April 30, 2025
(Discover) – An earlier survey of 10,836 ayahuasca ceremony participants found that over half reported adverse mental states after ayahuasca use. Many experienced visual distortions, hallucinations, “feeling down, depressed, or hopeless,” “feeling disconnected or alone,” and “feeling energetically attacked,” according to … Read More
April 30, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – The pharmaceutical industry translated a wonky policy topic into a talking point repeated by a range of groups Drugmakers spent a record $31 million to lobby in Washington last year, and about $13 million in the … Read More
April 29, 2025
(New York Post via MSN) – Nearly 11% of women who have taken a chemical abortion pill in recent years have experienced a serious adverse health event — such as infection, hemorrhage or sepsis — according to a report from … Read More
April 28, 2025
(New York Times) – For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results. In 49 of the patients, who had rectal cancer, the tumors … Read More
April 25, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Federal regulators are asking Novavax to complete an additional randomized clinical trial on its Covid-19 vaccine after previously delaying approval, people familiar with the matter said, a request that could be so prohibitively expensive the company … Read More
April 25, 2025
(The Atlantic) – I’ve spent recent weeks speaking with scientists and executives at universities, major companies, and research institutions—including Pfizer, Moderna, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center—in an attempt to understand what the technology can (and cannot) do to … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Associated Press) – America’s two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep in as little as a few hours. Amazon and Walmart are undergoing national expansions in same-day prescription deliveries. They’re joining a trend that has gained momentum … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Axios) – Food and Drug Administration databases that physicians and public health experts rely on for key drug safety and manufacturing information have been neglected due to DOGE-directed layoffs, leaving health professionals flying blind on basic questions about certain drugs … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Slate) – The drug could keep your pet around for longer—but some vets and ethicists worry that we might be barking up the wrong tree. Jessica Pierce, a bioethicist who focuses on the ethical implications of biomedical sciences in human-animal … Read More
April 23, 2025
(ProPublica) – China’s vast security apparatus shrouds itself in shadows, but the outside world has caught periodic glimpses of it behind the faded gray walls of Shijiazhuang prison in the northern province of Hebei. Chinese media reports have shown inmates … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wired) – Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly alleges the companies are selling illegal off-brand versions of its best-selling diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound. On Wednesday, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly sued four prominent telehealth companies that offer more affordable, off-brand … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Hims, Keeps and other companies advertise topical finasteride with limited disclosures of side effects The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday posted a warning about generic forms of a popular hair-loss medication often sold by major … Read More
April 23, 2025
(NBC News) – Antibiotic use in children may contribute to bacteria in the gut that produce the chemical. A gut toxin that’s been linked to colorectal cancers for more than two decades may be contributing to the sharp rise of … Read More
April 23, 2025
(ABC News) – Novavax’s closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is on track for full approval after additional discussions with the Food and Drug Administration, the company said Wednesday. The news sent company shares soaring more than 21% in morning trading and … Read More
April 23, 2025
(The Atlantic) – As of 2021, about one in five patients struggling with opioid-use disorder is taking this or other medications for treating addiction. One of the most effective tools for defusing a crisis that in recent years has killed … Read More
April 22, 2025
(New York Times) – Neuroscientists have learned that estrogen is vital to healthy brain development but that it also contributes to conditions including multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s. Changes in estrogen levels — either from the menstrual cycle or external sources … Read More
April 21, 2025
(Axios) – At least half a dozen states are weighing new restrictions aimed at limiting pharmacy benefit managers’ ability to influence drug prices, including prohibitions on steering business to affiliated pharmacies. Why it matters: With Congress gridlocked on PBM legislation, … Read More
April 17, 2025
(Wired) – Amid an ongoing measles outbreak, the US is also facing a surge in pertussis, or whooping cough. As vaccine rates drop, other diseases could be next. As the United States grapples with rising measles cases and outbreaks in … Read More
April 17, 2025
(New York Times) – Eli Lilly said clinical results of its GLP-1 in pill form showed safety and efficacy data similar to blockbuster injectable drugs. The drug, orforglipron, is a GLP-1, a class of drugs that have become blockbusters because … Read More
April 17, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Agency is missing deadlines and not responding to biotech companies, forcing some to push back clinical trials Significant delays in the FDA’s core functions—such as approving amendments to clinical trials and guiding companies through processes for … Read More
April 17, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 12, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 16, 2025
(New York Times) – U.S. regulators are trying to shut down the industry for compounded weight-loss drugs, which could result in higher costs or suspend treatment for patients. The Food and Drug Administration has ordered producers and sellers of the … Read More
April 16, 2025
(The Atlantic) – The kids and their caretaker got off on their floor, leaving me to ponder the cootie phenomenon for the first time in many decades. Beyond being amused, I was struck by the morbid salience of a children’s … Read More
April 16, 2025
(Vox) – Omalizumab, sold as Xolair, is an asthma medication that was approved more than 20 years ago, but it has proven successful in treating seasonal allergies in recent preliminary trials. So successful, in fact, that now some doctors in … Read More
April 16, 2025
(CBS News) – A majority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work group on COVID-19 vaccines now supports ending the agency’s pandemic-era recommendation for virtually all Americans to get vaccinated against the virus each year, officials said Tuesday. … Read More
