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Shingrix linked to 9% lower heart disease risk in study
An Oxford team publishing in Nature Medicine used a natural-experiment design comparing people vaccinated just before or after Shingrix's October 2017 U.S. approval and found the recombinant shingles
Sand demand doubles, outpacing river replenishment
A study in Reviews of Geophysics finds that surging global concrete demand has more than doubled sand and gravel extraction from riverbeds over two decades, with over 80% concentrated in Asia — outpac
Sword Health to Acquire Headspace in Cash Deal
Digital health company Sword Health plans to acquire mental health company Headspace in a cash deal set to close Sept. 14, according to a Massachusetts regulatory filing flagged by Healthcare Dealflow
STAT launches five-part series on health cuts
STAT has begun a five-part, Maine-focused series by Daniel Payne examining the consequences of Republican cuts to the health-care safety net, which the newsletter describes as unprecedented.
Teva Faces Turkish Antitrust Probe Over Patent Practices
Turkish antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into Teva Pharmaceutical, the world's largest generic drugmaker, over allegations it manipulated the patent system and made misleading claims
Senators Press RFK Jr. Over Gardasil Stake Disclosure
Four Democratic senators are challenging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s account of how he disposed of a financial stake in litigation over Merck's Gardasil HPV vaccine, saying it conflicts with
Shingles vaccine linked to 24% lower dementia risk
A large Brown University study of more than 500,000 older adults found that receiving the Shingrix shingles vaccine was associated with a 24% lower risk of developing dementia over four years.
Myostatin Drugs Advance With GLP-1 Combos
Muscle-boosting drugs targeting myostatin and activin A are advancing in clinical trials, particularly in combination with GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, amid hopes they can prevent muscle loss and improve
AI flagged nurse stealing drugs; hospital ignored alerts
A travel nurse at Adventist Health in Bakersfield was caught stealing patient medications for personal use, despite a machine learning system that had been flagging her behavior — but hospital manager
Interstitium Discovery Reshapes Cancer and Pain Research
A 2018 study using laser-endoscopy on living tissue revealed that fluid-filled spaces throughout the body form an interconnected network called the interstitium, prompting scientists to rethink how ca
Study: Sleep Loss Locks Brain in Threat Mode
A VR-based study from the University of Melbourne found that sleep-deprived adults could not acclimate to a threatening virtual environment, while well-rested participants' stress dropped on repeated
Palmer: Banish Irrationals to End Quantum Weirdness
Oxford physicist Tim Palmer has proposed Rational Quantum Mechanics (RaQM), which bans irrational numbers from the Hilbert space underpinning quantum theory. He argues the move would erase entanglemen
Common drugs alter gut microbiome for years, study finds
A study of 2,500+ Estonian Biobank participants found that common medications — including antidepressants, beta-blockers, acid reducers, and especially benzodiazepines — leave detectable imprints on t
FDA Pauses Regenxbio Gene Therapy Trial Over Spinal Masses
The FDA has again halted Regenxbio's gene therapy trial for a rare childhood brain disorder after small masses were found on the spines of five Hunter syndrome patients, the company's second safety pa
Nasa-Backed 3D-Printed Cookies Turn PET Into Food
NASA-funded researchers used genetically reprogrammed yeast and high-temperature processing to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into a 3D-printed cookie, but human tasting is still pending and
Too much or too little sleep may make your body age faster
A Columbia University analysis of 23 biological aging clocks covering roughly 500,000 UK Biobank participants found that both sleeping under six hours and over eight hours was associated with faster b
Moderna-Merck Cancer Vaccine Cuts Melanoma Recurrence Risk
Moderna and Merck's cancer vaccine intismeran autogene reduced melanoma recurrence odds in a 1,137-patient trial — a result so unexpected that at a March 2023 leadership meeting, no executive, includi
Retired Doctor Learns What Private Practice Missed
A retired cardiologist volunteering at a Maryland community clinic details the steep cost and access barriers uninsured patients face — from wildly varying generic drug prices to a new NIH citizenship
ER Doctor: Bring Back the Patient Handshake
An emergency medicine resident argues the doctor-patient handshake largely vanished after COVID-19 and never returned under mounting clinical pressures, urging clinicians to restore small human gestur
FDA Plans Generative AI Medical Device Rules
The FDA is developing a formal regulatory plan for medical devices powered by generative AI, with policy guidance documents expected as the agency's Digital Health Center of Excellence works to clarif
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