Friday, January 16, 2026




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No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds / NYT

Azeen Ghorayshi / nytimes - The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #autism #infanthealth


Friday, January 16, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 18099 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Why hospitals are betting on ChatGPT for Healthcare / Beckers

Naomi Diaz / beckershospitalreview - OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Healthcare on Jan. 8, marking a significant step into the healthcare industry as some of the nation’s largest health systems begin piloting and committing to the platform. ChatGPT for Healthcare is OpenAI’s enterprise platform …

#healthcare


Friday, January 16, 2026, 3:22 pm / permalink 18076 / 50 stories in 7 wks


Life-extending prostate cancer drug to be offered to thousands in England / BBC

bbc - Abiraterone will be available in a matter of weeks and will be offered to 7,000 men a year.

#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #governmentpolicy


Friday, January 16, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 18069 / 9 stories in 7 wks


FDA rejects cancer therapy for rare post-transplant disease / Beckers

Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Atara Biotherapeutics received a second complete response letter from the FDA for its biologics license application for Ebvallo (tabelecleucel). The letter, received Jan. 9, said the FDA no longer considers the single-arm ALLELE trial adequate to support …

#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #governmentpolicy #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda


Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:55 am / permalink 18057 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children's health programs as lawsuit continues / ABC News

go - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #infanthealth


Friday, January 16, 2026, 8:23 am / permalink 18020 / 3 stories in 7 wks


US reports 168 new measles cases with outbreak in South Carolina / Medical Express

medicalxpress - The U.S. measles outbreak that drove cases to a 34-year high in 2025 shows no signs of slowing, as 168 more people have become infected since the start of the new year.

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #cdc #vaccinesafety #infanthealth


Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:22 am / permalink 18000 / 9 stories in 7 wks


CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms / Medical Express

medicalxpress - Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors, researchers said in two studies published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #cdc


Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:22 am / permalink 17999 / 2 stories in 7 wks


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