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Solar Eclipse Set to Darken West Country Skies
Residents across the West Country will witness up to 95% of the sun obscured during a rare partial solar eclipse, the most dramatic visible from the UK since 1999, with viewing events and safety guida
Trump admin revamps 340B pilot to rebate model
The Trump administration revised a controversial 340B Drug Pricing Program pilot slated for Jan. 1, 2027, letting drugmakers offer "timely" rebates rather than upfront discounts on drugs tied to Medic
Lovell Telescope Closure Threatens UK Physics Future
The Guardian editorial warns that UK funding cuts threatening the iconic Lovell telescope and broader physics research are politically tone-deaf, delivering minimal savings while risking Britain's sta
Study: Malaria Shifting From West Africa to Cooler Zones
A new modelling study finds that extreme heat from climate change could eliminate malaria from West and Central Africa by 2100, while simultaneously pushing the disease into cooler, higher-elevation r
Could eating less protein slow ageing?
A review of over 300 rodent studies finds that restricting protein to minimum required levels extended lifespan by more than 50% in one experiment, but researchers caution the findings may not transla
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Novo setback, support for Replimune’s melanoma drug, and more
An FDA advisory panel voted 10-3 to recommend Replimune's experimental melanoma drug RP1, while separate reporting shows GLP-1 weight-loss drug prescriptions moderating as employers and insurers pull
SpaceX Rocket Stage to Slam Moon at 5,400mph
A SpaceX rocket upper stage, adrift since launching lunar landers more than a year ago, is predicted to slam into the moon's surface Wednesday near Einstein Crater at roughly 5,400mph, giving scientis
Thousands of people in China have had banned Alzheimer’s surgery
China's National Health Commission banned an experimental Alzheimer's surgery called DCLVA after an estimated 2,000 people had undergone the procedure at roughly 300 hospitals, despite no rigorous evi
Novo's Ziltivekimab Fails Phase 3 Heart Trial
Novo Nordisk's anti-inflammatory drug ziltivekimab failed to reduce major cardiovascular events in a Phase 3 heart disease trial enrolling over 6,300 patients, despite successfully lowering inflammati
Where to watch the next total solar eclipse anywhere in the world
A total solar eclipse on 12 August will trace a narrow path across the Arctic, northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, with the next major opportunity — a 6-minute-23-second totality over nort
Trump Pressures RFK Jr. to Escalate Vaccine Policy
President Trump is privately pressuring HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to escalate vaccine policy — including investigating the debunked vaccine-autism link and cutting childhood shots — despite the agency's m
ADA Members Demand Resignations Over Meeting Ejections
More than 200 American Diabetes Association members are demanding resignations and an investigation after security ejected five physicians from the group's annual meeting for distributing an opinion p
Researchers defend Lancet COVID study against op-ed
Two researchers defend their 2023 Lancet study on COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions, arguing a recent op-ed by Marc Lipsitch and Sara Cody mischaracterized their work by claiming it failed to a
Opinion: Limb girdle muscular dystrophy patients face a maddening reality
The FDA's inconsistent application of platform technology designation is blocking a promising LGMD2E/R4 gene therapy from advancing to approval, even as the agency allows the same underlying viral vec
NIH forces UCSD to cut Tijuana from syphilis study
UCSD researchers have identified active syphilis in roughly 10% of unhoused San Diego participants in their latest study, even as NIH restrictions forced them to drop cross-border Tijuana research and
Quantum computers may be a perpetual 'five-year' tech
A philosopher-turned-investor argues quantum computers are stuck in a 'perpetual five-year' trap because we don't yet know what one fundamentally is. Christophe Jurczak's year-long paper suggests the
Meteomatics' Meteobase Automates Drone Weather Monitoring
US-based Meteomatics has built Meteobase, an automated ground station that launches and recovers drones to gather weather data from the boundary layer, offering a reusable alternative to helium-depend
CareCloud begins to notify hundreds of thousands after hackers stole medical records
Health tech giant CareCloud has begun notifying nearly 350,000 people that hackers accessed one of its patient data stores for six days in March, stealing medical records, Social Security numbers, and
Smallpox DNA in Inca Mummies Confirms European Origin
DNA recovered from mummies at a Chilean archaeological site matched European lineages of smallpox, providing the first direct molecular proof that colonizers brought the virus to the Americas.
Foldable MiFi Sensor Monitors Vital Signs in Rats
Researchers at Imperial College London unveiled MiFi, a foldable bioelectronic sensor inspired by origami that compresses for insertion through a tiny incision, then unfolds beneath the skin to contin
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