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HPV Vaccine Cuts Cervical Cancer Deaths to Near Zero
A landmark study from Queen Mary University of London found no cervical cancer deaths among women aged 20-24 in England between 2020 and 2024, the first such five-year stretch on record.
Midjourney Reveals Full-Body Ultrasound Scanner
Midjourney CEO David Holz unveiled The Midjourney Scanner, an ultrasound full-body scanner built with Butterfly Network, and announced plans for a San Francisco spa housing 10 of the devices by end of
England records zero cervical cancer deaths in women
For the first time on record, no women in England aged 20-24 died of cervical cancer between 2020 and 2024 — a milestone researchers credit to the UK's HPV vaccination programme launched in 2008.
HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer deaths under 30 to
A landmark study finds HPV vaccination has nearly eliminated cervical cancer deaths in young English women, with researchers warning that falling vaccine uptake threatens to undo this hard-won progres
RFK Jr. presents $700 million in mental health funding, but experts say grants aren’t new
RFK Jr. announced $700 million in mental health and addiction funding at a Clinton, Michigan event, but behavioral health experts immediately identified the money as delayed, previously authorized gra
DOJ's swift OhioHealth deal warns hospitals on
The DOJ and Ohio's attorney general proposed an antitrust settlement requiring nonprofit OhioHealth to abandon contracting practices they say blocked health insurers from offering cheaper policies — j
Two-Drug Combo Reduces Stroke Brain Damage
A drug combination of promethazine and chlorpromazine cooled core body temperature in mice and monkeys after induced strokes, reducing brain damage; a first human trial in 32 stroke patients only lowe
FTC, four states sue WPATH over gender care claims
The FTC and four state attorneys general have sued the leading professional association for gender-affirming care clinicians, alleging it misled families about evidence behind treatments for minors —
NIH Diversity Programs Doubled PhD Odds: 20-Year Study
A 20-year study published in Science Advances found that two NIH diversity programs doubled undergraduates' odds of earning a Ph.D. — findings released just as the Trump administration has terminated
Mangione Plans Psychiatric Defense in CEO Murder Case
Luigi Mangione will assert an extreme emotional disturbance defense at his New York murder trial for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge disclosed Wednesday — a strategy that could re
Oldest known plague outbreak killed hunter-gatherer children
Ancient DNA from Lake Baikal hunter-gatherer burials reveals a devastating Yersinia pestis outbreak roughly 5,500 years ago—the oldest known plague outbreak, and proof that deadly pandemics struck lon
Our brains have their first thoughts surprisingly early in life
Neuroscientists and philosophers are challenging the long-held assumption that thought and consciousness only emerge after birth, noting the fetal brain already shares 61% of adult functional organiza
SpaceX surge is creating a unique hedging opportunity
SpaceX's record-setting $2.5 trillion Nasdaq debut triggered 1.8 million options contracts on day one of trading, the largest-ever first-day options market for a newly public company, and the resultin
Honeybees craft specialized 'baby food' for larvae
A new study in Current Biology reveals honeybees blend specialized 'baby food' from mixed pollen to give larvae a balanced amino acid diet, while adult bees self-regulate feeding to avoid over-consumi
Autism and ADHD are on the rise due to widening diagnostic criteria
A Danish study of 140,000 people found that those recently diagnosed with ADHD or autism carry fewer genetic risk variants than those diagnosed a decade earlier, pointing to broadened diagnostic crite
Texas A&M Study Triggers Limb Regeneration in Mice
Texas A&M researchers demonstrated that mammals can be pushed toward regeneration rather than scarring by sequentially applying two growth factors — FGF2 and BMP2 — after amputation, regrowing bone, j
Ozempic and Wegovy linked to surprising drop in violent behavior
A Rutgers University study analyzing data from over 7,500 US adults found that GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may significantly weaken the connection between impulsivity and violent behavio
STAT Questions Abridge's 'Patient Centered' Claim
STAT's AI Prognosis newsletter questions whether Abridge, an AI medical scribe company, can credibly back up its self-description as 'patient centered.'
STAT Keeps 'Health Care' Two Words, Defying AP
STAT has decided to keep "health care" as two words, breaking from the Associated Press Stylebook's recent shift to "healthcare" as a single word — a move the outlet's style guide keeper says was deli
Eye Tracking Reveals Early Depression Clues in Children
A two-year Binghamton University study using eye-tracking on 242 children found that depression symptoms shift where kids focus on emotional faces, with attention patterns diverging sharply depending
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