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Opinion: Former FDA commissioners: Heidi Overton has an opportunity to strengthen the FDA
Former FDA commissioners Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan argue that nominee Heidi Overton has the experience and White House alignment to restore an FDA gutted by 3,500 layoffs and a growing biomedi
STAT+: Did the Trump administration just cut Novo a huge financial win?
Novo Nordisk may have secured an undisclosed additional benefit on top of its deal with the Trump administration to lower obesity drug costs for seniors, according to a paywalled STAT+ report.
Fire amoeba breaks eukaryote heat record at 63°C
Researchers have identified a new amoeba species in a California geothermal stream that grows at temperatures up to 63°C, shattering the long-held 60°C ceiling for complex eukaryotic life.
Ancient Permafrost Harbors Vancomycin Resistance
Antibiotic-resistance genes frozen in permafrost for up to 30,000 years are thawing into modern ecosystems as the climate warms, compounding a crisis that killed 1.27 million people in 2019 — and offe
Caffeine Reduces Deep-Sleep Brain Waves, EEG Study Finds
Caffeine can quietly erode sleep quality even when people spend a full eight hours in bed, with EEG recordings showing reduced slow-wave activity tied to deep, restorative rest, per a Wroclaw Medical
Gene swap explains Kent meningitis B severity, study finds
UKHSA and Oxford scientists have traced Kent's worst meningitis B outbreak to a bacterial gene swap with common throat microbes, which created a new variant that infected more than 20 young people at
GAE Offers Minimally Invasive Alternative to Knee Replacement
Genicular artery embolization, a minimally invasive catheter procedure developed in Japan over a decade ago, is emerging as a middle-ground treatment for knee osteoarthritis patients seeking to avoid
Should we use GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity in children?
A growing share of US children under 12 with obesity are receiving GLP-1 weight-loss drugs off-label, with new trial data showing significant weight loss but serious unknowns about long-term effects o
STAT+: Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs the Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next
Brian Blase, president of the influential Paragon Health Institute and a trusted adviser to congressional Republicans, continues to defend the sweeping Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Evidence-Based Cancer Therapies Aren't Covered by Insurance
Integrative oncology researcher Lorenzo Cohen argues that evidence-based complementary cancer treatments — from acupuncture to mindfulness — are endorsed by ASCO and NCCN guidelines yet routinely deni
Acton vs. Ramaswamy: Ohio Race Tests COVID Legacy
Ohio's governor's race pits former state health director Amy Acton, who led Ohio's aggressive 2020 COVID response, against biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, who built his political profile accusing
Long COVID damages dopamine neurons, CAMH scans show
CAMH researchers using PET brain scans found that long COVID patients show substantially reduced dopamine neuron markers across the striatum, providing the strongest evidence yet that the condition da
Stem Cell Transplants Restore Movement After Stroke in Mice
Researchers at the University of Zurich demonstrated that human neural stem cell transplants can regenerate stroke-damaged brain tissue and restore lost motor function in mice, publishing their findin
Grail Shares Surge 33% as FDA Hints Favorably on Galleri
Grail shares jumped 33% Monday after FDA briefing documents suggested the agency may view favorably its Galleri multi-cancer blood test, ahead of a Wednesday advisory committee vote that could unlock
Quantum light swimmer breaks Newton’s third law
Physicists have created a quantum 'swimmer' made of light that moves upstream without expending energy, breaking Newton’s third law through non-reciprocal forces in a quantum fluid.
Australian Stick Insects Were Five Species, Not Two
Australian researchers have identified two new large stick insect species in far north Queensland, revealing that what were thought to be two species are actually five — a misidentification with real
Novo Stock Tumbles on Post-Wegovy Growth Plan
Novo Nordisk shares tumbled after the drugmaker unveiled an ambitious post-Wegovy growth strategy featuring new drugs to lift sales. Investors responded with wariness, with doubts persisting about Oze
Stopping Ozempic may raise heart attack and stroke risk
A large Veterans Affairs study found that cardiovascular benefits from GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy vanish quickly when treatment stops, with heart attack, stroke, and death risk climbing 22% a
Study links inflammation to 43% higher heart attack risk
The largest study of its kind, covering nearly 480,000 UK adults, found that chronic inflammation quietly remodels the heart for years before symptoms and raises heart attack and stroke risk by 43% in
Novo Nordisk Stock Tumbles on Post-Wegovy Plan
Novo Nordisk unveiled a post-Wegovy growth strategy centered on new drugs aimed at rival Eli Lilly, but investors sent shares tumbling amid doubts about the plan.
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