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CMS Unveils Health Pledges at HHS 'RIP CLIPBOARD' Skit
CMS used a theatrical 'whodunit' skit at HHS headquarters to spotlight one year of health tech progress, with a coffin prop symbolically burying the paper clipboard that has dominated medical waiting
FDA Approves First Protac Drug for Breast Cancer
The FDA approved vepdegestrant in May, the first protac drug—a new class that tags disease-causing proteins for cellular destruction rather than merely blocking them—potentially opening the door to tr
305,000 Women Get Free Morning-After Pill at Pharmacies
Nearly 305,000 women received free emergency contraception at high street pharmacies in England between October 2025 and March 2026, as the NHS pharmacy scheme dramatically outpaced prior prescription
Global HIV Funding Drops 18% to Two-Decade Low
UNAIDS warned that a "profound shock" to international HIV funding — an 18% decline to $7.3 billion in 2025, the lowest in nearly two decades — risks triggering a resurgence of the global HIV epidemic
What to Know About Peptides the FDA Is Considering for Use
An FDA advisory panel voted to recommend widening access to six of seven previously banned peptides, overriding agency staff scientists who warned there was insufficient safety and efficacy data on th
FDA Panel Backs Untested Peptides Despite No Human Trials
An FDA advisory committee voted narrowly to let compounding pharmacies manufacture six experimental peptides—none of which have been tested in rigorous human trials—despite the FDA's own reviewers fin
Industrial Chicken Farms Fuel Campylobacter Evolution
A new study in PNAS finds that the seven-fold explosion in global chicken numbers since the 1960s has turned industrial poultry farms into evolutionary cauldrons for campylobacter, with strain-swappin
PhRMA deflects on rising drug spending
PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry's top lobbying group, is actively pushing journalists to ignore what STAT characterizes as a clear-cut rise in prescription drug spending.
Ancient DNA Reveals Bronze Age 'Shaman' Was a Woman
Ancient DNA analysis at the Francis Crick Institute has revealed that the Upton Lovell Shaman, a 4,000-year-old high-status burial in Wiltshire long assumed to be male, was in fact a woman.
We’ve found the best example yet of an enormous wandering black hole
Astronomers have detected the most extreme wandering supermassive black hole ever found, spotted 30,000 light-years from its host galaxy's center after it devoured a star in a tidal disruption event c
Jodrell Bank Faces Closure After UKRI e-Merlin Cut
Jodrell Bank Observatory, home to the Grade I-listed Lovell telescope, faces closure after UK Research and Innovation said it will withdraw funding for the e-Merlin radio astronomy network when the cu
Your body changes as you age and so should your diet – here’s how
Nutritional needs shift dramatically from age 40 onward as the body becomes less efficient at absorbing nutrients, metabolizing food, and fighting inflammation — making midlife dietary changes critica
PRIMA Retinal Implant Approved in EU, Restores Vision in AMD
The PRIMA retinal implant has received European approval — the world's first regulatory green light for a device that restores functional central vision in people with geographic atrophy, the irrevers
Gunther von Hagens, inventor of plastination, dies at 81
Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who invented plastination and turned the resulting displays into the global Body Worlds exhibitions, has died aged 81 in Heidelberg, with his institute confirm
Sarepta names Michael Severino as new CEO
Sarepta Therapeutics appointed Michael Severino, the former CEO of gene-editing biotech Tessera Therapeutics, as its new chief executive effective Tuesday, replacing retiring leader Doug Ingram.
Study of 3,700 Dream Reports Shows Brain Rewrites Reality
A study of more than 3,700 dream reports from 287 adults found that dreams are not random but are shaped by personality traits, sleep quality, and external events like the COVID-19 pandemic, with the
FDA: Capricor's Duchenne Drug Failed Phase 3 Trial
The FDA publicly contradicted Capricor Therapeutics, stating that the company's stem cell treatment deramiocel did not meet Phase 3 trial objectives — directly at odds with the company's December clai
Sparkling Water Less Harmful to Teeth Than Soda, Study Finds
Preliminary research from Purdue University presented at NUTRITION 2026 suggests unsweetened sparkling water causes only a brief dip in mouth acidity that quickly recovers, making it a lower-risk alte
Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp
A small pilot trial found older women who ate within an 8-9 hour daily window showed better spatial planning and problem-solving after six months than peers eating over 12 hours, despite both groups l
Inherited Genes Shape Tumor Evolution After DNA Damage
A controlled mouse study published in Nature provides the first direct evidence that inherited genetic background shapes how tumors evolve after identical DNA damage, even as all cancers converge on t
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