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Ebola Kills 1,707 in DR Congo, Fastest-Growing Outbreak Ever
An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,700 people since May, making it the fastest-growing outbreak ever recorded and the second-largest by case count. The Bu
Mental Health Graveyard: 542 Dead Startups, Dataset Released
A researcher has released a Creative Commons dataset cataloging 542 digital mental health organizations that exited the market between 2000 and 2026, coded on 18 fields ranging from funding to exit re
STAT+: Startup promising to scale custom CRISPR therapies abruptly scraps plans
Aurora Therapeutics, a startup building personalized CRISPR gene-editing drugs, has scrapped its lead program and laid off staff just seven months after launch, after a larger rival quickly moved on t
The once-impossible black holes that could break thermodynamics
In 2024, MIT's Christoph Kehle and UC Berkeley's Ryan Unger proved that extremal black holes can form dynamically in nature, overturning a decades-old assumption that these zero-temperature objects we
TGA Finds Sex Supplements Contain Hidden Viagra, Cialis
Australian regulators have found that many sexual enhancement supplements sold in retail stores and online are secretly adulterated with prescription erectile dysfunction drugs, posing serious health
Darwin proved right about gnat-trapping carnivorous plant
Researchers have confirmed Charles Darwin's 1875 prediction that plants in the genus Saxifraga are carnivorous, combining enzymatic, isotopic, and genetic evidence to prove the plants trap, digest, an
Study pinpoints four signs of a grief attack
Psychologist Sherman Lee has co-published a study of nearly 250 people that scientifically validates and defines "grief attacks" — sudden episodes combining panic, yearning, despair, and incoherent th
Pfizer tops estimates, hikes low end of revenue guidance on strength of Eliquis, other drugs
Pfizer topped Wall Street's Q2 expectations and raised the low end of its full-year revenue guidance, driven by Eliquis and other non-Covid drugs, even as the company absorbed a $4.3 billion impairmen
Penn gum cuts HPV 93%, wipes out cancer-linked bacteria
University of Pennsylvania researchers have built a bioengineered chewing gum that sharply cut HPV and two cancer-linked bacteria in oral samples, while sparing the beneficial microbes radiation thera
Lilly Opens Retatrutide Access; California Court Backs Gilead
Eli Lilly will open early access to its experimental obesity drug retatrutide after initially granting it to a single patient, while California's Supreme Court ruled 6-1 in Gilead Sciences' favor in a
Analysis Questions Orphan Drug Pricing Exemptions
An analysis challenges the expansion of Medicare price negotiation exemptions for orphan drugs, questioning whether the broader protections in the Orphan Cures Act are justified.
Quebec's MAID Rate Hits 7.9%, World's Highest
Through the story of Quebec teacher Josée Lamère, an opinion piece examines why Quebec's MAID rate has climbed to 7.9% of all deaths — the highest of any jurisdiction in the world.
Kennedy Calls Medicaid Cuts 'Myth' as States Brace for Changes
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed Medicaid cuts as a 'myth' during a Michigan stop on his MAHA tour, but state officials and health policy experts say upcoming changes will reduce enrollment and force b
Open-Source Diabetes App Beats FDA-Approved Systems
Health economist Dana Goldman argues that open-source software manages her type 1 diabetes better than FDA-approved systems, calling on Congress to use the upcoming FDA user fee reauthorization to mod
NY Study Finds Voluntary Care Matches Forced Treatment
A new independent evaluation of New York's court-ordered outpatient mental health program found involuntary treatment reduced hospitalizations and arrests — but voluntary care achieved comparable resu
Top-rated mental health trust asked to save £24m
East London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the NHS's highest-rated mental health trusts, says it must make £24.1m in savings this year, with up to 330 posts at risk across nine front-line services servi
Fructose from chemo-surviving cells drives ovarian cancer spread
Researchers at The Wistar Institute report in Nature Aging that fructose released by chemotherapy-surviving ovarian cancer cells acts as a signal that helps neighboring tumor cells break free and spre
Brain 'remembers' higher weight, fights to restore it
The human brain evolved to treat a previously higher weight as the body's normal set point, actively defending it through surging hunger hormones, intensified cravings, and reduced energy expenditure
Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
A British Journal of Cancer study found that NICE's family-history-only breast cancer screening criteria miss up to 95% of women under 50 who develop the disease, while a broader risk tool identified
California Supreme Court Backs Gilead in HIV Drug Case
The California Supreme Court ruled 6-1 in favor of Gilead Sciences, overturning a lower court ruling that had allowed thousands of patients to hold the company liable for allegedly slow-walking develo
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