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Federal Judge Upholds No Surprises Act Arbitration Decision Against Health Insurer
A federal judge dismissed a health insurer's lawsuit challenging arbitration decisions made under the No Surprises Act's independent dispute resolution process. The ruling reinforces the longstanding legal principle that...
Trump Nominates Erica Schwartz as CDC Director
President Trump nominated Erica Schwartz on Thursday to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz previously served as deputy surgeon general during the first Trump administration and has an extensive...
Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough and Off-the-Shelf CAR-T Therapy Show Promise
New research highlights advances in cancer treatment, including a pancreatic cancer breakthrough and promising results for Allogene Therapeutics' off-the-shelf CAR-T therapy targeting B-cell lymphoma. Allogene's Chief Me...
RFK Jr. Defends HHS Priorities on Affordability and Fraud at Capitol Hill Hearing
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, focusing on combating health care fraud and improving affordability. Kennedy largely avoided questions on vaccine po...
GLP-1 Drug Pioneers Propose Dropping GLP-1 as Obesity Target
Researchers behind the development of GLP-1 obesity drugs like Eli Lilly's Zepbound are advancing a new hypothesis: that targeting the GLP-1 hormone may not be necessary for effective weight loss. A team led by Richard D...
Cochrane Review Reignites Debate Over Amyloid-Targeting Alzheimer's Drugs
A sweeping Cochrane review is fueling renewed controversy over the efficacy of amyloid-targeting drugs for Alzheimer's disease. Separately, the FDA is revisiting its stance on compounded peptides and plans to convene adv...
UK Covid Vaccine Rollout Saved Hundreds of Thousands of Lives, Inquiry Finds
A UK inquiry report has praised the rollout of Covid vaccines as an extraordinary feat, crediting them with saving hundreds of thousands of lives. The report also acknowledged that a small minority of people were harmed ...
RFK Jr. Begins Congressional Testimony Marathon on Health Policy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun a series of congressional testimonies, according to STAT News, as part of ongoing scrutiny of his health and medicine policy positions in Washington....
South African Inventor Bohlale Mphahlele on Her Alerting Earpiece for Women's Safety
Bohlale Mphahlele, now 22, spoke to France 24 about her invention of the Alerting Earpiece, a device designed to protect women against sexual predators that she created at age 16. She discussed her ongoing commitment to ...
Voice-first chatbots will exacerbate AI’s mental health threat
A STAT+ opinion piece warns that voice-based conversational AI could worsen the impact of artificial intelligence on mental health, citing a recent case in which a father sued Google after his son died by suicide followi...
The medical AI revolution requires rethinking health care’s architecture
A STAT+ opinion piece argues that the rise of medical artificial intelligence demands a fundamental rethink of healthcare's underlying infrastructure, particularly in the way patients share their experiences with doctors...
Breakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
A major review has found that expensive Alzheimer's medicines provide too little benefit to be noticed, sparking a backlash from the pharmaceutical industry....
I feared my son had a brain tumour but he'd been poisoned with vitamin D
A father has spoken out about the ordeal of discovering that his son was accidentally poisoned with vitamin D, which was prescribed for growing pains....
Wellbeing garden opens to combat isolation
An outdoor wellbeing garden is set to open in Yarm, aimed at combating social isolation and promoting mental health....
Narges Mohammadi's Health Deteriorates, Supporters Say
Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is in critical condition after suffering a heart attack. Her supporters reported a sharp deterioration in her physical state during their second prison visit....
Narges Mohammadi's Health Deteriorates in Iranian Prison
Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is in critical condition after suffering a heart attack. Her supporters report a sharp deterioration in her physical state....
Arab Barghouti Challenged Human Rights Groups Over Palestinian Prisoners
Marwan Barghouti's son is calling on human rights groups to do more to stop Israel's abuse of Palestinian prisoners. His comments come as concern grows over the treatment of prisoners....
Kenyan School Empowers Teenage Mothers through Education
Greenland Girls School in Kenya provides education to teenage mothers, offering a second chance at learning free from stigma. The school is one-of-a-kind in the country....
Starmer says he's 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war
Labour leader Starmer refused to back down to US President Trump's warning that the UK-US trade deal could be changed if the UK does not follow US policy on Iran....
Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support
Leading conservative Catholics back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump. BBC spoke to them about their views. The rift has been affecting Trump's popularity....