Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo
Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that…
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Gaza: 160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of…
STAT+: Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher is leaving on her own terms. That’s the difference between male and female leadership.
Laurie Glimcher stunned Boston’s medical world last September by orchestrating Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s breakup with its longtime…
STAT+: Ascension, other hospitals played active roles to take medical billing company R1 RCM private
Private equity firms are leading the buyout of R1 RCM, a major provider of billing…
Transparent mice and using zip codes to predict heart risk
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA inspections, Lilly insulin trial results, and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms…
Navigating US participant data sharing requirements: implications for international clinical trials
Despite practices and guidelines to promote the transparency of clinical trials such as the sharing…
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry reveals fundamental weaknesses of governance
In 2017, one of us wrote in this journal that “it is impossible to achieve…
Patient related outcome measures (PROMs) in long term conditions—is it time to bring them into routine clinical practice?
In most consultations about long term conditions, healthcare professionals tend to focus on patients’ clinical…
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Doctor is struck off over “unconventional” treatments on children
An 87 year old doctor has been struck off the UK medical register after she…
Opinion: Gaza polio vaccination drive must include measles shots
We have each worked on childhood vaccination programs in both development and humanitarian emergency settings…
Opinion: Presidential debate moderators should ask about mental health policy
As the mom of three young adults, I am worried about their economic future —…
Ernest Kirwan
bmj;386/sep06_6/q1938/FAF1faErnest (Curly) Kirwan was born in Kolkata, India, to an Anglo-Irish ophthalmic surgeon father and…
Wendy Elizabeth Ann Wood
bmj;386/sep06_5/q1937/FAF1faWendy Wood started her career as secretary to the matron of the Middlesex Hospital. Matron…
Henry Hellmut Gossman
bmj;386/sep06_4/q1931/FAF1faHenry Gossman was born in Berlin in 1925. His paternal grandmother was Jewish and despite…
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bmj;386/sep06_3/q1934/FAF1faVyakara Kanaka was born into a medical family in Chennai, India. Her father was the…
Hugh Parker Dinwoodie
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UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died…
Upending a longstanding paradigm, cardiologists embrace ZIP codes, not race, to predict heart risk
Not only is Joseph Wright a physician, he’s the chief health equity officer for the…
Scientists make tissue of living animals see-through
In a pioneering new study, researchers made the skin on the skulls and abdomens of…
Phage editing technology could lead to alternative treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria – Phys.org
Phage editing technology could lead to alternative treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria Phys.org Read Original Article: Phage…
STAT+: Vor Biopharma’s ‘shielded’ transplant delays relapse in leukemia patients
A CRISPR-augmented stem cell transplant that protects healthy cells from the toxic effects of anti-cancer…
Gravitational waves unveil previously unseen properties of neutron stars
A better understanding of the inner workings of neutron stars will lead to a greater…
Travel could be the best defense against aging
Forget about retinol night creams, researchers believe travel could be the best way to defy…
Researchers discover a space oddity — an exoplanet moving in mysterious ways
A research team has discovered a small planet that displays peculiar orbital motion. The shimmying…
For many animals sleep is a social activity, but it’s usually studied as an individual process
Group sleeping can impact when animals sleep, how long they sleep for, and how deeply…
In a first, living mice are made transparent
When a dye called tartrazine is added to food, it creates a bright yellow hue…
Summit’s upcoming cancer results, Recursion’s mixed data, and the next big obesity target
How effective is Summit Therapeutics’ lung cancer immunotherapy? Why are obesity drugmakers turning back to…
Youth vaping continues its tumble from a Juul-fueled high
The number of U.S. kids who are using e-cigarettes has continued to tumble, new federal…
Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign moves to southern areas
The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children…
STAT+: The battle over race in kidney function equations
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Medicare claims data offer clues on doctors most likely to offer telehealth visits
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology…
“Two tier system” is leaving children’s healthcare lagging adults’, paediatricians warn
A lack of investment is creating a two tier system in the NHS that is…
Female doctors close the gender promotion gap but international male doctors fare less well
Women have closed the “gender promotion gap” since the covid-19 pandemic but male doctors from…
Why are doctors being warned about the Oropouche virus?
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization…
Public engagement in defining triage before future pandemics
The covid-19 inquiry has considered many areas of the pandemic response and where improvements need…
STAT+: U.K. charities give $36 million to start new drugs for childhood tumors
For three decades, adults have benefited from a revolution in oncology treatment, as immunotherapies and…
Nearly 2,000 drug manufacturing plants are overdue for FDA inspections after Covid delays
Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to…
Lilly has more positive data on its weekly insulin
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about China detaining AstraZeneca staff, pharma layoffs, and more
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. However, this is also shaping…
Giant conjunctival papillae
This is vernal keratoconjunctivitis, a chronic, bilateral, and often seasonal allergic inflammation of the conjunctiva…
Citizens’ assemblies, health, and health policy
The UK’s Labour government inherited a health service with waiting list times at a record…
Diabetes and bone fracture . . . and other stories
Type 2 diabetes and risk of fractureIn a Swedish longitudinal study, older women with type…
The future of medicine lies in nurturing our “uniquely human” skills
Last month, I was teaching ethics to medical undergraduates in Jammu, India. They were the…
Bankrupt local authorities heap pressure on primary care, say GPs
The Financial Times memorably dubbed the crises faced by an incoming Labour government as “Sue…
Underfunding public health has wide ranging consequences
The UK parliament returns this week, with the government facing several major challenges. High among…
STAT+: Summit Therapeutics vs. Merck: Prepping for a big lung cancer study reveal
Let’s set the table for Sunday’s presentation of the lung cancer immunotherapy trial known as…
STAT+: Alnylam versus BridgeBio: The ATTR-CM debate
I coined the term “Typo-gate” to describe the misguided dustup Alnylam Pharmaceuticals executives instigated last…