January 22, 2026
(Wired) – Explosive acceleration, limited dexterity, eyes in the back of its head. What could possibly go wrong? Perhaps no humanoid maker has a bigger lead than a Hangzhou-based company called Unitree. While Elon Musk’s Optimus staggers through its demos, … Read More
January 22, 2026
(Axios) – This chart shows what it looks like to hit a 30-year high in measles cases — and why the U.S. is on track to lose its measles “elimination status.” Why it matters: We’ve all heard that cases are … Read More
January 21, 2026
(ProPublica) – Each year, hundreds of thousands of women enter pregnancy with chronic conditions that put them at an elevated risk of long-term complications and, in some cases, death.For those who live in states that have banned abortion, their options … Read More
January 21, 2026
(Gizmodo) – There have been many high-profile stories in which chatbots have effectively encouraged and enabled people experiencing mental health crises to kill themselves, which has resulted in several wrongful death lawsuits against the companies responsible for the AI models … Read More
January 21, 2026
(Quartz) – OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to become America’s health advisor, and not everyone’s buying into it OpenAI says more than 230 million people already ask ChatGPT health questions every week. The new product adds guardrails — conversations won’t … Read More
January 20, 2026
(New York Times) – Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether to recognize postpartum psychosis as a distinct disorder. The stakes in the postpartum decision are especially … Read More
January 20, 2026
(Straight Arrow News) – After the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ended the constitutional right to abortion, national abortion numbers were expected to plunge. Instead, they rose. At the center of this counterintuitive trend … Read More
January 20, 2026
(NPR) – In May, Cole completed a several-months-long gene therapy treatment that helps reprogram the body’s stem cells to produce healthy red blood cells. She was one of the first Medicaid enrollees nationally to benefit from a new payment model … Read More
January 19, 2026
(NPR) – About a quarter of the Israeli soldiers killed in the war in Gaza had their sperm retrieved after death. Hundreds of young Israeli soldiers were killed in the Gaza war these last few years. Their families were asked … Read More
January 19, 2026
(New York Times) – The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. A scientific review of 43 studies on acetaminophen use during pregnancy concluded that … Read More
January 16, 2026
(The Times) – Bowling Green, Kentucky, has one of the highest rates of weight loss drug use in America. Locals believe the nation will follow Vest is one of thousands of residents of Bowling Green, Kentucky — about 4 per … Read More
January 16, 2026
(NPR) – The cancer screening, education and treatment were led by a hospice — an institution traditionally limited to easing the pain of the dying. The team at Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja in Uganda had long wanted to do … Read More
January 16, 2026
(The Guardian) – What surprised me was how in love Lamar appeared to be, despite his awareness of Julia’s limitations. “AI doesn’t have the element of empathy,” he acknowledged. “It kind of just tells you what you want to hear, … Read More
January 15, 2026
(New York Times) – Infant heart transplants are extraordinarily rare. A Times health journalist donned scrubs and witnessed how the surgery unfolded. A week earlier, I’d spoken with Dr. Emile Bacha, now NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s surgeon in chief, and gotten his … Read More
January 15, 2026
(MedPage Today) – An official from the Africa CDC said if it moves forward, it must meet ethical criteria A controversial study on hepatitis B vaccination in Guinea-Bissau that was funded in part by the U.S. CDC has been halted. … Read More
January 15, 2026
(AP) – U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that overdose deaths have been falling for more than two years … Read More
January 15, 2026
(Axios) – Prosecutors in states with abortion bans are increasingly charging mostly low-income women with pregnancy-related crimes, in a test of whether fetuses and embryos have the same rights as children. Why it matters: The cases further complicate the post-Roe … Read More
January 14, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – Therapies that target genetic illnesses at their root are no longer on the horizon. They are here. More are coming. But even as a growing suite of gene therapy tools are changing individual patients’ lives, … Read More
January 14, 2026
(AP via MSN) – A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including money for rural health care and the early identification of disabilities in young children. … Read More
January 14, 2026
(WSJ via MSN) – UnitedHealth Group deployed aggressive tactics to collect payment-boosting diagnoses for its Medicare Advantage members, a Senate committee investigating the company’s practices said. In Medicare Advantage, the federal government pays insurers a lump sum to oversee medical … Read More
January 14, 2026
(New York Times) – The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the C.D.C.’s revised vaccine schedule is not based on scientific evidence and will harm the public. Six leading medical organizations plan to ask the courts to throw … Read More
January 13, 2026
(The New Yorker) – It’s as if the show’s creators absorbed every important conversation in health care today—and somehow transfigured it into good television. The scene is “The Pitt” in a nutshell. We see the everyday heroism of health-care workers, … Read More
January 13, 2026
(ProPublica) – A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as being in-network. Shimrony and Calderón are … Read More
January 13, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Genetic testing on embryos is more sophisticated and accessible than ever—and it’s now being sold as a way to let parents pick their future baby’s best traits. Many Americans agree that it’s acceptable to screen embryos … Read More
January 13, 2026
(The Guardian) – Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests What Google’s AI Overviews said was normal may vary drastically from what was actually considered normal, experts said. The summaries could … Read More
