July 18, 2025
(STAT News) – The Office for Human Research Protections’ work is critical — and now has less support than ever Deciding whether to participate in a clinical research study can be difficult, especially for people who are newly diagnosed with … Read More
July 18, 2025
(Aeon) – Saying the word ‘cancer’ changes a person’s life and can lead to overtreatment and fear. Is the word too hot to use at all? Cancer was no longer a shameful obscenity but a rallying cry. Shattering the silence … Read More
July 17, 2025
(AP) – Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United … Read More
July 17, 2025
(New York Times) – Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major surgeries and injuries have become a highly lucrative slice of the health care business. But federal data and inspection reports show that some run by the dominant company, … Read More
July 17, 2025
(The Verge) – A California federal judge ruled Thursday that three authors suing Anthropic over copyright infringement can bring a class action lawsuit representing all U.S. writers whose work was allegedly downloaded from libraries of pirated works. The filing alleges … Read More
July 16, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – New study is among first to examine cancer risk among people exposed to lower levels of environmental radiation People who spent their childhood in the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s living near Coldwater Creek, a tributary of … Read More
July 15, 2025
(The Guardian) – Polyamorous but married to a monogamous wife, Travis soon found himself falling in love. Before long, with the approval of his human wife, he married Lily Rose in a digital ceremony. This unlikely relationship forms the basis … Read More
July 15, 2025
(Axios) – Use of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss rose sharply in kids and adolescents after the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2023 recommended offering medications along with lifestyle adjustments such as healthier eating and exercise. Why it matters: The … Read More
July 11, 2025
(New York Times) – The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday published a database containing more than 200 letters to pharmaceutical companies detailing why the agency initially refused to approve their products, shedding light on an obscure and contentious aspect … Read More
July 11, 2025
(ProPublica) – After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detailed accounting of their expenses. In its 20 years … Read More
July 10, 2025
(New York Times) – After hearing the first season of “The Retrievals,” a podcast that explored how women’s pain is often minimized and dismissed, hundreds of listeners wrote to the host, Susan Burton, to share their own stories of inadequately … Read More
July 10, 2025
(Wired) – Patients and doctors are turning to AI for diagnoses and treatment recommendations, often with stellar results, but problems arise when experts and algorithms disagree. Consumer-friendly AI tools are changing how people seek medical advice, both on symptoms and … Read More
July 10, 2025
(Rolling Stone) – ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot that was released in 2022, has seemingly seeped into every area of human life. While some people utilize the service for simple tasks such as drafting grocery lists or brainstorming ideas for … Read More
July 9, 2025
(ICIJ) – A surge in private equity funding for hospitals left a trail of crushing debts, patient detentions and broken promises. In over 70 interviews, former and current doctors, nurses and executives from [International Finance Corp]-backed facilities in Kenya and … Read More
July 9, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – The Justice Department’s criminal healthcare-fraud unit is investigating UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare billing practices, including how the giant company deployed doctors and nurses to gather diagnoses that bolstered its payments, people familiar with the matter said. The … Read More
July 8, 2025
(NBC News) – There’s been little evidence on how well CBD works or guidance on how to safely use capsules, edibles or oils that contain cannabidiol. Over the course of four weeks, 201 volunteers received either 5 mg per kilogram … Read More
July 7, 2025
(Axios) – It’s not food, it’s not chewing tobacco and it’s not gum — though it might look like it when you see it — but it is becoming America’s new addictive obsession. Why it matters: Sales of Zyn nicotine … Read More
July 7, 2025
(Wired) – As psychedelic companies and therapy apps experiment with AI, people are already taking huge doses of drugs and using chatbots to process their trips. He recently asked the app’s “chat with your mind” function how he had become … Read More
July 7, 2025
(Nieman Lab) – Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values, and emotional states. It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources with conspiracy blogs — interspersed with … Read More
July 3, 2025
(Axios) – Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. envisions Americans becoming healthier by using wearable health devices that track heart rates, blood sugar and other vitals — offering real-time feedback on how food affects their bodies. Why it matters: It’s … Read More
July 2, 2025
(New York Times) – The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official rejected broad uses of two Covid vaccines, citing unknown risks or injuries despite assurances of safety from dozens of staff experts, newly released documents show. The decisions by … Read More
July 2, 2025
(MedPage Today) – A new warning will be added to the label of certain attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications over the risk of “significant” weight-loss in young children, the FDA said. Labels of all extended-release stimulants indicated for ADHD — … Read More
July 2, 2025
(Axios) – Moderna is preparing to test Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tougher vaccine policies with a combination flu-COVID shot. The question is whether it gets approved for both viruses. Why it matters: The company this week reported positive … Read More
July 1, 2025
(KFF Health News via MSN) – In the early days of the West Texas measles outbreak, Thang Nguyen eyed the rising number of cases and worried. His 4-year-old son was at risk because he had received only the first of … Read More
June 30, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Among members of the Richardson family who carry a mutation in the PSEN1 gene, the average age when symptoms start is 39 Hannah’s family has a history of a rare genetic mutation that, when inherited, virtually … Read More
