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U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite
Federal health officials are investigating a new cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 72 people as of Wednesday, with the FDA yet to identify the contaminated product or where cases are located.
STAT+: European regulators take steps to bolster clinical trial transparency
The European Medicines Agency is taking steps consumer advocates call "rapid action" to enforce clinical trial transparency, after a first-of-its-kind audit found only 42% of EU-registered trials full
Sanofi's Lantus Solostar Pen Runs Low as FDA Holds Off on Shortage
Sanofi's Lantus Solostar insulin pen is running low across pharmacies as demand spikes, though the FDA has not formally classified it as a shortage.
STAT+: What’s in the last-minute flurry of health care bills?
Congress is in joint session for its final week before adjourning until September 14, with lawmakers scrambling to pass a flurry of health care bills before the break.
Kaufman health nominee vote delayed over vaccine views
A Trump administration nominee for a key public health role saw his confirmation vote delayed after scrutiny over past anti-vaccine statements emerged just before the scheduled vote.
STAT+: Trump administration quietly picks Timothy Westlake to lead mental health agency
President Trump has nominated Timothy Westlake, a Wisconsin physician, to lead the federal mental health agency SAMHSA — nearly 18 months into his term and without a formal White House announcement.
Fields Medal 2026: Wang, Deng, Pardon, Tsimerman win
The 2026 Fields Medal was awarded to Yu Deng, John Pardon, Hong Wang, and Jacob Tsimerman in Philadelphia on 23 July, recognizing breakthroughs spanning the Kakeya conjecture, the Boltzmann equation,
Largest Study Links Road Traffic Noise to Parkinson's Risk
The largest study of its kind, tracking 3.1 million Danish adults for 18 years, found that long-term exposure to road traffic noise modestly raises the risk of Parkinson's disease, with a 3% increase
HHS, White House to Convene Experts on Clinical AI Standards
The White House and HHS are convening experts in a one-month sprint to develop consensus principles for benchmarking and evaluating clinical artificial intelligence tools.
Public Citizen petitions FDA to ban DTC drug ads
Public Citizen has petitioned the FDA to ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines, arguing such ads mislead consumers through persuasion and emotional manipulation rather than pati
Popular childhood drinks may raise blood pressure decades later
A 25-year study of over 25,000 Americans found that regularly drinking soda, sports drinks, and fruit juice in childhood raises the risk of high blood pressure in adulthood, with swapping one daily se
STAT+: New data on Eli Lilly’s ‘triple-G’ drug leave open questions on heart benefit
Eli Lilly's next-generation obesity drug retatrutide delivered 22.6% weight loss in a Phase 3 trial of nearly 2,000 patients with heart disease, but secondary cardiovascular endpoints showed no statis
Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks Federal Office of Men's Health
Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are introducing the bipartisan Men's Health Act in the Senate to create a federal Office of Men's Health within HHS, building on a companion H
Opinion: New billing codes likely to raise maternity care costs
The American Medical Association will scrap global professional payment codes for obstetricians and midwives by year's end, replacing them with separate fee-for-service codes that experts say will rai
Opinion: Good riddance to bundled ‘global’ maternal care billing
Starting January 1, 2027, U.S. maternity care billing will shift from a bundled 'global obstetric payment' to a fee-for-service model — a change ACOG leaders argue will improve billing transparency, e
FDA Peptide Panel Faces Conflict-of-Interest Backlash
An FDA advisory panel will meet this week to debate whether compounding pharmacies should be allowed to manufacture seven synthetic peptides currently deemed unsafe for them, with critics flagging dee
Gene Circuit Controls Bee Job Roles
Scientists have discovered that specific neural circuits in bee brains act as a 'switch' determining their job roles, and can be manipulated to revert older bees to younger behaviors.
Psychobiotics Research Targets Depression via Gut-Brain Axis
Microbial neuroscience has accelerated from fringe curiosity to a booming research field, with scientists exploring probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics as potential treatments for depression, anxi
Fampridine approved on NHS England for MS patients
Fampridine, the first drug shown to improve walking in multiple sclerosis patients, is now available on the NHS in England — offering up to 5,000 eligible patients a year access to a treatment previou
Trump Admin Funds $5bn AI Science Across 15 Agencies
The Trump administration will deploy $5bn across 15 federal agencies for an "AI for science" initiative, giving researchers access to DOE supercomputers and government datasets for work on chronic dis
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