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UrduA new paper co-authored by Georgia Tech found that women — as compared to their male counterparts — receive less credit for the work they put into academic publications, more frequently experience authorship disputes, and often end up losing out on opportunities for future collaboration as a result.
Tag: MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC ETHICS
New Zealand drug agency provides model to insulate NICE from impacts of trade deals
UK policymakers preparing trade deals post-Brexit can learn important lessons from New Zealand’s ‘unique drug agency’ the Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC), if prices for therapies and access to key drugs are to be protected, say researchers behind a new study…
Study finds vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries
New study examines vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in 10 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa, and South America
Leading quantum computing experts explore tech’s sustainability role in new documentary
Experts from global tech giants to start-ups assess the industry’s potential environmental benefits and challenges in the documentary: Quantum Technology | Our Sustainable Future
Launch of UNITE4TB partnership marks a new era in Tuberculosis treatment development
The partnership will accelerate the development of new Tuberculosis (TB) drug regimens as part of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a public-private European Research & Development Consortium
Minority physicians experience more diversity, less burnout in family medicine practice
Lower likelihood of burnout among family physicians from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups
US-wide, non-white neighborhoods are hotter than white ones
Wealthier, whiter urban and small-town residents benefit more from cooling infrastructure and trees
The ethics of split liver transplantation: Analyzing case studies to make the right decision
Split liver transplantation (SLT) provides an opportunity to divide a donor liver and offer transplants to two small patients, one or both of whom could be a child. SLT, which is underused in the United States, could be used more…
Corona gets us tired
Societies act rationally and in solidarity – but also increasingly experience a sense of fatigue, says a study of Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Why we need to talk openly about vaccine side effects
We need to talk openly about vaccine side effects if we are to defeat the coronavirus pandemic
ACR co-authors amicus brief in support of North Dakota regulating PBM industry
ATLANTA — The Alliance for Transparent & Affordable Prescriptions (ATAP), the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), and American Pharmacies filed an amicus brief with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of North Dakota’s efforts to regulate practices of pharmacy…
Sixth Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkans Process
10 Point Plan to control coronavirus pandemic in the region
Health safety net for undocumented kids works, study finds
California experienced a 34% reduction in the rate of uninsured, non-citizen children in the first two years after an expansion in public health coverage, an SDSU School of Public Health study shows
Only 20 states used health equity committees in COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning
New analysis finds that despite major COVID-19 health disparities, fewer than half of US states included health equity committees in vaccine distribution plans, and only 8 included representatives from minority groups
Apps ‘valuable tool’ for patients during pandemic
New research found technology has been particularly important during global pandemic
The ISSCR 2021 Annual Meeting starts 21 June
Six days of exceptional stem cell science
Pandemic planning: Government should embrace uncertainty rather than confront it or shy away from it
New research shows the UK’s COVID-19 management decisions were based on an outdated pandemic modelling structure and suggests a more resilient approach would have been more effective. In the initial months of the pandemic, regular updates using graphs showing how…
Advocating reimbursement parity for nurse practitioners
PHILADELPHIA (June 16, 2021) – The current Medicare reimbursement policy for nurse practitioners (NPs) allows NPs to directly bill Medicare for services that they perform, but they are reimbursed at only 85% of the physician rate. A growing number of…
Charité accepts new responsibilities at the European level
Nursing network coordinated by Charité and other EUHA initiatives in the pipeline
Alzheimer disease research results over-hyped if science papers omit mice from the title
Scientists call for accurate reporting of animal studies to avoid misleading the public with exaggerated news headlines
A push for a shift in the value system that defines “impact” and “success”
Discussions of a broken value system are ubiquitous in science, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic served to expose inequality globally. However, according to the authors of an article publishing 15th June 2021 in the open access journal PLOS Biology ,…
Research papers that omit ‘mice’ from titles receive misleading media coverage
Study suggests relationship between how scientists communicate findings and how journalists report research to public
Study reveals COVID-19 risk factors for those with IDD
Syracuse, N.Y. – A study of nearly 550 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving residential services in New York City found that age, larger residential settings, Down syndrome and chronic kidney disease were the most common risk factors for…
A call for global oversight of unproven stem cell therapies
The promotion and marketing of unproven stem cell therapies is a global problem that needs a global solution, say experts in a perspective published June 8 in the journal Stem Cell Reports . The authors of the paper call for…
Considering the potential and pitfalls of “Dr. GPT-3” in a clinic near you
New article assesses natural language computer applications in health care
Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare awarded to immigrant cofounders of pre-health dreamers
The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation have announced Dr. Jirayut ‘New’ Latthivongskorn and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez as joint recipients of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare
Marking the 40th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic: A paper in the New England Journal of Medicine
June 5, 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the first report of AIDS cases and the onset of the American AIDS epidemic. In a new, thought-provoking paper in the New England Journal of Medicine , Professor Ronald Bayer and co-author…
MS experts call for increased focus on progressive MS rehabilitation research
International Progressive MS Alliance contends that the development of rehabilitation strategies for people with progressive MS is lacking compared to other types of MS
Using a DNA-led framework to reunite separated migrant families
Nearly three years after the Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy went into effect, more than 445 children remain separated from their families, largely due to insufficient identifying paperwork and U.S. immigration officials’ failures to plan, track and reunite separated families.…
Visits to ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ common in Ohio
Use of unregulated services higher for Black and low-income women, study finds
The ISSCR releases updated guidelines for stem cell research and clinical translation
Skokie, IL – The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), today released updated guidelines for stem cell research and its translation to medicine. The update reflects emerging advances including, stem cell-based embryo models, human embryo research, chimeras, organoids, and…
Study finds physicians support pharmacy dispensing to expand access to medication abortion
In a new study published online in spring 2021 and in the July issue of the journal Contraception , University of Chicago Medicine investigators and colleagues interviewed primary care providers in Illinois about their interest in providing medication abortion care…
New AI technology protects privacy
Medical diagnostics algorithm identifies pneumonia in paediatric x-ray images
Decolonising ecology? How to adopt practices that make science more equitable
Knowledge systems outside of those sanctioned by Western universities have often been marginalised or simply not engaged with in many science disciplines, but there are multiple examples where Western scientists have claimed discoveries for knowledge that resident experts already knew…
Stem cell research and pay-to-participate trials webinar announced
In response to the growing concerns of clinical trial research and financial conflicts of interest, STEM CELLS Translational Medicine is announcing a special webinar, Stem Cell Research and Pay-to-Participate Trials , to help build a consensus statement and establish balance…
A new replication crisis: Research that is less likely to be true is cited more
Papers that cannot be replicated are cited 153 times more because their findings are interesting, according to a new UC San Diego study
Across US, COVID-19 death rate higher for those with IDD
Syracuse, N.Y. – The COVID-19 death rate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is higher than the general population in several states across the U.S., according to a new study published in Disability and Health Journal . The…
Penn nursing-led Philly team awarded $1.4 million NIH grant to expand COVID-19 outreach
Collaboration includes Penn Medicine, Annenberg School for Communication, The City of Philadelphia department of public health, and Philly Counts
Socioeconomic status non-factor in worse COVID-19 for racial, ethnic groups in Twin Cities
A U of M Medical School study says non-English speaking also contributes to worse outcomes, independent of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Fertility apps with hundreds of millions of users collect and share excessive information
The majority of top-rated fertility apps collect and even share intimate data without the users’ knowledge or permission, a collaborative study by Newcastle University and Umea University has found. Researchers are now calling for a tightening of the categorisation of…
People with disabilities faced pandemic triage biases
New study urges ERs to bring in advocates to close health care gap
Researchers wirelessly record human brain activity during normal life activities
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behavior
Benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks
Pausing AstraZeneca vaccinations because of suspected links to deadly blood clots could allow COVID-19 to continue to spread, cause more deaths.
COVID-19 vaccine development built on >$17 billion in NIH funding for vaccine technologies
Broad foundation of NIH-funded research for enabling technologies prior to pandemic provided a tool kit for rapid development of COVID vaccines
Science and need — not wealth or nationality — should guide vaccine allocation and prioritization
April 19, 2021 — Ensuring COVID-19 vaccine access for refugee and displaced populations, and addressing health inequities, is vital for an effective pandemic response. Yet, vaccine allocation and distribution has been neither equitable nor inclusive, despite that global leaders have…
Key policy considerations for reducing public consumption of vice products
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For people with dementia in assisted living, quality of life improves with mindful care
The typical ‘activity programming’ at many assisted living residences can leave people with dementia on the sidelines
Prioritise opportunities to say final goodbye during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
First study in bereaved relatives’ experience during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown published today The study makes important recommendations for health and social care professionals providing end-of-life-care Bereaved families highlighted their need for practical and emotional support when a family member was…
Alzheimer Europe outlines state-of-play of dementia policy in Europe
Alzheimer Europe has launched a new report, ‘Dementia Monitor 2020’, providing a high-level overview of how countries across Europe have responded to the challenges posed by dementia
Oncotarget: Phase 1 study of Z-Endoxifen in patients with solid tumors
The Oncotarget article provides evidence that antitumor activity and prolonged stable disease are achieved with Z-endoxifen despite prior tamoxifen therapy.