdivided into plates that move relative…
The Azores: Exotic insect species increase on islands through human impact
A new study reveals that the diversity of exotic species of insects, spiders and other…
A new species of darkling beetle larvae that degrade plastic
A research team confirms biodegradation of polystyrene using darkling beetle larvae found in Korea. Read…
Study provides first glimpse of efficacy of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
A Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University and the drug giant AstraZeneca generated an…
Simple test helps to predict and prevent falls
Scientists have developed a simple clinical test that can assess the lower limb strength of…