February 20, 2026
(NYTs) – A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in diagnoses at later stages of the disease. A promising blood test aimed at early detection of cancer … Read More
February 20, 2026
(Daily Mail) – A family has accused Canada’s laws of ‘killing the disabled and vulnerable’ months after their son, who suffered from seasonal depression, died by assisted suicide. Kiano Vafaeian, a 26-year-old blind man with Type 1 diabetes, died in … Read More
February 20, 2026
(NJ.com via Yahoo!) – Blonski didn’t know the contraception she’d taken for two decades may be linked to her health problems. She was unaware of the connection until very recently, following publicity around a March 2024 study in The British … Read More
February 20, 2026
(The Atlantic) – The case of Eileen Mihich should disturb both advocates and opponents of medically assisted suicide. The four-star Hotel deLuxe in Portland, Oregon, features a soaring lobby with a gilded ceiling that drips with chandeliers. Eileen Mihich, a … Read More
February 20, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Today’s longevity-medicine movement is driven by the same aggressive desire for eternal youth as the mythic stories of old. But whereas in earlier times ideas about wellness could travel only as fast as the people who held … Read More
February 18, 2026
(New York Times) – Moderna held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology. The Food and Drug Administration reversed its decision on Moderna’s … Read More
February 18, 2026
(Washington Post) – Some critics and physicians said Elizabeth Bruenig’s second-person account of a mother confronting a child’s death from measles felt misleading once they learned the story was reported fiction. Bruenig’s stirring account of a mother’s experience learning her … Read More
February 18, 2026
(New York Times) – Some patients in a clinical trial of one new drug lost so much weight that they became concerned and dropped out. Recent top-line results from a recent trial on retatrutide, a compound that Eli Lilly is … Read More
February 18, 2026
(Wired) – WIRED spoke with the Zoomer founders of a platform where AI agents hire humans to do real-world tasks. Their pitch: “People would love to have a clanker as their boss.” The provocatively titled platform enables users to connect … Read More
February 17, 2026
(Wired) – EVA AI created a pop-up romantic date night at a Manhattan wine bar to help in making AI-human relationships a “new normal.” While dating apps have been yielding diminishing returns for singles for years now, more people are … Read More
February 17, 2026
(ABC13) – Aymeric and Naiah Monello-Fuentes contracted with Miracle Surrogacy only to discover the baby they’re raising isn’t who they expected. Aymeric and Naiah Monello-Fuentes spent just under $81,000 with Miracle Surrogacy, a Florida-based agency operating in Mexico, to have … Read More
February 17, 2026
(The Guardian) – Exclusive: Google fails to include safety warnings when users are first presented with AI-generated medical advice Google is putting people at risk of harm by downplaying safety warnings that its AI-generated medical advice may be wrong. When … Read More
February 17, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Patrick Darling used a music tool from ElevenLabs to perform a song with his former bandmates. Darling’s last stage performance was over two years ago. By that point, he had already lost the ability to stand … Read More
February 16, 2026
(CT) – Our culture idolizes independence and self-sufficiency to the point that people fear dependence on others more than almost anything else. The feeling of “being a burden” and a pervasive sense of loneliness are major reasons people seek euthanasia. … Read More
February 16, 2026
(New York Times) – Aging means “becoming a target” of the industry, one expert said. After decades of debate, politicians of all stripes are proposing bans. Industry and academic research have shown that ads influence prescription rates. Patients are more … Read More
February 16, 2026
(Vox) – What if you lost weight and didn’t care — about anything? GLP-1s are relatively new and the industry is rapidly expanding, so we’re still learning more about their long-term effects. Users report fatigue and nausea as being quite … Read More
February 13, 2026
(New York Times) – Health workers in developing countries know that isolating tuberculosis patients is an outdated and potentially harmful practice, but lack the resources to move away from it. The sanitarium model of TB treatment — confining people in … Read More
February 13, 2026
(AP) – Puerto Rico’s governor on Thursday signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being, a move doctors and legal experts warn will have deep ramifications for the U.S. Caribbean territory. The amendment … Read More
February 13, 2026
(Ars Technica) – The World Health Organization on Friday released a formal statement blasting a US-funded vaccine trial as “unethical,” because it would withhold an established, safe, and potentially lifesaving vaccine against hepatitis B from some newborns in Guinea-Bissau, Africa. … Read More
February 13, 2026
(Wired) – EVA AI created a pop-up romantic date night at a Manhattan wine bar to help in making AI-human relationships a “new normal.” If you’re the type of person who cares about Valentine’s Day, not having someone to spend … Read More
February 12, 2026
(Independent) – France plans to send a letter to all 29-year-olds in the country encouraging them to have babies before it is “too late”. Hundreds of thousands of young people will receive the letter, which aims to provide “targeted, balanced … Read More
February 12, 2026
(New York Times) – A study reported that the conventional method of searching follicular fluid didn’t find all the eggs. The new technology found extra eggs more than half the time. Using the conventional method, embryologists use high-powered microscopes to … Read More
February 12, 2026
(Nature) – Researchers identify genetic mutation in small group of people who developed the serious disorder after receiving the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. About one in 200,000 people developed vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT), as the syndrome … Read More
February 12, 2026
(WSJ) – ChatGPT’s 4o model was beloved by many users, but controversial for its sycophancy and real-world harms linked to some conversations Estrella is part of a vocal community of loyal 4o users who are in shock after OpenAI’s announcement … Read More
February 11, 2026
(Ars Technica) – In a news release late Tuesday, Moderna said it was blindsided by the FDA’s refusal, which the FDA cited as being due to the design of the company’s Phase 3 trial for its mRNA flu vaccine, dubbed … Read More
