STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: AstraZeneca fish oil pill flops; boom in biopharma dealmaking predicted for 2020
Good morning. Elizabeth Cooney sitting in for Ed Silverman, who is covering the J.P. Morgan…
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STAT Plus: Eyeing more data, Livongo will integrate continuous glucose monitor into diabetes coaching program
SAN FRANCISCO — For companies that monitor and coach patients with chronic disease, there are…
High cost of multiple sclerosis medicines is forcing many patients to take ‘drastic actions’
The high cost of multiple sclerosis treatments has forced 40% of patients to take “drastic…
Woman with novel pneumonia virus hospitalized in Thailand — the first case outside China
Health authorities on Monday identified a pneumonia case caused by a previously unknown virus in…
STAT Plus: AstraZeneca fish oil drug fails, leaving Amarin as last drug standing
AstraZeneca (AZN) said Monday that it would stop a large clinical study of a fish-oil-derived…
Opinion: What roulette and basketball can teach Biogen about aducanumab
Say that one day you see me walk up to a roulette table and win…
STAT Plus: Facebook’s new tool promotes preventive health. But the company can’t tell if it’s working
LAS VEGAS — As Facebook’s newest health tool makes its way to your feed, the…
Research identifies possible on/off switch for plant growth
New research identifies a protein that controls plant growth — good news for an era…
Brain pressure controls eye pressure, revealing new avenues for glaucoma treatment
Neuroscientists have discovered that eye and brain pressure are physiologically connected. Read Original Article: Brain…
Climate change unlikely to drive sugar maples north
Sugar maples won’t be heading north anytime soon, despite climate change, according to a new…
Religion and spirituality in medicine: friend or foe?
bmj;368/jan13_7/m106/FAF1faIn December 2019 I attended a symposium in the Vatican on religion and medical ethics,…
Precocious puberty
What you need to knowThelarche and increased growth velocity before age 8 in girls and…
Release arrangements for immigration detainees are medically unsafe
NHS England now requires that prisoners must be registered with a general practitioner before their…
Paediatricians should talk to families about reducing exposure and contribution to air pollution
Paediatricians and other health professionals should talk to patients and families about how they can…
Prostate cancer: only one in four men with metastatic disease gets recommended chemotherapy
A national audit shows that only one in four men with advanced prostate cancer receives…
US drug companies pledge to keep price rises “reasonable” as legislators try to rein in costs
Leaders in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries have signed a commitment to pricing that enables…
Gabapentinoids: has reclassification really solved the problem?
In October 2018, the UK government announced that it would be reclassifying gabapentin and pregabalin1—known…
Richard Linklater And Bill Guttentag Team Up For A Ten-Part Animal Rescue Docu-Series For CBS
In an effort to bring more light to animal rescue and the woes of animal…
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15-Year-Old Teen Records Youngest Vaping-Related Fatality
Federal health officials confirmed that a 15-year-old from Texas became the youngest vaping-related fatality in…
Dying Fish Reveals The World’s Deepest River
Recently, a mystery of dying fish has surfaced in the lower Congo River. Upon investigation,…
Colombian Scientist Wins Award For Lifelong Lizard Studies
Last December, an important representation in the Colombian population has been announced, what with the…
How Rachel Carson And A Book Changed Everything
Back in April 2012, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) noted that its one-time…
Woman Starts Eating Animal Brains After Vegan Diet Left Her Weak
A woman who apparently went through 12 years as a vegetarian and 3 more as…
SpaceX Fires Rocket Booster Ahead Of Test For Crew Dragon Capsule
According to a recent update, the booster that will fly SpaceX’s upcoming in-flight abort test…
Can Intermittent Fasting Cause You To Overeat? Tips To Prevent This
Here are some tips that can help stop you from overeating while following an intermittent…
Justin Bieber Lyme Disease Diagnosis: Signs And Symptoms To Watch Out For
Just this Wednesday, famous pop singer and multi-million selling recording artist Justin Bieber revealed that…
How Contraceptive Pills Almost Killed This 33-Year-Old Woman
In recent news, a woman has revealed how her life was almost taken by a…
Flu Outbreak 2020 Update: New Pediatric Flu Deaths Reported
Public health officials in New York, Nebraska and North Carolina reported new cases of children…
Sleep Interruptions: 7 Things That May Be Disrupting Your Slumber
From drinking coffee, exercise to the foods you eat, read on to know the common…
Got Large Facial Pores? Here Are Effective Ways To Shrink Them
Here are effective ways to shrink large facial pores. Read Original Article: Got Large Facial…
Can Biodiversity In Urban Neighborhoods Be Related To Mental Health?
Small patches of greenery can make a huge difference to people trapped in concrete jungles….
A ‘radical proposition’: A health care veteran tries to upend the system and bring drug prices down
The U.S. health system could get some relief from rising drug prices from an unlikely…
STAT Plus: Supreme Court will review an Arkansas law governing pharmacy benefit managers
In a move with the potential to affect health care costs, the U.S. Supreme Court…
First death from Wuhan pneumonia outbreak reported as scientists release DNA sequence of virus
Health authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Saturday reported the first death from…
Can People With Diabetes Eat Mushrooms?
Mushrooms are full of antioxidant properties and are a low-calorie option for people with diabetes….
Are Organ Meats Really Healthy?
Organ meats are replete with several important nutrients but are they really healthy? Find out….
Anti-Cancer Diet: Everything You Need to Know
Following a balanced diet can ward off several diseases, particularly cancer. Read on to know…
Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients’ native tongue
English and Italian speakers with dementia-related language impairment experience distinct kinds of speech and reading…
Mind, body and soul health at Under the Elder Tree – WTRF
Mind, body and soul health at Under the Elder Tree WTRF Read Original Article: Mind, body…
Obamacare Health Insurance 2020: Cheaper Alt Plans Cover Less – Bloomberg
Obamacare Health Insurance 2020: Cheaper Alt Plans Cover Less Bloomberg Read Original Article: Obamacare Health Insurance…
STAT Plus: Apple came to the world’s biggest tech conference for the first time in 28 years. It barely talked about health
Breaking a 28-year hiatus, Apple made an appearance this week at the annual Consumer Electronics…
STAT Plus: Not so fast: 5 reasons to view declining cancer death rates with a dash of skepticism
Not to be a downer at the start of the new year, but might it…
ClinicalTrials.gov: Learning Disabilities
Source: National Institutes of Health – Related MedlinePlus Pages: Learning Disabilities Read Original Article: ClinicalTrials.gov:…
Low-temp photocatalyst could slash the carbon footprint for syngas
Engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of syngas producers….
SuperTIGER on its second prowl — 130,000 feet above Antarctica
A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its…
‘Superdiamond’ carbon-boron cages can trap and tap into different properties
A new class of ‘superdiamond’ carbon-based materials has tunable mechanical and electronic properties while retaining…
Puzzle of early Neolithic house orientations finally solved
Human behavior is influenced by many things, most of which remain unconscious to us. One…
How a gut infection may produce chronic symptoms
For some unlucky people, a bout of intestinal distress like traveler’s diarrhea leads to irritable…
Deep learning differentiates small renal masses on multiphase CT
A deep learning method with a convolutional neural network can support the evaluation of small…
Technique allows dolphin pregnancy exams to mirror those in humans
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have developed a new ultrasound technique for evaluating dolphin fetuses…