Opinion: A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data
The current coronavirus disease, Covid-19, has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic. But it may also…
Category: Human Health
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: FDA gives states an OK to authorize coronavirus tests; more companies race to combat Covid-19
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
STAT Plus: Merck drug reduces cough frequency but taste alterations could cloud prospects
An experimental pill from Merck significantly reduced the frequency of chronic coughing compared to a…
Regeneron says potential Covid-19 drugs could start human tests by early summer
The biotechnology firm Regeneron said it has now developed hundreds of potential medicines that could…
STAT Plus: Global spending on drugs may hit $1.1 trillion by 2024, but the rate of growth is forecast to slow
Global spending on prescription medicines is forecast to increase between 2% and 5% annually over…
Pregnancy During COVID-19 Pandemic: Is It Safe?
Health officials in the U.K. said that there is no evidence that the novel coronavirus…
UK To Quarantine 70-Year-Old People, Older For 4 Months To Fight Coronavirus
The U.K. government plans to require residents aged 70 years and older to stay at…
Are Tatooine Worlds Common In Real Life Too?
Every “Star Wars” fan is familiar with the fictional sandy planet of Tatooine, where the…
Yale Scientists Use Twitter As A Useful Tool To Give Information About Coronavirus
Here’s how scientists and professors are using Twitter to provide reliable coronavirus information to the…
STAT Plus: As the market craters, Keros Therapeutics files for an IPO
Keros Therapeutics is filing for an IPO, according to plans made public Monday — a…
Opinion: Generic ‘identity’ gets lost when companies juggle both generic and brand drugs
We think we know generic drug companies. They challenge patents held by brand firms. They…
Opinion: Covid-19 will worsen the opioid overdose crisis if we don’t prepare now
In cities across the country, morning is peak time at almost any opioid treatment program….
Explaining a mass quarantine: What does it mean to ‘shelter in place’? And who has the power to call for it?
WASHINGTON — Six counties in the San Francisco metro area made headlines when they announced…
Biotech Company Rejects Trump’s Offer To Make COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Only For The US’
German biotech firm CureVac reportedly rejected an offer from the Trump administration to create a…
Verily Launches Coronavirus Screening Website For People
According to the latest report made by the Verge, Verily, which is best known for…
Can Social Distancing Have Unintended Consquences?
As a direct response to the coronavirus outbreak, public health officials are asking people to…
Enough Sleep, Regular Exercise Reportedly Keep Coronavirus At Bay
Getting enough sleep, following a proper diet and exercising regularly are some of the best…
Top Tips For Pregnant Women Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Here are some of the top tips that will help pregnant women get through the…
Addressing The Problem With ‘Bad’ Hospital Food
As per many people, one of the biggest contradictions that can easily be seen in…
COVID-19 Pandemic: Scientists Continue Search For Coronavirus’ Real Origin
With the rapidly growing number of infections, scientists are increasing efforts to find an effective…
COVID-19 ‘Cure’ Coming Soon: Vaccine Trial In Progress
According to the latest update made by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,…
Coronavirus Challenge: Woman Licks Airplane Toilet Seat To Go Viral
22-year-old social media star Ava Louise said she filmed herself licking a toilet seat on…
Sauerkraut Health Benefits That Will Surprise You
A popular cabbage-based side dish, sauerkraut has health benefits that will surprise you. Read Original…
New Jersey Doctor Contracts Coronavirus, Now In Critical Condition
Hospital officials have confirmed that a top official who heads emergency preparedness at St. Joseph’s…
The First Symptoms Of Coronavirus And What You Should Do Right Away
The government encourages people with symptoms of COVID-19 to self-isolate for seven days and to…
FDA moves to boost coronavirus testing capacity by giving states more power
In response to a dire shortage of tests for detecting the fast-moving coronavirus, the Food…
Things To Do If You Are Struggling To Fall Asleep
Here are some key pointers to help you if you find yourself sleep deprived often….
Wheat Belly Diet For Weight Loss: Does It Work?
The wheat belly diet was outlined by Milwaukee-based cardiologist Dr. William Davis in his book…
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Lower death rate estimates for coronavirus, especially for non-elderly, provide glimmer of hope
In a rare piece of good news about Covid-19, a team of infectious disease experts…
Microplastic fibers linked to respiratory, reproductive changes in fish
Chronic exposure to microplastic fibers causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and other serious damage…
In strictest U.S. coronavirus response so far, six Bay Area counties order ‘shelter in place’
Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday announced a “shelter in place”…
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To spur new AI tools to fight coronavirus, tech leaders launch open database of scientific articles
Five organizations on Monday released a new open dataset of over 29,000 scientific articles published…
Trump urges people to avoid discretionary travel and limit gatherings to fewer than 10 people
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday urged the public to avoid “discretionary” travel, frequenting restaurants…
Soft corals near Virgin Islands recover from hurricanes, but stony corals declining
Soft corals at three sites in the US Virgin Islands were able to recover from…
Coronavirus spreads quickly and sometimes before people have symptoms, study finds
Infectious disease researchers studying the novel coronavirus were able to identify how quickly the virus…
Coronavirus model shows individual hospitals what to expect in the coming weeks
Spurred by reports of doctors in Italy rationing ventilators for coronavirus patients and of overwhelmed…
STAT Plus: Mallinckrodt loses a court case and is told to pay $650 million in overdue Medicaid rebates
In a setback to Mallinckrodt (MNK), a federal court judge upheld a move by the…
Opinion: Overreaction may be a bigger threat to public health than the novel coronavirus
In many infectious diseases, the immune system’s reaction to a virus, bacteria, or other pathogen…
STAT Plus: Novartis is scolded by Finnish regulators over hospital sales of a migraine drug
Regulators in Finland threatened to fine Novartis (NVS) for violating laws governing the distribution of…
Parkinson’s disease linked to gene targeted by blue-green algae toxin
Scientists have discovered a possible link between Parkinson’s disease and a gene impacted by a…
Plastic building bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
By measuring the mass of individual bricks found on beaches against equivalent unused pieces and…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Will countries nationalize anti-coronavirus supplies? Pandemic halts some academic labs
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. This week, however, ushers in a…
Drug makers grounding salespeople as coronavirus impact on business spreads
In another sign that the coronavirus pandemic is fundamentally interrupting the way biopharma conducts business,…
STAT Plus: To quell unpredictable allergic reactions, an experimental drug takes aim at a genetic cause, not symptoms
The last time Melanie Wardell was thrown into anaphylactic shock, an ad for Macy’s was…
CowSim: Student Creates Working Cattle Simulator
Student reportedly creates a cattle video game simulator in order to teach other students proper…
Space And Astronomy Things To Do At Home During The Outbreak
Here are some space and astronomy things you can easily do while still staying at…
Staten Island’s Space For Sex Abuse Survivors Important In Prosecution Cases
A newly renovated facility in Staten Island aims to make sexual abuse survivors feel more…
Will You Gain Immunity From Coronavirus After Surviving COVID-19?
Reports from Japan and China show that those who recovered from COVID-19 may remain at…
Opinion: Data analysts: a new kind of whistleblower to ‘catch a rogue’?
Most whistleblower cases, regardless of industry, emerge through the bravery and integrity of an employee…
The new coronavirus can likely remain airborne for some time. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed
When a new virus blasts out of the animals that harbored it and into people,…