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Swiss drugmaker Roche said Monday it entered into an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with Nurix Therapeutics to develop a blood-cancer treatment, in a deal valued at up to $2.3 billion.
3 MIN READColumbia University researchers used a DNA-editing technique called base editing to correct disease-causing mutations in early-stage human embryos, publishing results Monday on a preprint server. The work marks a step in embryo gene…
3 MIN READThree scientific papers that questioned vaccine safety and were used by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration to justify changes to U.S. vaccine policy have been retracted, removed, or formally investigated by their publishing…
3 MIN READCanada has become the first G7 country to approve a generic version of the popular GLP-1 drug semaglutide, injectable generics are expected in Canadian pharmacies as of June at less than a third of the brand-name price, according to Health…
3 MIN READA daily experimental pill nearly doubled survival time for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer whose disease had stopped responding to prior treatment, researchers reported Sunday. The study of 500 patients found that those taking the…
4 MIN READAn experimental drug from GSK produced a functional cure — viral suppression without daily medication — in about one in five adults with chronic hepatitis B in two international trials, researchers reported Thursday. The result, published…
5 MIN READEli Lilly said its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide helped study participants lose an average of more than 70 pounds over 80 weeks, based on clinical trial results discussed publicly. NPR reported that retatrutide is a weekly…
3 MIN READA new Associated Press look at “American Objects” marks the pill’s long arc from a scientific breakthrough to a major force in American life. The story credits key researchers and advocates — including Margaret Sanger, Katharine Dexter…
3 MIN READThe Endocrine Society on Tuesday published a new name for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in The Lancet, renaming the condition polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) after 14 years of collaboration between experts and patients.…
3 MIN READNew guidance from the Endocrine Society and an article in The Lancet say the hormonal condition long known as polycystic ovary syndrome should now be called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS. Researchers and clinicians said…
3 MIN READA single dose of genetically modified immune cells suppressed HIV to undetectable levels in two patients for nearly two years after they stopped their daily medication, researchers reported Tuesday, offering an early but provocative signal…
3 MIN READScientists reported at an American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy meeting that a single dose of CAR-T cells suppressed HIV in two people without restarting their usual medications. The approach, led by researchers at the University of…
3 MIN READScientists and cardiologists are testing so-called “digital twins” that replicate patients’ diseased hearts, aiming to improve treatment for ventricular tachycardia, a hard-to-treat arrhythmia tied to sudden cardiac arrest. A small first…
3 MIN READWorldwide, religion is not uniformly peaceful, and mental health experts say faith can both protect and harm well-being. In recent commentary and research, some U.S. organizations cite evidence that religious involvement is associated with…
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Millions of Americans taking newer obesity medications are finding that the drugs are changing not only their weight, but also how they experience food during holidays, the Associated Press reported. Patients and doctors said weekly…
3 MIN READWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, in a move…
3 MIN READU.S. health officials stopped the publication of a study on whether COVID-19 vaccines were keeping adults from becoming sick enough to need hospital care, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesman confirmed. The paper, which…
3 MIN READThe Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it will convene an outside advisory panel in July to consider whether seven unapproved peptide injections should be cleared for production by compounding pharmacies, and said it will…
5 MIN READPARIS — A French raffle offering a Picasso portrait for €100 is scheduled for Tuesday at Christie’s in Paris, with proceeds earmarked for Alzheimer’s research. Organizers say tickets are capped at 120,000, with proceeds projected to reach…
3 MIN READThe Stanley Family Foundation said it has pledged another $280 million to the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute, bringing the family’s total giving to more than $1 billion. The gift, announced in the wake of…
3 MIN READOpenAI Foundation, the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, pledged to award $1 billion in grants over the next year. The fund said the money will support life-sciences and health research and aim to mitigate impacts of AI on jobs, the economy…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned ImmunityBio that marketing materials and podcast remarks by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong for its bladder cancer drug Anktiva violated federal rules on drug promotion, according to an…
3 MIN READOpenAI Foundation, the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, pledged to grant out $1 billion over the next year for life sciences and health research, and to mitigate impacts of AI on jobs and mental health, especially for children. OpenAI board…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight-loss injection: a 7.2-milligram shot taken once weekly. The FDA said the decision used its ultra-fast drug review program…
3 MIN READMath and dessert fans marked Pi Day on March 14, celebrating pi — the mathematical constant used in everything from spacecraft calculations to medical research. The holiday, created in 1988, includes celebrations at San Francisco’s…
3 MIN READExperts say people looking to protect their brain health should think beyond “brain training” and focus on cognitively enriching activities that engage multiple skills over time. A study described by neuropsychologist Andrea Zammit, of…
3 MIN READA long‑term study of nearly 2,000 older adults found that people who pursued intellectually stimulating activities throughout life developed Alzheimer’s disease up to five years later than peers with fewer such habits. Researchers say the…
3 MIN READChallenging your brain through varied activities like reading, puzzles, and learning new skills may help delay cognitive decline and lower dementia risk, according to research and health experts. The findings, based on long-term studies,…
3 MIN READEvery year on March 14, math fans mark the date with a celebration for pi, the constant that begins 3.14159 and describes the relationship between a circle’s circumference and its diameter. The Associated Press traced how the…
3 MIN READThe Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator is seeking to hire a friend who is pushing for a new boxed warning on antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, The Associated Press reported. The agency is legally required to…
3 MIN READA study published in The Lancet links a White House briefing by President Donald Trump promoting unproven autism-related messaging to a change in how some pregnant patients sought Tylenol and how leucovorin was prescribed for children.…
3 MIN READDiabetes medications including Ozempic and Mounjaro were associated with meaningfully lower risks of developing substance use disorders — and of dying from them — in a large analysis of Veterans Affairs health records published Wednesday…
5 MIN READMost organ donations in the United States used to come from people declared brain-dead. Now, research says organ donations after a heart stops—known as donation after circulatory death, or DCD—have risen sharply and account for 49% of…
3 MIN READNovartis has settled a lawsuit brought by the estate of Henrietta Lacks over allegations that the company unjustly profited from HeLa cells taken from her tumor in 1951 without her knowledge. The settlement, finalized this month in federal…
3 MIN READFederal health officials laid out a proposal Monday to create a new regulatory pathway for customized treatments for patients with rare, hard-to-treat diseases, including certain gene-editing therapies. The FDA said it would take public…
3 MIN READTED's Audacious Project announced Tuesday that 35 major donor families committed $1.03 billion to fund more than a dozen nonprofits working on homelessness, disease research, global health, and other challenges. The commitment was made in…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its long-standing requirement that new drugs and other novel health products prove their benefits with two rigorous studies, opting instead for a “default position” of one study going…
3 MIN READModerna said the Food and Drug Administration will reconsider its application for a new mRNA flu vaccine after a public dispute between the two agencies. The FDA’s decision, expected by Aug. 5, follows a “refusal to file” letter that…
3 MIN READA randomized international trial found that a structured exercise program after chemotherapy reduced cancer recurrence and lowered deaths among people with treatable colon cancer. The results were presented at the American Society of…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a first-of-its-kind blood test for colon cancer screening, opening a noninvasive option for adults 45 and older at average risk. Guardant said the test, called Shield, can be ordered…
3 MIN READModerna said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider its application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology. The company said FDA sent it a “refusal-to-file” letter after objecting to how Moderna conducted a…
3 MIN READIn many states where recreational or medical marijuana is legal, addiction clinicians warn that some people can develop cannabis use disorder. The condition can affect daily life, health and relationships, and is diagnosed using criteria…
3 MIN READResearchers reported Wednesday that Merck’s experimental cholesterol-lowering pill, enlicitide, sharply reduced LDL cholesterol in high-risk patients who remained above goal despite statin therapy. The pill lowered LDL by as much as 60%…
3 MIN READDoctors increasingly recommend breast self-awareness — a flexible approach to noticing normal changes and new symptoms — as a complement to routine screening, not a substitute for mammograms.
3 MIN READDr. William Foege, a leader in the global effort to eradicate smallpox, died Saturday in Atlanta at age 89, the Task Force for Global Health said. He led the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the late 1970s and early 1980s…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration said it will no longer allow human fetal tissue derived from abortions to be used in research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The policy announced Thursday expands restrictions that were imposed during…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration announced Thursday that the National Institutes of Health will no longer fund research using human fetal tissue derived from abortions. The policy, long sought by anti-abortion groups, expands restrictions the…
3 MIN READThe Food and Drug Administration is moving toward approving Philip Morris International's request to market Zyn nicotine pouches as a less-harmful alternative to cigarettes, according to government documents reviewed at a public FDA…
5 MIN READGuinea-Bissau is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns, pending an ethical review, Health Minister Quinhi Nantot announced Thursday. The decision comes amid concerns that the research was designed…
3 MIN READFour astronauts returned to Earth this week from the International Space Station after a medical emergency cut short their mission in what NASA described as its first medical evacuation in 65 years of human spaceflight. At a press…
4 MIN READGuinea-Bissau is suspending a hepatitis B vaccine study involving newborns while it awaits an ethics review, Health Minister Quinhi Nantot said Thursday. The study, a randomized controlled trial, is designed to compare vaccinating some…
3 MIN READCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2026) — The four astronauts who were evacuated last week from the International Space Station said a portable ultrasound machine was critical during a medical crisis onboard. During their first public…
3 MIN READA review of 43 studies published Friday in *The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health* found that taking acetaminophen — sold in the United States as Tylenol — during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, ADHD or…
4 MIN READThe Associated Press reported that the FDA’s “National Priority Voucher” program to speed drug reviews is drawing legal questions and alarm among some agency staffers, who say decisions are being moved away from career scientists and…
3 MIN READA new review of studies published in The Lancet suggests taking Tylenol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy is not linked to autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities. The findings add to a growing body of research that contradicts claims…
3 MIN READUltraprocessed foods account for about 60% of the U.S. diet and an even larger share of what kids and teens eat, according to researchers and nutrition experts. As more studies link higher consumption of these foods with health problems,…
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