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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a fugitive who became a biotech exec, a hospital suing Lilly, and more
A former doctor who spent two decades as a fugitive after a sexual assault conviction was found working in biotech under a fabricated identity, while a New Hampshire hospital sues Eli Lilly over 340B
Clinical AI Benchmark Scores Mislead, Insiders Say
A June Nature Medicine study comparing clinical AI tools like OpenEvidence and UpToDate Expert AI against general LLMs ignited one of the field's fiercest recent debates, exposing how single benchmark
Silver Fluoride Stops Baby Tooth Decay Without Drilling
A University of Michigan Phase III trial of 830 children under 6 found that silver diamine fluoride, applied every six months, stopped decay in more than half of treated baby teeth without drilling or
Vagus nerve carries nutrient memory signals in rats
USC researchers have identified a gut-to-brain pathway in rats in which the vagus nerve ferries nutrient signals to the hippocampus, converting nutritious meals into durable spatial memories — a syste
Hybrid microwave fryer cuts french fry oil absorption
University of Illinois researchers propose combining microwave and conventional frying to produce french fries that absorb less oil while retaining the crisp texture consumers expect, publishing two p
STAT+: FDA expert panel recommends against approval of Capricor’s Duchenne drug
An FDA-convened expert panel voted 9-3 against recommending approval of Capricor Therapeutics' deramiocel for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, concluding the clinical data did not provide 'substantial evi
Hospitals Leave Long-Term Pediatric Patients Isolated
A Georgetown medical student argues in an op-ed that prolonged pediatric hospitalizations produce systemic isolation with lasting cognitive and mental-health consequences, calling for expanded child l
Ex-VA Secretary: Tap VA to Win Biotech Race With China
Former VA Secretary David Shulkin argues the Department of Veterans Affairs should be treated as strategic biotechnology infrastructure, leveraging its 9 million enrolled veterans and integrated healt
Fugitive Used Alias to Work in Biotech for Two Decades
Ronald Fischer, a former doctor convicted of sexual assault and a longtime Rhode Island fugitive, was discovered to have been secretly working in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry for two decade
Clinical AI Lost to General Models in NYU Head-to-Head
A Nature Medicine study from NYU Langone Health found clinical AI chatbots like OpenEvidence and UpToDate Expert AI performed worse than general-purpose models on clinical questions, challenging the c
81% of Toddler Foods Are Ultra-Processed: Texas Audit
A grocery-store audit of nearly 2,800 toddler food products in Austin, Texas found 81% are ultra-processed and nearly half fail a WHO nutrient standard. The findings come as the FDA weighs updated fro
STAT+: American Diabetes Association, facing calls for resignations, asks for patience
More than 200 members of the American Diabetes Association are calling for the resignations of CEO Charles Henderson and chief scientific and medical officer Rita Kalyani after five diabetes experts w
There’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It.
Nearly all cases labeled 'ovarian cancer' actually originate in the fallopian tubes, according to Johns Hopkins gynecologic oncologist Dr. Rebecca Stone, and removing the tubes during abdominal surger
Jaguar makes epic 2100-kilometre journey across the Amazon
A GPS-collared male jaguar named Gaspar traveled 2122 kilometers — as the crow flies — from Brazil's Araguaia river to the inland Cerrado, obliterating the previous tagged-jaguar dispersal record of r
An island has been waging war on rats. They think they’ve finally won
RSPB Northern Ireland's campaign to wipe out rats on Rathlin Island — one of the largest fully inhabited islands to attempt such an effort — has killed its last detected rat, with formal success poten
155 Scientists Defend Fauci Against 'Baseless' Charges
More than 155 scientists and physicians signed an open letter calling on the Trump administration to end the 'vilification and harassment' of American scientists, particularly Anthony Fauci, on the ev
STAT+: GSK lays out plans to cut costs, pursue more late-stage drug trials
Six months into his tenure, GSK CEO Luke Miels unveiled a three-year cost-cutting campaign targeting £1.9 billion ($2.5 billion) in annual savings by 2029, with much of the freed-up capital redirected
Matcha Farmers Turn to Genomics Against Climate Change
Japanese tea breeders are deploying genomic selection to identify heat-tolerant matcha seedlings early, as rising spring temperatures in the Kyoto-Uji region — up roughly 1°C over the past century — e
FDA Says Capricor Duchenne Drug Fell Short of Goals
The FDA contradicted Capricor Therapeutics' claim that its Duchenne muscular dystrophy stem cell drug deramiocel met Phase 3 trial objectives, releasing documents ahead of this week's advisory hearing
Japan earthquake: ‘Considerable’ number of people reported dead in Kumamoto mall after earthquake
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southwestern Kumamoto region on July 28, collapsing the second floor of a Kashima shopping mall where 20–30 employees were unreachable and sparking fires acro
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