    /**
Theme Name: Astra Child
Author: Brainstorm Force
Author URI: http://wpastra.com/about/
Description: Astra is the fastest, fully customizable & beautiful theme suitable for blogs, personal portfolios and business websites. It is very lightweight (less than 50KB on frontend) and offers unparalleled speed. Built with SEO in mind, Astra comes with schema.org code integrated so search engines will love your site. Astra offers plenty of sidebar options and widget areas giving you a full control for customizations. Furthermore, we have included special features and templates so feel free to choose any of your favorite page builder plugin to create pages flexibly. Some of the other features: # WooCommerce Ready # Responsive # Compatible with major plugins # Translation Ready # Extendible with premium addons # Regularly updated # Designed, Developed, Maintained & Supported by Brainstorm Force. Looking for a perfect base theme? Look no further. Astra is fast, fully customizable and beautiful theme!
Version: 1.0.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: astra-child
Template: astra
*/
.deco-remove a{
    text-decoration: none !important;
}
.hfe-post-title a{
	text-decoration:none !important;
}
.mc4wp-form-378 button{
    color: #CE103D !important;
}
.subscribe {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
    width: 500px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
.subscribe p {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
}
.subscribe p input[type="email"] {
    width: 100%;
    font-family: "Poppins", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 400;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    min-height: auto;
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background-color: #ffffff14;
    border: 1px solid #ffffff14;
    color: #fff;
}
.subscribe p input[type="submit"]{
    width: 100%;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 15px;
    background: #fff;
    font-family: "Poppins", Sans-serif;
    color: #333333;
}
.footer-list .elementor-icon-list-icon{
    height: 24px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}
.footer-menu .hfe-menu-item{
    gap: 2px;
}
.footer-menu .hfe-menu-item::before{
    content: "";
    background-image: url("https://biomedtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/angle-right-solid-1.svg");
    background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    background-size: contain;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    position: unset !important;
    background-color: transparent !important;
}
.icons .elementor-icon-wrapper{
    display: flex;
}
.readmore ul li a{
    flex-direction: row-reverse;
}
.hfe-post-card{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.hfe-post-content{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex: 1;
}
.hfe-post-content .hfe-post-meta{
    order: -1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 5px;
}
.hfe-post-content .hfe-read-more{
    margin-top: auto;
}
.hfe-post-date,
.hfe-post-author {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 3px;
}
.hfe-post-date::before,
.hfe-post-author::before{
    content: "";
    background-image: url(https://biomedtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/timer-2-line-1.svg);
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: contain;
}
.main-post .hfe-post-date::before,
.main-post .hfe-post-author::before{
    filter: invert(1);
}
.hfe-post-author::before{
    background-image: url(https://biomedtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/user-line.svg);
}

/*main post and side post css*/
.main-post, .main-post .hfe-posts-grid{
    height: 100%;
}

.main-post .hfe-post-card{
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: end !important;
}
.main-post .hfe-post-image{
    position: absolute;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
}
.main-post .hfe-post-image::after{
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 100%);
    z-index: 0;
}
.main-post .hfe-post-content{
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}
 .hfe-post-image img{
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}
.main-post .hfe-post-content .hfe-read-more{
    margin: unset !important;
}

/**
 * Category Badge Styling
 */
 .category-badge-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 2px;
    padding-top: 3px;
    order: 3;
}
.category-badge {
    display: flex;
    background: #CE103D;
    color: #fff !important;
    font-family: "Poppins", Sans-serif;
    padding: 2px 8px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    text-decoration: none !important;
}



/* trending */

.trending .hfe-post-card:first-child {
    grid-column: span 3 / span 3;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    gap: 20px;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}
.trending .hfe-post-card:not(:first-child){
    box-shadow: none !important;
}
.trending .hfe-post-card:not(:first-child) .hfe-post-content{
    padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px !important;
}
.trending .hfe-post-card:not(:first-child) .hfe-post-meta,
.trending .hfe-post-card:not(:first-child) .hfe-post-excerpt,
.trending .hfe-post-card:not(:first-child) .hfe-read-more{
    display: none !important;
}
.trending .hfe-post-card:first-child .hfe-post-image{
    width: 360px;
    border-radius: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.trending .hfe-post-card:not(:first-child) .hfe-post-image{
    border-radius: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* most-read */
.most-read .hfe-post-card:not(:first-child){
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}
.most-read .hfe-post-card a{
    text-decoration: none !important;
}

.hfe-post-excerpt {
    opacity: 0;
}

/* ========================================
   SINGLE POST PAGE - COMPLETE STYLING
======================================== */






/* ========================================
   Related Posts
======================================== */
.ast-related-posts-title{
    font-family: "Poppins", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #333333;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #C0063F;
}
/* .ast-related-posts-title::before{
    cont
} */

/* ========================================
   CATEGORIES & TAGS
======================================== */

/* Category Badges - Using your homepage style */
.single .ast-taxonomy-container.cat-links {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}
#mc4wp-form-1 button{
    color: #CE103D !important;
}

.single .ast-taxonomy-container.cat-links a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    background: #CE103D !important;
    color: #fff !important;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    padding: 4px 12px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: none !important;
    transition: background 0.3s;
}

.single .ast-taxonomy-container.cat-links a:hover {
    background: #CC1939 !important;
}

/* Tags */
.single .tags-links,
.single .tag-links {
    margin-top: 30px;
    padding-top: 25px;
    border-top: 2px solid #f0f0f0;
}

.single .tags-links a,
.single .tag-links a {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 8px 18px;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    background: #f5f5f5 !important;
    color: #333 !important;
    border-radius: 20px;
    font-size: 13px;
    text-decoration: none;
    margin-right: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    border: none !important;
    transition: all 0.3s;
}

.single .tags-links a:hover,
.single .tag-links a:hover {
    background: #0066cc !important;
    color: white !important;
}

/* ========================================
   NAVIGATION (PREV/NEXT)
======================================== */



/* ========================================
   SIDEBAR STYLING - KEEP YOUR DESIGN
======================================== */

.single #secondary {
    padding-left: 40px;
}

/* Sidebar Widgets */
.single .widget {
    background: white;
    padding: 25px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

/* Widget Titles */
.single .widget h2,
.single .widget .widget-title,
.single .widget .wp-block-heading {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;
    font-size: 16px !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    color: #1a1a1a !important;
    margin-bottom: 20px !important;
    padding-bottom: 12px !important;
    border-bottom: 3px solid #CE103D !important;
}

/* Search Widget */
.single .widget_search .wp-block-search__input {
    padding: 12px 15px;
    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
    border-radius: 8px;
    width: 100%;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}

.single .widget_search .wp-block-search__button {
    padding: 12px 25px;
    background: #0066cc;
    color: white;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 8px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    transition: background 0.3s;
}

.single .widget_search .wp-block-search__button:hover {
    background: #0052a3;
}

/* Recent Posts Widget */
.single .wp-block-latest-posts li {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
}

.single .wp-block-latest-posts li:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

.single .wp-block-latest-posts a {
    color: #333;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.4;
    transition: color 0.3s;
}

.single .wp-block-latest-posts a:hover {
    color: #BE133B;
}

/* Categories Widget */
.single .wp-block-categories li {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
}

.single .wp-block-categories li:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
}

.single .wp-block-categories a {
    color: #333;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    transition: color 0.3s;
}

.single .wp-block-categories a:hover {
    color: #CE103D;
}

/* Archives Widget */
.single .wp-block-archives li {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
}

.single .wp-block-archives li:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
}

.single .wp-block-archives a {
    color: #333;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    transition: color 0.3s;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.single .wp-block-archives a:hover {
    color: #CE103D;
}

/* ========================================
   COMMENTS SECTION - PROFESSIONAL DESIGN
======================================== */

.single #comments {
    margin-top: 60px;
    padding: 40px;
    border-top: 2px solid #f0f0f0;
    background: #f8f9fa;
    border-radius: 16px;
}

.single .comment-reply-title {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    color: #1a1a1a;
}

.single .logged-in-as {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #666;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.single .logged-in-as a {
    color: red;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.single .comment-form-comment {
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

.single .comment-form-comment legend {
    display: none;
}

.single #ast-commentform textarea {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 15px;
    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
    border-radius: 8px;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.6;
    background: white;
    transition: border-color 0.3s;
}

.single #ast-commentform textarea:focus {
    border-color: #0066cc;
    outline: none;
}

.single #ast-commentform .submit {
    background: #CE103D;
    color: white;
    padding: 15px 35px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 8px;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s;
    margin-top: 15px;
}

.single #ast-commentform .submit:hover {
    background: #CC1939;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.3);
}

/*Related post section of post detail page*/

.ast-related-post-content {
    background-color: #FFFFFF;
    border-radius: 16px 16px 16px 16px;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    height: 100%;
}

.ast-related-post-featured-section .post-thumb-img-content.post-thumb img{
    border-radius: 16px 16px 0px 0px;
}

.ast-related-posts-wrapper{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    column-gap: 20px;
    row-gap: 50px;
}
.ast-related-post-content .related-entry-header{
    padding: 24px;
}
.ast-related-post-content .related-entry-header{
    padding-bottom: 0;
}
.ast-related-post-content .ast-related-post-excerpt{
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 24px;
}

.mc4wp-response{
    color: #B20041 !important;
}
.mc4wp-success {
    color: black;
}
.newsletter-section .mc4wp-form-fields button,.newsletter-section .mc4wp-form-fields input{
    border: 1px solid #333 !important;
    color: black !important;
}

/*blog page*/
.cat-links{
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 5px;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 0px !important;
    margin-bottom: 15px !important;
}
.cat-links .ast-button {
    border-radius: 20px !important;
    font-size: 12px !important;
}
.hfe-read-more,.read-more{
    color: #3F62D1;
    font-family: "Poppins", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 0px;
    word-spacing: 0px;
}
.post-content {
        display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
    flex-grow: 1;
}
.ast-article-inner{
        display: flex;
}
.ast-article-inner .entry-title{
    flex-grow: 1;
}
.ast-article-inner .ast-blog-featured-section {
    height: 188px;
    object-fit: cover;
    margin-bottom: 1.5em;
}
.ast-related-post .related-entry-header{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column-reverse;
        margin-top: 0px;
}
.ast-related-post .related-entry-header .ast-related-cat-style--badge{
    margin: 0 !important;
}
.ast-related-post .related-entry-header .ast-related-cat-style--badge .cat-links{
        position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    left: 20px;
    gap: 3px;
}
.ast-pagination .pagination .page-numbers{
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    line-height: 1;
    justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 10px;
}
.ast-pagination .pagination .nav-links{
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;
}













/* ===== CSS ===== */

.navbar .elementor-icon-wrapper,.mobile_menu_close .elementor-icon-wrapper{
    height: 20px;
}

/* Overlay/Backdrop */
.mobile_menu_div {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100vh;
  z-index: 999;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease;
  background: white;
    right: 0;
}


.mobile_menu_div.active {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}

/* Menu Content - slides from left */
.mobile_menu_div .mobile_menu {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: -100%;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 400px;
  height: 100vh;
  background-color: #fff;
  z-index: 1000;
  overflow-y: auto;
  transition: left 0.3s ease;
  box-shadow: 2px 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.mobile_menu_div.active .mobile_menu {
  left: 0;
}
.mobile_menu_div.active > div {
    flex-grow: 0 !important;
    height: auto;
}

/* Close Button */
.mobile_menu_close {
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 15px;
  height: fit-content;
  font-size: 28px;
  color: #333;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.mobile_menu_close:hover {
  color: #666;
}
.res_search{
    height: fit-content;
}

.newsletter_header input[type="email"]{
    padding: 22px 10px !important;
    border: 1px solid #ccc !important;
}

.newsletter_header #mc4wp-form-1 button{
    background-color: #CE103D !important;
    color: white !important;
}









.biopharma-newsletter-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.biopharma-newsletter-container {
    background: #ffffff;
}
#block-8 p{
    display: none;
}

.biopharma-newsletter-wrapper .biopharma-newsletter-container .biopharma-newsletter-title {
    font-size: 26px !important;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin: 0 0 12px 0;
    color: #000000;
}

.biopharma-newsletter-wrapper .biopharma-newsletter-container .biopharma-newsletter-description {
    font-size: 16px !important;
    line-height: 1.5;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    color: #333333 !important;
}

.biopharma-newsletter-form {
    margin: 0;
}
.biopharma-newsletter-form button
{
    background: #C0063F !important;
    color: white !important;
}
    
/* Responsive Design */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .biopharma-newsletter-title {
        font-size: 20px;
    }

    .biopharma-newsletter-description {
        font-size: 13px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 544px) {
    .ast-separate-container #content .ast-container {
            padding: 20px;
    }
}
.wp-block-categories-list li {
    display: none !important;
}

.wp-block-categories-list .cat-item-42,  /* Research */
.wp-block-categories-list .cat-item-43,  /* Biotech */
.wp-block-categories-list .cat-item-32,  /* FDA */
.wp-block-categories-list .cat-item-31   /* Clinical Trial */
{
    display: list-item !important;
}
.category-post .uc_post_list_box{
    border-top: 1px solid #E0E0E0;
}
.category-post .uc_post_list .uc_post_list_box:first-child {
    border-top: none ;
}
.category-post .uc_post_list .uc_post_list_box:first-child .uc_post_list_title{
    padding-top: 0;
}
.category-post .ue-meta-data{
    padding-bottom: 5px;
}
.category-post-main .elementor-icon-list-text{
    padding-inline-start: 0 !important;
}

#block-13{
    background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;
    box-shadow:unset;
    width: 100%;
}
.latest-news .uc_post_list_content_inside,
.top-stories .uc_post_list_content_inside{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.latest-news .ue-grid-item-category,
.top-stories .ue-grid-item-category{
    order: 1;
    margin-top: 5px;
}
.biomed-exclusive .uc_post_list_title{
   display: inline-block;
    width: 44ch;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

/* ========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN
======================================== */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .single #primary {
        padding: 25px;
    }
    
    .single #secondary {
        padding-left: 0;
        margin-top: 40px;
    }
    
    .single .entry-title {
        font-size: 28px !important;
    }
    
    .single .entry-meta {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 10px;
    }
    
    .single .entry-content {
        font-size: 16px;
    }
    
    .single .entry-content h1,
    .single .entry-content h2 {
        font-size: 26px;
    }
    
    .single .entry-content h3 {
        font-size: 22px;
    }
    
    .single .wp-post-image {
        height: 300px;
    }
    
    .single #comments {
        padding: 25px;
    }

    .main-post{
        height: 300px;
    }
    .trending .hfe-post-card:first-child{
        grid-column: span 2 / span 2;
    }
    .trending .hfe-post-image{
        height: 240px;
    }
    .hfe-post-title{
        font-size: 18px !important;
    }
    .hfe-post-excerpt{
        font-size: 14px !important;
    }
    .sidebar-main{
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 20px;
    }
    #block-2,#block-3, #block-4,#block-5, #block-6{
        width: 48%;
        margin: 0;
    }
    #block-2{
        width: 100%;
    }
    .comment-respond{
        padding: 0 !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    #block-2,#block-3, #block-4,#block-5, #block-6{
        width: 100%;
        margin: 0;
    }
    .entry-content :where(h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6){
        margin-top: 20px;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
    }
    blockquote{
        border: none;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
    }
    .ast-related-post-content .entry-header .ast-related-post-title, .ast-related-post-content .entry-header .ast-related-post-title a,.single .entry-content{
        line-height: 20px !important;
        margin-bottom:0 !important;
    }
    .site .ast-single-related-posts-container{
        margin-top: 0;
        padding-top: 0;
    }
    .ast-article-single{
        padding: 0 !important;
    }
    .single .entry-title {
        font-size: 24px !important;
    }
    .category-badge-wrapper{
        margin-bottom: 15px;
    }
    .category-badge{
        font-size: 10px;
    }
    .trending .hfe-post-card:first-child{
        grid-column: span 1 / span 1;
        gap: 10px;
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    .trending .hfe-post-card:first-child .hfe-post-image{
        width: 100%;
        height: 200px;
    }
    .hfe-post-title {
        font-size: 16px !important;
    }
    .hfe-post-excerpt {
        font-size: 12px !important;
    }
    .trending .hfe-post-card:not(:first-child) .hfe-post-content{
        padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px !important;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .hfe-post-title{
        margin-top: 0;
    }
    .category-badge-wrapper{
        margin-bottom: 5px;
    }
    .widget_block{
        padding: 20px !important;
        margin-bottom: 10px !important;
    }
    .ast-related-post .related-entry-header,.ast-related-post-content .ast-related-post-excerpt{
        padding: 20px 20px 0 20px;
    }
    .ast-related-post-content .ast-related-post-excerpt{
        font-size: 14px;
        padding-top:0;
        font-weight: 500;
    }
    .ast-related-posts-wrapper{
        gap: 30px;
    }
    .ast-related-post .related-entry-header .ast-related-cat-style--badge .cat-links{
        top: 10px;
        left: 10px;
        gap: 6px;
    }
    .single .ast-taxonomy-container.cat-links a{
        padding: 4px 8px;
    }
}