Can medical AI lie? Large study maps how LLMs handle health misinformation / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Medical artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as a way to make patient care safer by helping clinicians manage information. A new study by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators confronts a critical vulnerability: when a m…
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Lilly appeals retatrutide classification ruling in case that could impact compounders / Endpoints
Alexis Kramer / endpoints - Eli Lilly is challenging a decision over how the FDA classified its experimental, next-gen obesity shot, in a case that could affect the ability of compounders to rival it. On Thursday, Lilly filed a notice ...
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19191 / 15 stories in 24 days
Extracorporeal liver cross-circulation using transgenic xenogeneic pig livers with brain-dead human decedents / Nature
Abraham Shaked / nature - Nature Medicine, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-025-04196-3In a study of four brain-dead human decedents, extracorporeal liver cross-circulation using genetically modified pig livers provides essential hepatic functions, supporting…
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19188 / 4 stories in 25 days
New FDA-Approved Device Uses Electric Fields to Treat Pancreatic Cancer / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn more about the newly approved wearable treatment that disrupts pancreatic cancer tumor growth while letting patients continue daily life at home.
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19187 / 12 stories in 25 days
FDA clears 1st blood test for Alzheimer’s in primary care / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - The first FDA-cleared blood test to assess Alzheimer’s disease in primary care is now available for patients age 55 and older with symptoms of cognitive decline. The test aims to help clinicians rule out Alzheimer’s by identifying individuals unlikely to …
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 4:21 am / permalink 19180 / 18 stories in 25 days
FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snack foods / ABC News
go - Federal health officials will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products
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BridgeBio Stands Tall as Phase 3 Data Put Dwarfism Drug on Track for FDA Filing / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Infigratinib achieved statistically significant improvement in growth rate and body composition in a Phase 3 clinical trial that tested the BridgeBio Pharma drug in achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. Regulatory submissions are planned for l…
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 19171 / 2 stories in 25 days