Extreme heat kills 1300 Hajj pilgrims
bmj;385/jun26_9/q1404/FAF1faAmr Nabil/AP/AlamyAs water is sprayed on Muslim pilgrims on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia, officials…
Category: Science and Research
Intellia says its CRISPR-based therapy can be redosed
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about rejection of an AbbVie Parkinson’s drug, PBM markups on mail order, and more
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially…
Third of adults are not getting enough physical activity, says WHO
Almost a third of the world’s adults, around 1.8 billion people, are at risk of…
History shows that doctors’ professional identity shapes healthcare discourse—and we must not ignore it
At the heart of recent debates in the UK about medical associate professions and doctors’…
Johnson & Johnson pays $700m to 42 US states to settle Baby Powder asbestos claims
Johnson €654m) settlement with 42 US states and the District of Columbia to end their…
STAT+: Biotech accelerator Curie.Bio extends its reach with new $380 million fund
Industry veterans Alexis Borisy and Zach Weinberg had plenty of reasons to celebrate their new…
Mail on Sunday articles that accused three commentators of being “statin deniers” were misinformed, ȷudge rules
The Mail on Sunday’s “takedown” of three commentators whom the newspaper accused of being “statin…
David Oliver: Will a Labour government rescue adult social care?
Social care is in crisis. It’s failing the people who need it, and their families….
Colchicine in patients with acute ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (CHANCE-3): multicentre, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial
AbstractObjectivesTo assess the efficacy and safety of colchicine versus placebo on reducing the risk of…
Unpicking the general election manifestos on health and care
In 2016 the US political journalist Salena Zito wrote of the then presidential candidate Donald…
SGLT-2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and DPP-4 inhibitors and risk of hyperkalemia among people with type 2 diabetes in clinical practice: population based cohort study
AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the comparative effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists,…
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Opinion: AI and rural health care: A paradigm shift in America’s heartland
The use of artificial intelligence is happening in “unlikely places.” So says a recent working…
STAT+: Q&A: How Flagship’s Cellarity is using AI to understand cell disease biology before treating it
Flagship Pioneering launched Cellarity in December 2019. The startup says it’s using artificial intelligence and…
Three months into bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, experts see deep-rooted problems in response
Three months since an outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. dairy cattle was declared, the…
Opinion: FDA: Don’t rush publishing your diversity guidance plan. Take your time and do it right
When Congress passed the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act (FDORA) in December 2022, it…
Opinion: Listen: Rep. Diana DeGette on why reproductive freedom must be protected
It has been two years since the Supreme Court made the historic decision to overturn…
World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report…
Non-stop flight: 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly mapped
In October 2013 a researcher made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the…
Your future medications could be personalized for you on a 3D printer
Scientists are helping to develop standards and safety protocols that would allow pharmacies to print…
Next platform for brain-inspired computing
Computers have come so far in terms of their power and potential, rivaling and even…
Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites, compounding potential health risks
More than 100,000 oil and gas wells across the western U.S. are in areas burned…
Telltale greenhouse gases could signal alien activity
If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we’d be…
Minimizing Dementia Caregiver Burnout
In the 1960s, the Peace Corps created a public service campaign with the slogan: “It’s…
Exercise Is a Natural Sleep Aid
Do you struggle to fall asleep at night? Do you wake up and find it…
News Briefs July 2024
Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Heart Attack and Stroke Risk A study published in the…
Do Home Microbiome Tests Help Support Your Gut?
A growing number of home microbiome test kits come with big promises for what they…
Plant-Based Diet Not Linked to Hip Fracture
Long term consumption of a plant-based diet (lower or no intake of animal foods) was…
Ask the EN Experts July 2024
Got a sweet tooth? Use caution—too much sugar can wreak havoc on health, especially as…
Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use
Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a…
Michigan launches first effort of its kind to detect silent bird flu infections in farmworkers
Michigan has led the nation in making inroads with its farmers as it has worked…
Journals issue corrections noting vaping researchers’ undisclosed ties to Juul
WASHINGTON — A journal published by the American Medical Association has corrected four articles from…
World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange release, more ICC warrants issued over Ukraine, Human Rights Council updates
The release of Julian Assange “is a very good outcome” to the long-running case, the…
Opinion: CNN debate moderators could provide the cognitive tests that Biden and Trump have been avoiding
The two primary contenders for the presidency of the United States — President Joe Biden…
Stop blindly allowing MA plans to use AI to deny care, lawmakers urge Biden administration
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Biden administration to prohibit Medicare Advantage insurers…
Helen Salisbury: Physician associates in general practice—time to pause and reflect
Last week the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) advised its members to halt the…
Scarlett McNally: Alternative manifestos can help us plan our future
Life comes in waves. We remember the exciting events, but most of our life is…
US Supreme Court will review constitutionality of state bans on paediatric transgender care
The United States’ highest court has agreed to the Biden administration’s request that it review…
Jewish doctor is heckled at BMA meeting while raising concerns about Palestinians
A Jewish doctor was heckled with shouts of “shame” as she spoke out in defence…
Standalone organ donor centers have sprouted all over the U.S. Do they work better than hospitals?
Not much sets the world of transplant medicine abuzz. But in the early 2000s, a…
Senators push Medicare for a PET scan pay bump
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Can screening for food insecurity make a difference for patients? The jury is out
When you get sick, your path to wellness depends on more than your health care….
Doctors call for late rota penalties and for “consultant” to be protected title
NHS organisations should face penalties for late rotasThe BMA should negotiate an update to all…
Italy: Giving regions more power over healthcare will worsen inequalities, say critics
Critics have warned that a bill passed by Italy’s parliament on the 19 June,1 which…
One firm, two conflicting takes on Alnylam’s HELIOS-B
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Opinion: Tackling administrative harm can yield better decisions for better care
Awareness of the harms to patients caused by errors in diagnosis and treatment has been…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo’s Wegovy approval in China, a Merck KGaA cancer trial failure, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Clear blue skies…
WHO warns global health toll of alcohol remains ‘unacceptably high’
The global health toll of alcohol remains “unacceptably high” across the globe, the World Health…
Who are the doctors standing as MPs in the UK general election?
At least 31 doctors are standing for election as MPs in the 2024 general election,…
STAT+: U.K. pharma increasingly violates voluntary industry marketing codes, and probes are taking longer
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.K. have increasingly violated a voluntary industry marketing code but complaints…