September 8, 2026
(NYT) – Doctors were hopeful the drug, which was being tested in a large clinical trial by Novartis, was going to be a powerful new tool to fight heart disease. Novartis announced on Friday that its experimental drug, pelacarsen, widely … Read More
September 7, 2026
(Gizmodo) – An AI-generated drug showed early signs of potentially slowing aging, according to a new study out today in Nature Biotechnology, possibly taking the first small step towards using AI to cure all the diseases tech companies companies keep … Read More
September 3, 2026
(Daily Nation) – For years, in various counties, small, low-profile HIV clinics operated almost like a separate world within Kenya’s health system, funded not by the National Treasury but by the United States government, and built, deliberately, to keep a … Read More
September 2, 2026
(Nature) – China is making waves in global health care. The country’s biotechnology companies are producing medicines at a speed and cost that has drawn interest from the world’s largest pharmaceutical groups. They manufacture drugs and medical equipment used across … Read More
September 2, 2026
(Wired) – How an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy. One might be forgiven for wondering what isn’t a symptom of perimenopause. No lab test can reveal … Read More
September 1, 2026
(Wired) – Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more attuned to the world around us. Under the influence of psychedelics, the usual organization of … Read More
August 31, 2026
(NYT) – Rasonque, the new pancreatic cancer treatment from Revolution Medicines, illustrates the huge inflation in cancer drug prices over the past two decades. Revolution Medicines set a sticker price of about $480,000 a year, or $663 a tablet, for … Read More
August 28, 2026
(New Scientist) – A number of drugs designed to prevent muscle loss and boost muscle growth are being tested in clinical trials. Columnist Michael Le Page looks at whether building and maintaining muscles is about to get a whole lot … Read More
August 27, 2026
(AP) – The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of cancer. FDA officials gave expedited approval to the … Read More
August 25, 2026
(NYT) – Five decades after the “war on drugs” sought to make substance abuse unaffordable, illicit drugs are cheaper and more powerful than ever. A visit to Baltimore shows why. Because lab-made drugs are so easily mixed and altered, their … Read More
August 25, 2026
(WSJ) – Cannabis critics feel trapped in a haze of frustration. It’s leading to legal threats, cop calls and arguments straight out of high school. Seniors are among the fastest-growing demographics for marijuana use in the U.S., taking the drug … Read More
August 24, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Patents can only name humans as inventors. For now. Insilico leads a pack of companies using AI to rapidly come up with drug ideas humans might never think of, potentially speeding the race to new cures. … Read More
August 21, 2026
(BBC) – Some of the most prescribed medications, including those used to treat depression, ADHD and high blood pressure, can increase the risk of dehydration and other heat-related conditions. Many types of drugs used to treat mental health conditions, including … Read More
August 19, 2026
(WSJ) – Moderna got a shot in the arm Wednesday after reporting that its personalized melanoma vaccine succeeded, in a large late-stage trial, at preventing cancer from coming back in high-risk patients. Investors cheered, as the company’s stock soared 177%. … Read More
August 19, 2026
(WSJ) – Results from a Merck-Moderna partnership validate years of research into a new approach to cancer treatment An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients, Moderna and … Read More
August 17, 2026
(WYSO) – Tadalafil – better known by its brand name Cialis – is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for erectile dysfunction. But in some biohacking and wellness circles, it’s increasingly being repurposed for an entirely different reason. Online … Read More
August 14, 2026
(USA Today) – Fat transfers have long been a staple of plastic surgery, used in facial rejuvenations, breast augmentations and Brazilian butt lifts, or BBLs. Usually, they involve moving fat from one part of a patient’s body to another. However, … Read More
August 11, 2026
(WSJ) – It is unusual, if not unprecedented, for detailed vaccine policy to emerge from the White House President Trump signed a new executive order Monday calling for most children to receive fewer vaccines and made some of his most … Read More
August 11, 2026
(NYT) – The drug targeted inflammation, and its shocking failure has experts questioning whether inflammation really does cause heart disease. Novo Nordisk stunned the cardiology world last week when it announced that a large study it was running on an … Read More
August 5, 2026
(TIME) – If there’s no carboplatin or cisplatin to be had, patients might be given another, less-optimal chemotherapy. Or doctors might try spacing the doses out more than they usually would, trying to stretch the supply. Some fear that these … Read More
August 4, 2026
(The Guardian) – Will collagen make you look younger? Could magnesium help you sleep better? Or are the benefits overstated? A dietitian reveals which are worth taking Multivitamins are one of the most commonly used supplements worldwide – but for … Read More
August 4, 2026
(Axios) – Big drug companies have been buying scrappy biotechs to expand their pipelines, but the potential megamerger between AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb could flip that script. Why it matters: Combining two drug giants with overlapping portfolios could put … Read More
July 29, 2026
(WSJ) – Dermatologists say clients are increasingly asking for treatments that help preserve fine lines and facial expression After years battling her forehead wrinkles with Botox injections, Stephanie Abend realized something surprising: She wanted some of them back. She felt … Read More
July 28, 2026
(WSJ) – President is focused on shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to issue ahead of midterms At a May lunch at the president’s golf course in northern Virginia, President Trump … Read More
July 27, 2026
(Wired) – Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease. This isn’t just a … Read More
