Mayo Clinic taps Boston health tech leader to guide data strategy
On the heels of forming a new partnership with Google, Mayo Clinic announced it has…
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STAT Plus: As Trump looks overseas for drug pricing ideas, one expert says France has some useful approaches
As the U.S. grapples with rising costs for prescription medicines, the Trump administration has floated…
STAT Plus: Senators urge Medicare to prevent bias in AI tools used in health care
Two Senate Democrats are challenging Medicare’s top official to investigate how health care tools based…
Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drug for free to uninsured in new program
The Trump administration on Tuesday detailed how it will roll out the delivery of donated…
Intermittent Fasting: Reasons Why You Should Embrace This Eating Plan
Here are several reasons why you should try intermittent fasting, according to health experts. Read…
Cannabis Jobs In U.S. Are Booming; Salaries Among Highest In US
Employment in the U.S. cannabis industry is surging and so are salaries. Read Original Article:…
Ice Baths Have No Benefits For Muscle Building, Study Claims
A new study adds to the evidence of the negative effects of ice baths on…
Medical Shocker: Doctors Often Prescribe Placebos
Doctors admit to using a placebo at least once during their medical careers. Read Original…
Scientists Uncover Cause Of Gender Dysphoria
A new study that has recently reviewed decades of previous research has revealed that a…
Artificial Brain Cells Could Help Combat Diseases Like Alzheimer’s
Scientists have finally configured how to recreate artificial brain cells in tiny computer chips by…
Effective Ways To Stop Yourself From Overeating
From eating slowly, avoiding food containers to managing stress, read on to know the best…
Toddler’s Stomach Perforated After Swallowing 37 Magnetic Balls
A 3-year-old child in China underwent emergency surgery to remove 37 magnetic balls from her…
Supplements May Help Counter Early Aging Syndrome
Researchers found common NAD+ supplements could help delay aging in people with Werner Syndrome, a…
Eye Yoga: Best Exercise To Keep Your Eyes Healthy, Relieve Stress
Eye yoga aims to improve flexibility of the eyes and to help enhance focus through…
Ultrasound Technology Reportedly Relieves Parkinson’s Symptoms
A new study evaluated the potential of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy in treating essential…
Medical Breakthrough: New Blood Test Could Detect A Wide Range Of Diseases
In a recently published study, researchers used artificial intelligence to identify protein binding abilities of…
Analysis of Data Gives Insight into Complementary Health Recommendations from U.S. Physicians
Research shows more than half of office-based physicians recommend at least one complementary health approach…
Spirit of the Solstice, an alternative health and wellness fair this weekend – WJMN – UPMatters.com
Spirit of the Solstice, an alternative health and wellness fair this weekend WJMN – UPMatters.com Read…
Tech startups gravitate toward cities with strong social networks, study finds
The presence of technology startups can drive economic growth for their home cities. So how…
Siting cell towers needs careful planning: Health impacts?
The health impacts of radio-frequency radiation (RFR) are still inconclusive, but the data to date…
Highly sensitive epigenomic technology combats disease
Much remains unknown about diseases and the way our bodies respond to them, in part…
Transition to exhaustion: Clues for cancer immunotherapy
Research on immune cells ‘exhausted’ by chronic viral infection provides clues on how to refine…
How does protein fit in your holiday diet or New Year’s resolutions?
While some diets load up on protein and other diets dictate protein sources, it can…
For some corals, meals can come with a side of microplastics
A new experiment has found that some corals are more likely to eat microplastics when…
Dynamics of crucial immune system proteins
Of the many marvels of the human immune system, the processing of antigens by the…
Detecting solar flares, more in real time
Computers can learn to find flares and other events in vast streams of solar images…
Southern Arizona once looked like Tibet
A new study determined that the Earth’s crust in southern Arizona was once almost 60…
Study sheds light on the peculiar ‘normal’ phase of high-temperature superconductors
Every character has a back story, and so do high-temperature superconductors, which conduct electricity with…
Distress tolerance plays role in alcohol use and abuse among firefighters
A newly published report finds that firefighters who struggle with PTSD symptoms, and who think…
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How a cellular shuttle helps HIV-1 spread in immune organs
New insight on how a type of cell facilitates the spread of HIV-1 has just…
Virtual reality could help flu vaccination rates
Using a virtual reality simulation to show how flu spreads and its impact on others…
Gas giant composition not determined by host star
A surprising analysis of the composition of gas giant exoplanets and their host stars shows…
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may offer insights for Earth
Scientists studying the weather and climate of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, have reported a significant…
What’s driving erosion worldwide?
Researchers are reexamining the causes of soil erosion around the world — and have found…
Formation of ducts connecting digestive organs in zebrafish
A specialized system of ducts transports bile and enzymes from the liver and pancreas to…
How does language emerge?
How did the almost 6000 languages of the world come into being? Researchers have tried…
One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime
People who are homeless experience a disproportionately high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI),…
Carpentry Compiler helps woodworkers design objects that they can actually make
Researchers have created Carpentry Compiler, a digital tool that allows users to design woodworking projects….
Whaling and climate change led to 100 years of feast or famine for Antarctic penguins
New research reveals how penguins have dealt with more than a century of human impacts…
Harbor porpoise calves exposed to neurotoxic PCBs in mothers’ milk
Harbour porpoise calves around the UK are carrying a more neurotoxic cocktail of PCBs than…
A glitch in diabetes monitors serves as a cautionary tale for health tech
Here’s the challenge for technology in health care: Success means that new tech also becomes…
Opinion: Protect patient access to drug infusions administered in physician offices
As gastroenterologists, we treat patients in Portland, Ore., and Des Moines, Iowa, with challenging disorders…
STAT Plus: Congress is hoping for another major medical research bill. But pharma’s not nearly as excited as before
WASHINGTON — The bipartisan duo behind a 2016 law that poured billions into medical research…
The history of OxyContin, told through unsealed Purdue documents
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — STAT’s multiyear legal battle to unseal secret Purdue Pharma files in a…
Purdue’s Richard Sackler proposed plan to play down OxyContin risks, and wanted drug maker feared ‘like a tiger,’ files show
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — In the early days of OxyContin, Dr. Richard Sackler, a member of…
STAT Plus: Watch: Top Biogen scientist explains why he’s confident in company’s drug for Alzheimer’s
Does the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab work? That was the central issue during an interview of…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: China to bulk-buy to lower drug costs; Senate bill to tackle drug prices going nowhere fast
Good morning, everyone, an welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite, which…
Hidden Tattoos On Ancient Mummies Revealed Via Infrared Images
Thanks to modern infrared technology, it’s now been revealed that ancient Egyptians sported tattoos as…
How This Tree From Northeast Brazil Rains Nectar
Recently, a team of plant biologists discovered a bat-pollinated tree that “rains” down nectar. Read…
An Ancient Bubonic Plague Outbreak Was Exaggerated, Scientists Claim
According to a new update from researchers, one of those past bubonic plague outbreaks isn’t…