Fauci’s Diaries Released; Cold Brew Recalled; Carly Simon’s Diagnosis
Diaries Release As Anthony Fauci, MD, prepares to testify before a Senate committee this week, thousands of pages of his diary entries were released by the office of Sen. Rand Paul. These entries detail critical discussions and events during the COVID pandemic’s inception, including debates about the virus’s origins and the government’s response. (Newsweek) Produce […]
FDA Panel Endorses New Flu Shot That Uses Tech Dissed by RFK Jr.
An FDA advisory panel on Thursday unanimously endorsed the use of Moderna’s trivalent flu vaccine candidate, which uses mRNA technology that’s come under fire from the nation’s top health official. In two 9-0 votes, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee said the benefits of the mRNA vaccine outweigh its risks for preventing the […]
More Americans Are Surviving Cancer. But the Mental Health Challenges Can Persist.
The cancer diagnosis came as a shock, disrupting Morgan Newman’s plans for launching her life. It was 2015, and she was working as a dental assistant in Des Moines, Iowa, while studying to become a social worker. After an abnormal result on her Pap smear, her doctor brought her back in to check the tissue […]
Mitch McConnell Hospitalized; Outbreak Deaths Reach 181; iPhones and Birth Rates
Introducción Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), a los 84 años, fue admitido en el hospitalopens in a new tab or window con una condición no divulgada. Botulismo en bebés Los CDC alertaron sobre tres bebés hospitalizados por botulismoopens in a new tab or window vinculados a la fórmula infantil retirada de Nara Organics. Brote de sarampión […]
Too Sick to Work, but Can They Prove It? New Medicaid Rule Worries Patients
On hot afternoons, DeAnna Brandon’s three dogs zag around while she splashes in a backyard kiddie pool with her grandkids. These are the moments the 48-year-old blood cancer survivor cherishes — and wonders if she’ll get to have in the years to come. Brandon, who lives in Rockwell, North Carolina, is worried that new Medicaid […]
FDA Reverses Course on Neuro Drugs; Omega-3s and Dementia; Brain Death Test Lawsuit
Análisis de Terapias y Estudios Recientes Gene therapy developer uniQure said it will submit a marketing application for accelerated approval for investigational AMT-130 for Huntington’s disease after the FDA reversed its position and agreed that a 3-year analysis of a phase I/II study showing benefit was acceptable. The FDA also will reconsider clemidsogene lanparvovec — […]
CIN2 Lesions May Not Need Immediate Treatment
Delaying treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) wasn’t linked to increased cancer risk at 3 years and may reduce unnecessary excisions compared with immediate treatment, an observational emulation target trial suggested. Among more than 12,000 women with CIN2, there were no major differences in 3-year risk for invasive cervical cancer whether the patient […]
Utah Marks a Year of Battling Measles, With No Clear End in Sight
Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks — a grim milestone that could affect whether the U.S. can keep its measles-free designation. More than 680 people have gotten sick since the state’s first outbreak began on June 20, 2025. Unlike measles outbreaks in Texas, South Carolina, and Arizona, the spread in Utah has […]
Multicomponent Test Tops PSA for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancers
A multicomponent blood-based biomarker test that combines prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with additional plasma protein biomarkers, a polygenic risk score, and clinical variables identified more clinically significant prostate cancers, while missing fewer cases, compared with standard PSA screening, according to a secondary analysis of a randomized trial. Stockholm3 Test Findings Among men who had both types […]
Vermont Bans Paraquat, a Weed Killer Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, one of the most commonly used herbicides, with lawmakers citing a possible link between the weed killer and Parkinson’s disease. The ban has been widely celebrated by advocates who hope Vermont’s move will prompt similar action in other states to prevent the neurologic disease that […]