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CDC Nominee Schwartz Won't Say If She'd Stand Up to Kennedy
Erica Schwartz, the administration's nominee to lead the CDC, faced pointed Senate questions about whether she would stand up to RFK Jr., whose ouster of her predecessor Susan Monarez over vaccine pol
Study Reveals How EBV Triggers MS Immune Response
A new study reveals how Epstein-Barr virus triggers the immune response behind multiple sclerosis, offering a clearer mechanism for the link and opening paths for targeted therapies.
Cassidy grills Trump pandemic nominee over vaccine posts
Sen. Bill Cassidy clashed with Sean Kaufman, Trump's pandemic preparedness nominee, over deleted vaccine-skeptic social media posts and his hedging on defunded mRNA research, leaving the GOP's one-vot
Lawmakers Push Probe of US Drug Reliance on China
Bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced legislation requiring federal investigation into U.S. reliance on foreign countries for prescription drug and ingredient production, citing national security risks ti
STAT+: Elevance plots a Medicaid retreat as costs remain high
Elevance Health, the country's second-largest health insurer, announced plans to exit Medicaid markets it deems unsustainable over the next 12 to 18 months, even as it raised its full-year profit outl
STAT+: Glenmark to pay $29.6 million to settle price-fixing allegations in long-running battle with states
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $29.6 million to settle allegations from dozens of states that it conspired to inflate generic drug prices and undermine competition, adding to a string of settl
Medicare Proposes Ban on Remote Monitoring Vendors
Medicare regulators proposed a ban on vendors delivering remote patient monitoring services for doctors, marking a major shift in digital health policy amid concerns over low-value care and rising cos
Nicotine pouches may cause receding gums
Tobacco-free nicotine pouches may be causing receding gums in nearly half of regular users, according to the first study comparing their oral health effects to snus, with researchers warning the produ
Sugary Gum With Beetroot Juice Lowers Blood Pressure
A King's College London study found that chewing sugar-containing gum after beetroot juice temporarily lowered blood pressure by making the mouth more acidic, which boosted the body's conversion of di
Deaths from coronary artery disease have fallen, but more progress is within reach
A sweeping Global Burden of Disease analysis in JAMA Cardiology finds U.S. deaths from coronary artery disease have more than halved since 1990, yet nearly 9 in 10 recent fatalities remained tied to m
Neuron skeleton gates toxic Alzheimer's protein uptake
Penn State researchers found that a microscopic protein lattice just beneath neuron surfaces, already known for giving cells their shape, actively controls what brain cells absorb — and when that stru
More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths
Health workers in eastern Congo walked off the job over unpaid wages as the country's Ebola outbreak surpassed 2,000 confirmed cases and 754 deaths, making it the fastest-growing on record.
Lemon Frost Geckos' Tumors Share Genes with Human Cancer
University of Nottingham scientists found that lemon frost leopard geckos — which develop aggressive tumors in roughly 80% of individuals — share key cancer-driving genetic changes with humans, offeri
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
Early Tadpole Immunity Lets Some Frogs Survive Deadly Fungus
The immune system timing of tadpoles determines whether midwife toad populations survive devastating chytrid fungus outbreaks, a UCL-led study found — survivors develop antimicrobial peptide defenses
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
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
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.
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