Public Health Department confirms first 2026 measles case in Los Angeles County / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The Department of Public Health has confirmed the first measles case this year in Los Angeles County. Officials say the person who tested positive for measles had recently traveled outside the country. The department is now working to identify people who …
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World Cancer Day: A Global Call to Awareness and Action 2026, Part 2 / OncoDaily
oncodaily - World Cancer Day is observed annually on February 4 and was established in 2000 at the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium in Paris. The initiative was led […]
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 18896 / 162 stories in 4 wks
HHS launches $100M homelessness, addiction treatment initiative / Beckers
Ella Ruder / beckershospitalreview - HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a $100 million federal initiative to address homelessness, opioid addiction and public safety following President Donald Trump’s executive order creating the Great American Recovery Initiative. The Safety Throu…
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 18894 / 4 stories in 4 wks
MultiCare agrees to $3.7M settlement over allegations it knowingly allowed unnecessary surgeries / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - The DOJ said MultiCare had allowed a former physician to perform spinal surgery procedures at its facilities between 2019 and 2021 despite warnings from two employees and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18885 / 2 stories in 4 wks
HHS to drop 340B rebate pilot after court rulings / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - HHS will drop its 340B rebate model pilot program following two federal court rulings that blocked its implementation. The program, announced in August 2025, was challenged by the American Hospital Association, the Maine Hospital Association and four safe…
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18879 / 3 stories in 4 wks
#ISC26: Bayer’s asundexian reduced ischemic strokes by 26% in Phase 3 trial / Endpoints
Ayisha Sharma / endpoints - Bayer shared more details from its unexpected win in a Phase 3 study testing its next-generation blood thinner for secondary stroke prevention. The factor XIa inhibitor, named asundexian, reduced the occurrence of ischemic stroke by ...
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 3:21 am / permalink 18873 / 2 stories in 4 wks
AI model reads brain MRIs in seconds, hitting up to 97.5% accuracy / Medical Express
medicalxpress - An AI-powered model developed at the University of Michigan can read a brain MRI and diagnose a person in seconds, a study suggests. The model detected neurological conditions with up to 97.5% accuracy and predicted how urgently a patient required treatme…
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 3:21 am / permalink 18872 / 6 stories in 4 wks
Eikon Therapeutics Raises $381 M in IPO to Advance Live-Cell Imaging in Cancer Drug Discovery / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Eikon Therapeutics has raised $381 million through its IPO, pricing at the top of its range in a strong sign of renewed investor appetite for biotech offerings. The South San […]
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1:21 am / permalink 18871 / 2 stories in 4 wks
High Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods May Be Linked to Cancer Survivors’ Risk of Death / American Association for Cancer Research
Kathleen Medora / aacr - PHILADELPHIA – Cancer survivors who consumed higher amounts of ultraprocessed foods as part of their diet had a significantly increased risk of both all-cause and cancer-specific death, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & P…
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1:21 am / permalink 18870 / 4 stories in 4 wks
Epic rolls out AI Charting tool / Beckers
Naomi Diaz / beckershospitalreview - Epic has rolled out AI Charting, a built-in tool that listens during patient visits and drafts clinicians’ notes and suggested orders in real time. The feature is part of Epic’s expanding set of AI capabilities built directly into its software, according …
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 18869 / 12 stories in 4 wks
A newborn's death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant / ABC News
go - Health officials in New Mexico have said a newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child's mother drinking raw milk during pregnancy
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 18868 / 2 stories in 4 wks
HHS scraps 340B rebate pilot in win for hospitals / Healthcare Dive
Emily Olsen / healthcaredive - The Trump administration agreed to drop a controversial pilot that would have allowed drugmakers to give post-sales rebates on some drugs instead of upfront discounts.
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 18867 / 5 stories in 4 wks