January 9, 2026
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 24, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
Clinical / Medical
January 8, 2026
NASA Will Bring I.S.S. Astronauts Home Early After Medical Issue
(New York Times) – NASA will bring a crew of four astronauts home from the International Space Station before its scheduled return because of a “controlled medical evacuation,” agency officials said on Thursday. During the 25-year history of the space … Read More
January 8, 2026
ChatGPT is launching a new dedicated health portal
(Engadget via MSN) – OpenAI is launching a new facet for its AI chatbot called ChatGPT Health. This new feature will allow users to connect medical records and wellness apps to ChatGPT in order to get more tailored responses to … Read More
January 7, 2026
Exclusive: 40 million people turn to ChatGPT for health care
(Axios) – More than 40 million people globally turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, according to a report OpenAI has shared exclusively with Axios. Why it matters: Americans are turning to AI tools to navigate the notoriously complex and … Read More
January 7, 2026
A New Edition of Clinical Ethics Is Now Available
Clinical Ethics (vol. 20, no. 4, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 6, 2026
Israel Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza
(New York Times) – The move against the medical aid group enforces policies limiting criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war and requiring personal details about Gazan employees. Doctors Without Borders, the international medical aid group, said Tuesday that Israel … Read More
January 6, 2026
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 23, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 5, 2026
Hospitals Are a Proving Ground for What AI Can Do, and What It Can’t
(WSJ) – Healthcare is going all-in on artificial intelligence, from reading patient scans to fighting insurance denials Big hospital systems have become the proving ground for widespread AI adoption, testing what the technology can do, but also revealing—sometimes via alarming … Read More
January 5, 2026
The biggest health storylines of 2026
(Axios) – If 2025 delivered shock waves to public health and federal health programs, this year promises more chaos as providers, payers, consumers and policymakers deal with the repercussions. Why it matters: The sweeping changes to Medicaid and the Affordable … Read More
January 5, 2026
In China, A.I. Is Finding Deadly Tumors That Doctors Might Miss
(WSJ) – A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine’s tough problems. The tool is called PANDA, short for “pancreatic cancer detection … Read More
January 5, 2026
Children who miss early vaccines more likely to not get the MMR shot by age 2: Study
(ABC News) – Children who miss early vaccinations are far more likely to miss the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine by age 2, a new study found. The findings come as the U.S. recently surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the … Read More
January 5, 2026
The US has seen nearly 28,000 whooping cough cases this year. Here’s what you need to know
(CNN) – For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis begins with cold-like symptoms … Read More
January 5, 2026
A New Edition of European Journal of Human Genetics Is Now Available
European Journal of Human Genetics (vol. 33, no. 11, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 2, 2026
Israel Will Halt Doctors Without Borders Operations in Gaza
(MedPage Today) – Dozens of humanitarian organizations are suspended from operating Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and CARE, from operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to comply … Read More
January 2, 2026
ADHD Drugs May Target Reward Centers, Not Attention Networks
(Discover) – According to the CDC, around one in ten (11.4 percent) children have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), millions of whom take prescription medication, like Ritalin and Adderall, to manage symptoms such as inattentiveness and impulsivity. … Read More
January 2, 2026
Scientists Graft Human Ear Onto Foot
(Futurism) – In a bizarre first, the South China Morning Post reports, doctors in China have surgically grafted a patient’s severed ear to her foot. The patient, a woman identified by their surname Sun, suffered a horrific workplace accident involving … Read More
January 2, 2026
90 Minutes to Give Baby Luna a New Heart
(NYT) – After eight years of training, Dr. Maureen McKiernan made her debut as the lead surgeon on an infant heart transplant — an operation on the edge of what’s possible. After breakfast, she took the A train to NewYork-Presbyterian … Read More
January 2, 2026
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine AI Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 3, no. 1, 2026) is available online by subscription only.
December 31, 2025
New Articles from BMC Medical Ethics Are Now Available
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include:
December 30, 2025
‘Absolutely frightening’: surge in ketamine cases hits UK urology wards
(The Guardian) – Young adults and teenagers prevalent in ‘skyrocketing’ admissions linked to class B drug, say doctors in northern England Few places have felt the effects of that increase more than urology departments. Chronic ketamine use can cause irreversible … Read More
December 30, 2025
New measles cases in South Carolina put U.S. on the verge of losing elimination status
(NBC News) – The state reported 20 more measles cases in the last four days. If the disease spreads for three more weeks, it may no longer be considered eradicated in the U.S. A sizable uptick in measles cases in … Read More
December 30, 2025
Hundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries
(New York Times) – More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said they were not aware of a doctor’s misconduct. More than 500 women sued a Virginia health system and its senior executives on … Read More
December 30, 2025
Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S.
(New York Times) – The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country with universal health care. The United States, a nation of 343 million people with a complex and overburdened health … Read More
December 30, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 22, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 29, 2025
Blood test could predict who is most at risk from common inherited heart condition
(The Guardian) – Exclusive: Scientists find a way to forecast hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which affects millions worldwide Scientists are developing a simple blood test to predict who is most at risk from the world’s most common inherited heart condition. Millions of … Read More
