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Children as young as six going to A&E in mental health crisis
NHS data shows a 36% rise in children aged 6-17 attending A&E in England for mental health crises between 2019 and 2025, with the steepest increases among the youngest children and thousands waiting m
Trump MFN Pharma Deals Exempt Medicare, Hit Medicaid
The White House unveiled new most-favored nation drug pricing deals with midsize biotech firms, but analysts say the voluntary agreements sidestep Medicare's mandatory reductions and apply mainly to M
Heavy Coffee Tied to Lower Bone Density in Older Women
A 10-year Flinders University study of nearly 10,000 women aged 65 and older found tea drinkers had slightly higher hip bone density, while only heavy coffee consumption — more than five cups a day —
Young-Adult Neighborhood Tied to Midlife Heart Calcification
A Northwestern Medicine study found that adverse neighborhood conditions during early adulthood are linked to higher rates of coronary artery calcification by midlife, with the effect notably stronger
Dementia Risk Persists Past 90 With Stark Disparities
UC Davis and Kaiser Permanente's LifeAfter90 study of 800+ adults with a median age of 92 found dementia risk after 90 remains heavily shaped by sex, race, and APOE genetics, even as some high-risk in
Trump's Drug Pricing Deals Leave Key Questions Unanswered
The Trump administration announced a second wave of pharmaceutical company pledges to lower US drug prices to match other nations, but the deals' details remain undisclosed—leaving critical questions
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novartis and Bristol pausing cell therapy trials, a $480K cancer drug, and more
The Trump administration expanded its drug pricing initiative with nine new company pledges, while Novartis and Bristol Myers Squibb paused multiple cell therapy trials for autoimmune conditions after
Trump Admin Buries Science and Healthcare in Paperwork
The Trump administration has dramatically increased bureaucratic paperwork at NIH, Medicaid, and SNAP despite its stated focus on 'efficiencies,' threatening biomedical research and millions of Americ
STAT+: We’re reading about drug pricing deals, a new cancer therapy approval, and more
The White House is set to announce new drug pricing deals Monday with Bayer, Takeda, and CSL Behring, while the FDA approved Takeda and Protagonist's weekly cancer injection Mimrylo for polycythemia v
AI spots heart failure, valve disease from ECG in 2 seconds
Researchers at Imperial College London have built an AI tool that flags heart failure and heart valve disease from routine ECG results in under two seconds, potentially fast-tracking patients who curr
Insuer Challenges Amgen Over Patent-Application Monopoly
An escalating court fight between a major health insurer and Amgen is testing whether acquiring a drug patent application can constitute an illegal bid to extend a monopoly, with the FTC unexpectedly
Sucralose, Stevia Effects Echoed Across Mouse Generations
A mouse study found that sucralose and stevia altered gut bacteria, reduced beneficial metabolites, and shifted metabolism- and inflammation-related gene activity, with some changes detectable two gen
UB hydrogel delivers OA drugs in joints for weeks
University at Buffalo scientists have built an injectable hydrogel that forms inside arthritic joints, slowly releasing medication over several weeks while simultaneously acting as a joint lubricant.
Waist size rivals BMI for spotting obesity
Rutgers researchers found that a simple waist measurement performs nearly as well as a complex multi-metric framework for identifying obesity-related health risks and catches cases that BMI alone miss
Brain Evolution Is a Wiring Trade-Off, Not Stacked Layers
Researchers published findings in Science Advances challenging the 1950s idea that the brain evolved as newer rational layers stacked atop an ancient 'lizard brain,' showing instead that evolution tra
Liver Cells Stuck in RNA Splicing Trap After Alcohol Damage
Researchers have identified why alcohol-related liver disease can leave the organ unable to regenerate even after drinking stops: inflammation-driven RNA splicing errors trap liver cells in an unprodu
Experts Push for Bolder Radiopharmaceutical Dosing
A cadre of radiopharmaceuticals experts, led by Louise Emmett, is urging drugmakers to dose cancer therapies more aggressively rather than pulling back, even as recent safety setbacks have already for
Moderna-Merck mRNA Melanoma Vaccine Gives Field a Boost
After political whiplash that battered mRNA's reputation, Moderna and Merck's clinical success with a personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine is reviving hopes for a more stable future in the field.
Football's CTE Scandal Is Over a Century Old
A historian of science argues that media shock over new CTE statistics in NFL players ignores a century of documented evidence that football causes brain damage — and that demanding more research has
Hibbert's AI brain surgery; IACC folate earmark
Rhys Hibbert walked out of University College London Hospital this month with his peripheral vision restored—the first patient on Earth to have a brain tumor removed under live AI guidance trained on
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