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Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak Evacuated, No Pandemic
A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship prompted U.S. health officials to evacuate and repatriate exposed passengers and crew. Global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli notes that experts see no sign o
New drugs could wipe out the “zombie cells” linked to cancer and aging
Scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences and Imperial College London have discovered how to eliminate harmful 'zombie' senescent cells that persist after chemotherapy and drive cancer aggr
EU adopts Critical Medicines Act to boost drug output
EU officials have reached a provisional agreement on the Critical Medicines Act, a plan to boost European production of more than 200 essential medicines—including antibiotics, insulin, vaccines and p
STAT+: Makary departs FDA amid turmoil as Diamantas, agency’s top food official, steps in
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced his resignation amid mounting criticism, prompting President Trump to publicly praise him before his China trip. Kyle Diamantas, the agency’s senior food safety
Hantavirus Hits Cruise Ship With No Vaccine Available
A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship carrying 150 passengers from 23 countries is testing a global response hampered by the absence of any approved vaccine, treatment, or rapid test for the Andes st
Advocates seek Medicaid work requirement exemptions
Patient advocacy groups are urging the federal government to carve out exemptions from a new Medicaid rule that forces able‑bodied adults to work at least 20 hours a week, attend school, or volunteer.
Trump signs order to fast‑track ibogaine research
President Trump has signed an executive order to accelerate research and access to psychedelic drugs, spotlighting ibogaine for its promise to treat long‑term brain‑injury effects. A Guardian podcast
Scientists reversed biological age in older adults with a 4-week diet change
A four‑week dietary shift can make seniors biologically younger, according to a University of Sydney study published in Aging Cell. Cutting fat and boosting plant‑based protein, especially on a low‑fa
STAT+: Capsida says it still doesn’t know what caused gene therapy death
Capsida Biotherapeutics still cannot explain the September death of a child in its CAP‑002 brain‑gene‑therapy trial, as the hospital has refused to provide autopsy tissue. The setback highlights the c
McGill Finds Glycerol‑TNAP Switch Activates Brown Fat
A McGill team led by Lawrence Kazak discovered that glycerol activates a dormant heat‑producing pathway in brown fat by binding to TNAP, a finding that could pave the way for bone‑disease therapies.
US government studies into vaccine safety are being suppressed | Robert B Shpiner
The FDA has quietly ordered the withdrawal of two massive COVID‑19 vaccine safety studies that had already cleared peer review, even as it publicized a memo tying ten child deaths to the vaccine. Repo
Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?
The article traces the evolution of the “field” concept—from Michael Faraday’s 19th‑century magnetic studies to today’s quantum field theory that underpins particle creation and even dark‑matter specu
Opinion: STAT+: Pharma and biotech leaders are destroying their own industry
China’s biopharma sector has vaulted from obscurity to a $137 billion licensing powerhouse in just three years, dwarfing U.S. pharma’s own output and feeding a reliance on Chinese‑origin active ingred
Patient groups seek White House Medicaid work
Patient groups are pressing the White House to carve out exemptions from a new Medicaid work‑requirement provision tucked into President Trump’s tax‑cut legislation, while the administration simultane
STAT+: Alcohol is wreaking havoc on U.S. public health. American society looks the other way
While the Trump administration’s agenda spotlights foreign policy and energy issues, a silent health crisis looms: alcohol kills nearly 500 Americans each day and costs $240 billion annually, yet poli
Grip Strength, Chair-Stand Speed Linked to Longevity in Women
A University at Buffalo-led study of more than 5,000 women aged 63-99 found that simple strength measures — grip strength and sit-to-stand speed — were strongly linked to lower mortality over eight ye
Supreme Court Keeps Mifepristone Access
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower‑court order that would have limited mail‑order and telehealth access to the abortion pill mifepristone, keeping it available while the justices weigh
Andean Court Upholds Colombia HIV Drug License
A regional court confirmed Colombia's use of a compulsory license for an HIV drug, validating its legal basis and expiration terms, and affirming that the action complied with Andean regulations and p
John Wheeler Calls Early Universe ‘higgledy‑piggledy’
The article challenges the assumption that physical laws are immutable, arguing that the universe began in a chaotic, lawless state before settling into the familiar equations of Newton, Maxwell, and
A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests
A small early‑stage study presented in Boston showed that a single infusion of a patient’s own immune cells engineered to target HIV suppressed the virus to undetectable levels in two participants, on
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