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