Ebola Vaccine Trial Launches in DR Congo Outbreak Zone
Health workers in DR Congo have begun testing whether a vaccine designed for a different Ebola strain can protect against the current outbreak.
Medicine & Biotech
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All 50 States Apply for New Medicaid Drug Pricing Model
The Trump administration's plan to bring most-favored-nation pricing to Medicaid has drawn participation requests from every state, according to the White House.
Most sports parents see net benefits in youth sports, survey finds
A new survey shows parents overwhelmingly believe the advantages of organized youth sports outweigh the harms for both themselves and their children.
Novo Nordisk Cuts 4,000 More Jobs; Sionna Halves Staff
The new layoff tracker shows major biotech employers still shedding staff in 2026, with Novo Nordisk making deep cuts and Sionna dramatically reducing headcount.
ARPA-H Launches SPECTRA Program to Tackle Autism Research Gaps
The new initiative aims to build an end-to-end system linking autism risk-factor identification, patient interventions, and clinical research.
Study: One-third of older adults with cognitive disorders take risky CNS drugs
A new analysis finds that many seniors with dementia or other cognitive conditions are prescribed medications that can worsen their health and lead to emergency visits.
Activated Donor T Cells Aim to Prevent GvHD After Stem Cell Transplant
First clinical trial tests activated regulatory T cells from healthy donors to prevent graft-versus-host disease in stem cell transplant patients.
Physician Activism in the Exam Room: A Trust Dilemma
A new opinion piece argues that the rise of physician-led political activism risks eroding patient trust and repeats historical mistakes in medicine.
Irregular, High Salivary Cortisol Tied to Later Cognitive Decline
A new study links irregular and persistently elevated cortisol patterns in saliva to cognitive decline over an 11-year period, with notable differences for Black participants.
Remote-Controlled Urinary Sphincter Shows Early Promise for Incontinence
A new device could make post-prostatectomy incontinence easier to manage by allowing men to control an artificial urinary sphincter remotely.
Healthcare Still Relies on Fragile Clearinghouses After Change Attack
Two years after the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the industry has yet to fix the redundancy problem in its claims infrastructure.
Finding Clinical Trials Is the Real Barrier for Patients
A structural mismatch keeps eligible patients from discovering existing studies, and the fix is a structural one.
Teen Reasoning Skills Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Study Suggests
A large population study indicates that better thinking ability in youth is associated with reduced dementia risk decades later, though the relationship is not fully understood.
Study Links Eight Common Food Additives to Hypertension Risk
A new report identifies widely used preservatives associated with higher rates of high blood pressure and heart disease.
Radiopharma rivals ITM and Telix merge after FDA rejection
Two leading radiopharmaceutical companies are joining forces just as one of them absorbs a surprise regulatory setback.
Personalized Fall Prevention Programs May Not Reduce Falls
A comprehensive research review suggests that tailored fall-prevention programs for older adults do not reduce how often falls occur.
Angle Health Raises $600M to Grow Employer Health Benefits Platform
The $600 million round, led by Vitruvian Partners, signals strong investor confidence in technology for employer-sponsored health benefits.
Veteran Advocate Urges FDA to Consider Psychedelics for Mental Health
A Marine Corps veteran and advocate pressed the FDA to consider psychedelic treatments for severe mental health conditions, as reported by MedPage Today.