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'If you’re on wheels, you’re our friend': veteran roller-skaters embrace a new generation
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The joy of steps: 20 ways to give purpose to your daily walk
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Five things worth knowing about empathy
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What are the key factors and impact of interventions in England’s COVID-19 epidemic?
Researchers from Imperial College London provide a mathematical model to help understand how SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen of (COVID-19),...
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Surface temperature scanner is an unreliable way to detect fever associated with Covid-19
Making people stand in front of a scanner to have their body temperature read can result in a large number of false negatives, allowing people with...
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NTU’s new medical technologies facility will speed up innovation to improve patient care
Work has been completed on a new dual-site facility in Nottingham which will produce the next generation of medical devices and technologies.
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Study reveals new way to target cancer’s nutritional needs
Scientists discover a way to target cancer’s nutritional needs, which could lead to a new way to treat the disease, according to a study published...
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Midwife’s research included in new national guidance on harms caused by alcohol in pregnancy
As thousands of people are committing to giving up alcohol during Dry January, research from a midwifery lecturer at Northumbria University has...
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Making one small change to lifestyle could help UK adults to reduce stroke risk
UK adults could take steps to avoid having a stroke if more people knew the top risk factors for stroke and made one small change to their...
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Research uncovers strategy to revert antibiotic-resistance in dangerous superbugs
A major risk of being hospitalized is catching a bacterial infection. Hospitals, especially areas including intensive care units and surgical...
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Engineers come together to help tackle healthcare challenges posed by Covid-19
A not-for-profit group of engineers led by Keele University’s Professor Peter Ogrodnik have appealed for support to help them tackle challenges...
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New SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges in the U.S.
Even as the rollout of vaccines all over the world brings a glimmer of hope that the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may end...
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SARS-CoV-2 anti-N rigid monoclonal antibodies provide accurate early diagnosis
An interesting new preprint research paper that was posted on the bioRxiv* server recently describes the use of rigid monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)...
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Some Trump staffers face a slightly different revolving door
A version of this story first appeared in D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the intersection of health and politics. Sign up...
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Opinion: Staying safe in the time of coronavirus: pay attention to ‘the guy you know’
For the last nine months, my team of anthropologists and I have been asking people across the United States to tell us their experiences of...
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Sharon Begley, path-breaking science journalist who spun words into gold, dies at 64
Trying to write a lede about the loss of Sharon Begley feels a little like being asked to sing a song at Aretha Franklin’s grave. Sharon...
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Remembering STAT’s Sharon Begley: Mentor, colleague, and a legend in science journalism
STAT reporter Sharon Begley died Jan. 16 . Here, colleagues share remembrances of their time working with her. Watching a master at work...
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China locks down another three million after travelling salesman spreads virus
Nearly three million people were put under lockdown in China Monday after a surge in coronavirus cases linked to a travelling salesman in the...
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Slovakia begins new mass virus testing
Slovakia on Monday began a new round of nationwide COVID-19 screening—a process aimed at easing curfew restrictions for people who test negative.
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No evidence vitamin D affects COVID severity in people of European ancestry: new study
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has seen a wide variety of untested off-the-shelf COVID treatments suggested—from Trump's infamous disinfectants...
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Australia unlikely to open border in 2021: health official
Australia's international borders are unlikely to open to travellers this year despite the rollout of coronavirus vaccines, a top health official...
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Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz
After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to share...
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Global vaccine campaign gains pace as Brazil approves jabs
The global COVID-19 vaccination drive gained pace Sunday as Brazil gave its first injections and India pushed on with its massive campaign, while...
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Mexico says it's OK with getting less Pfizer vaccine for now
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday that his government has agreed with a U.N. proposal to delay shipments of the Pfizer coronavirus...
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Where COVID-19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased
A new study comparing the incidence of sudden deaths occurring outside the hospital across New York City's highly diverse neighborhoods with the...