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Trump Taps Pro-Vaccine Schwartz for CDC Director
Dr. Erica Schwartz, a vaccine-supporting mainstream choice, is Trump's latest nominee for CDC Director and will face a Senate panel.
Senators Demand MA Insurer Records on AI Care Denials
Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley are demanding internal records from UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and CVS Health about their use of AI to deny rehabilitative care in Medicare Advantage plans.
Opinion: Why we still don’t know what foods are the source of the cyclospora outbreak
Michigan identified lettuce as a potential source of this summer's cyclospora outbreak, which has sickened nearly 7,000 across 34 states, but the CDC still cannot confirm the contaminated food — a gap
Flood of comments on White House grantmaking overhaul is largely negative, analysis shows
An analysis of nearly 497,000 public comments on the White House's proposed overhaul of federal grantmaking rules found roughly 95% in opposition, with scientists warning that letting political appoin
FDA CBER acting director Mikhail pledges normalcy to staff
Karim Mikhail, the new acting director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, told staff at a June town hall that he is 'normal' — a pointed reset after predecessor Vinay Prasad's
XR Health acquires Swing Therapeutics for fibromyalgia app
XR Health has acquired Swing Therapeutics, adding an FDA-cleared digital fibromyalgia treatment to its virtual reality platform as part of a broader push to become a leading provider of digital therap
Mwyngil Takes Non-GLP-1 Route Into Obesity Drug Race
Mwyngil Therapeutics, a new biotech startup led by CEO Luba Greenwood, is pursuing obesity drug development through a non-GLP-1 mechanism, deliberately steering away from the saturated weight-loss dru
Anil Seth: Claude's 'Mental Workspace' Isn't Consciousness
Neuroscientist Anil Seth pushes back on Anthropic's recent claim of finding signs of consciousness in Claude, arguing that the model's 'mental workspace' resembles computation without genuine experien
STAT+: Sales from controversial U.S. drug discount program rose to $100 billion last year
The federal 340B Drug Discount Program saw prescription drug purchases hit $100 billion in 2025, a 22.8% jump, with high-price medicines driving the bulk of the spending.
Bronze Age 'Shaman' Was a Female Metalworker, DNA Confirms
Ancient DNA analysis has revealed that the Bronze Age 'Upton Lovell Shaman' — a 4,000-year-old skeleton buried near Stonehenge and long depicted as a bearded male metalworker and spiritual leader — wa
Top Dems质疑RFK Jr.'s Health Panel Picks
Two top Democratic senators have raised concerns about the qualifications and potential conflicts of interest among members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly formed health care advisory committee.
HCA Cuts 2026 Outlook as Uninsured Patients Rise
HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest hospital chain, cut its 2026 profit outlook after treating more uninsured patients than expected in Q2, attributing the surge to the January expiration of enhanced
Semaglutide Slows Biological Aging 9% in HIV Trial
A UC San Diego clinical trial found that semaglutide — the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy — slowed biological aging markers by 9% in adults with HIV, providing the first randomized, placebo-c
Sea Worm Jaws Yield Hard-yet-Lightweight 'Bio-Metal'
Researchers studying the jaws of a common sea worm discovered they contain an exceptionally hard yet lightweight "bio-metal" material that fuses protein-like elasticity with metal-grade hardness, open
Why Rain Rituals Survive in Some Climates but Not Others
Yale economist José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez found that rain-making rituals persist disproportionately in regions where rain probability rises with each additional dry day, based on a study of 1,290 ethn
UK Wasted £9.9bn on Unusable PPE, Covid Inquiry Finds
The UK Covid inquiry ruled the government wasted £9.9bn on PPE that failed to protect NHS staff, blaming a misguided VIP procurement lane and years of neglected stockpiles — while finding no evidence
Mother: St Aubyn Centre Failed Elise
A mother whose autistic daughter died at an Essex mental health unit urged the Lampard Inquiry to act, testifying that neglect and systemic failures led to her child’s death.
Heat can be deadly, but sunshine itself? Science says we could use more of it | Rowan Jacobsen
Author Rowan Jacobsen argues the UK's sun-avoidance messaging is mismatched to its latitude, pointing to a 2024 UK Biobank study of 88,000 volunteers that linked the most daylight exposure to a 34% lo
Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists
A nearly complete 67-million-year-old T. rex skeleton nicknamed 'Gus' is being auctioned by Sotheby's with a $20m-$30m estimate, prompting paleontologists to warn that private ownership could permanen
Biologist Toby Kiers Reveals Fungi's Hidden Planetary Role
A Guardian podcast features evolutionary biologist Dr. Toby Kiers, a MacArthur fellow and Tyler Prize winner, discussing her award-winning research mapping the planet's underground fungal networks, in
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