March 10, 2025
(NBC News) – In an eight-day span in February, seven of track and field’s historic marks were broken. And it’s partly thanks to baking soda. The benefits of “bicarb” have been known for decades, said Steve Magness, a coach and … Read More
March 10, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Despite a child’s death, residents say personal choice—not public-health policy—should guide their decisions Gaines County exemplifies pockets of America where antivaccine sentiment has surged, fueled by deepening distrust in the U.S. government after the pandemic. With … Read More
March 7, 2025
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to … Read More
March 7, 2025
(Reuters via MSN) – A U.S. federal judge has refused to allow compounding pharmacies to keep making copies of Eli Lilly’s popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro in the United States. The decision was filed late on Wednesday … Read More
March 7, 2025
(Toronto Star) – Canadians need to make sure they’re vaccinated against measles, especially before travelling over March break, said Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer in a statement Thursday. “As we move through spring break travel season, I am … Read More
March 6, 2025
(New York Times) – The state’s insurance regulator has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy concerns. Florida’s insurance regulator has demanded an unusually intrusive trove of data on millions of prescription drugs filled in the state … Read More
March 6, 2025
(Axios) – The mRNA vaccines that helped to end the COVID pandemic — and stoked a considerable amount of vaccine skepticism and misinformation — are now a target of legislators in some conservative-led states. Why it matters: The efforts risk … Read More
March 5, 2025
(New York Times) – Some commercially insured patients stand to save $150 per month on Wegovy, a popular obesity medication. Patients on Medicare and Medicaid are not eligible. Novo Nordisk will cut the price of its blockbuster weight loss medication … Read More
March 5, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – A dispute over a microscopic enzyme is threatening Merck & Co. plans to sell a new version of Keytruda, the cancer drug that generates nearly half of the company’s sales. Merck has been tweaking Keytruda to … Read More
March 4, 2025
(NBC News) – Anxious parents are begging for early vaccinations while others are refusing the shot. Many holdouts are unfazed by the deadly measles outbreak in Texas. As virus cases rise and the U.S. recorded its first measles death in … Read More
March 4, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – For some people, alcohol has taken a back seat to other substances, including mushrooms, LSD and ketamine Like many others, Brenc uses the term “California sober” to describe her way of life. Alcohol is largely off the table, but … Read More
March 4, 2025
(MedPage Today) – A boxed warning for testosterone on major adverse cardiovascular events is out and a new blood pressure warning is in, the FDA announced late last week as part of a class-wide labeling update for all testosterone products. … Read More
March 4, 2025
(USA Today) – As the measles outbreak continues to spread in Texas, cases have been reported in New Jersey as well as a second case in New York City. The New York City Department of Health said that one additional … Read More
March 3, 2025
(CNN) – As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an opinion piece on Fox News on Sunday that parents should consult with health-care … Read More
March 3, 2025
(Wired) – A Texas health authority is warning against “measles parties” as the outbreak in West Texas grew to at least 146 cases, with 20 hospitalized and one unvaccinated school-age child dead. The outbreak continues to be mainly in unvaccinated … Read More
February 28, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Half of all pancreatic cancer patients live less than a year after diagnosis. But researchers say there is potential for change. Researchers estimate by 2030 that deaths will overtake those for colorectal cancer, as other cancers … Read More
February 28, 2025
(Wired) – As part of a new $1 billion plan to address bird flu in poultry and lower egg prices across the country, US secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday that the Department of Agriculture is considering vaccinating chickens … Read More
February 27, 2025
(Washington Post via MSN) – Dog owners do many things to keep their companions happy and healthy. They could soon add an antiaging pill to their pooch’s regimen of walks, vet visits and belly rubs. Loyal, a biotech start-up based … Read More
February 27, 2025
(MedPage Today) – A meeting of FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) that selects strains to include in fall influenza vaccines was abruptly canceled, surprising and angering many on the panel. Paul Offit, MD, a VRBPAC member … Read More
February 26, 2025
(The Guardian) – GenBioPro seeks to defend access to mifepristone in suit brought by attorneys general of Idaho, Missouri and Kansas The manufacturer of the generic version of a major abortion pill has asked to join a federal lawsuit over … Read More
February 26, 2025
(UPI) – Eli Lilly announced plans for four new pharmaceutical manufacturing sites to produce domestic medicine production in the United States and make the nation the world’s leader in pharmaceutical production. The pharmaceutical firm would invest $27 billion to build … Read More
February 26, 2025
(Associated Press) – A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious respiratory disease since 2015. The school-aged child had been hospitalized and … Read More
February 26, 2025
(NPR) – “I think it helped,” says her husband, Ken Bell. “But I’m not sure.” That sort of uncertainty is common when it comes to Leqembi and Kisunla, two new Alzheimer’s drugs approved since 2023. Both drugs clear the brain … Read More
February 26, 2025
(New York Times) – The Food and Drug Administration has taken a crucial step toward expanding access to the antipsychotic medication clozapine, the only drug approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, among the most devastating of mental illnesses. The agency announced on … Read More
February 26, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – Research into psilocybin led by the biotech company Compass Pathways has been slowed in part by the complexity of the trials, but the data already shows promise for the psychedelic compound within so-called magic mushrooms. Eventually, … Read More
