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AAP President: Pediatricians Counter Federal Vaccine Misinformation
American Academy of Pediatrics president Andrew D. Racine warned that federal leaders are undermining parental confidence in childhood vaccines by promoting 'misleading, false, and long-disproven clai
Mangione Pleads Guilty to Federal Stalking in CEO Murder
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting in Manhattan federal court that he 3D-printed a gun, posed as an
Formation Bio hires Michael Ehlers as CSO
Formation Bio has hired Michael Ehlers — formerly CEO, president, and founder of Ascidian Therapeutics — as its new chief scientific officer and head of research and development.
Scientists hope to shed light on young universe by using far side of the moon
UK researchers are planning to orbit a suitcase-sized satellite called CosmoCube around the moon, using the radio-quiet far side to detect the 21cm hydrogen signal from the universe's first billion ye
THC Pill Cuts PTSD Nightmares in Trial
A clinical trial of 171 people with PTSD found that dronabinol, a purified THC drug, was more than twice as likely as placebo to fully stop nightmares over 10 weeks — though researchers flagged depend
FDA Approves Bristol's Zenbexus for Advanced Myeloma
The FDA approved Bristol Myers Squibb's Zenbexus for advanced multiple myeloma — the debut of a novel CELMoD drug class using a more sensitive remission measure — while a federal appeals court revived
Stanford: Blood immune cells flood aging brain
Stanford researchers discovered that large numbers of immune cells from the bloodstream enter the human brain as early as middle age, where they transform into microglia, overturning the long-held vie
STAT+: Drug-testing lab that has sparked controversy sues group that develops drug standards over criticism
Drug-testing lab Valisure has filed a U.S. lawsuit against U.S. Pharmacopeia, alleging the standards-setting group made false and misleading statements in a 2023 white paper that portrayed Valisure's
Taking the stairs could protect your heart and help you live longer
A meta-analysis of over 480,000 people by University of East Anglia researchers found that regularly climbing stairs was associated with a 39% lower risk of cardiovascular death and a 24% lower risk o
Bristol's Zenbexus Wins FDA Nod, Debuts Novel Myeloma Class
The FDA on Thursday approved Bristol Myers Squibb's oral multiple myeloma treatment iberdomide (Zenbexus), debuting a novel drug class for the blood cancer and becoming the first drug cleared using a
Neuroscientist: Dancefloors Are Public Health Assets
A Harvard neuroscientist argues in an op-ed that the 'collective effervescence' of live concerts is a neurologically essential circuit breaker for the loneliness epidemic — and that dancefloors should
Stress Hormone CRH Regulates Brain Myelin Repair
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry report that oligodendrocyte precursor cells release the stress hormone CRH near brain injuries, where it regulates the timing of myelin repair and
Women taking estrogen had fewer signs of Alzheimer’s in their brains
A study of over 21,000 women found that those who used estrogen-only hormone therapy later in life had 39% lower odds of a dementia diagnosis and 35% lower odds of showing Alzheimer's-related brain ch
Kennedy's Wearable Push Echoes Auto Insurance Tracking
An opinion piece warns that the MAHA agenda to put wearables on every American mirrors auto insurance telematics, which a Maryland report found yielded no real savings and instead handed insurers valu
CMS Rule Cuts Medicaid Coverage of Trans Youth Care
The Trump administration's CMS finalized a rule blocking federal Medicaid and CHIP dollars from covering gender-affirming medication and surgery for minors, effective Oct. 13 — a move legal experts vi
Two years after rules overhaul, have methadone clinics really changed?
Two years after SAMHSA overhauled methadone clinic regulations, industry survey data shows most clinics adopted key changes like expanded take-home doses, though critics call the survey too small and
US, UK Health Systems Skew Clinical Over Community
An opinion piece by Kyle Vanelli of Local Trust argues US and UK healthcare systems share the same flaw: both privilege hospital-based clinical interventions over community-based relational support th
Northrop Repurposes Canceled Gateway Tech for Moon Tests
Northrop Grumman is repurposing hardware originally built for NASA's shelved Gateway space station to test whether electronics can survive the Moon's south pole, where days-long darkness and temperatu
Belly fat plus vitamin D deficiency doubles death risk
A six-year study of more than 5,500 adults over 50 found that having both abdominal obesity and vitamin D deficiency together raised the risk of death by 123%, more than double the risk of either cond
STAT Probes Commure as AI Health Firm Ends Referral Payments
STAT publishes an investigation into Commure, an AI company automating healthcare business operations, and separately reports that Commure has terminated payments under its customer referral programs
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