GLP‑1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people / Medical Express
medicalxpress - A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn't use a patch. He didn't set a quit date. He simply lost interest. It happen…
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Friday, March 6, 2026, 12:23 pm / permalink 20276 / 8 stories in 4 days
AI blood test finds silent liver disease years before symptoms / Science Daily Cancer
sciencedaily - Researchers created an AI-driven liquid biopsy that scans patterns in fragments of DNA circulating in the blood. The system detected early liver fibrosis and cirrhosis—conditions that often go unnoticed until serious damage occurs. By analyzing genome-wid…
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Friday, March 6, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20251 / 5 stories in 5 days
Groundbreaking new drug shows promise for treating children with a devastating form of epilepsy / LiveScience
livescience - An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda #infanthealth
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 4:23 pm / permalink 20233 / 4 stories in 5 days
Amazon launches Amazon Connect Health / Beckers
Naomi Diaz / beckershospitalreview - Amazon Web Services has launched Amazon Connect Health, an artificial intelligence tool designed to automate administrative tasks for health systems and improve patient access to care. Here are six things to know about Amazon Connect Health: Amazon Connec…
#healthcare #digitalhealth #hospitaloperations #healthcarefinance
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 11:23 am / permalink 20205 / 18 stories in 5 days
Adding Hormone Therapy to PORT Might Not Benefit Patients with Recurrent Prostate Cancer and PSA of 0.5 ng/mL or Less / ESMO
esmo - Findings from the POSEIDON meta-analysis of the MARCAP consortium
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Thursday, March 5, 2026, 3:23 am / permalink 20175 / 3 stories in 6 days
Novo Nordisk inks $2.1B oral obesity drug deal / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Novo Nordisk has partnered with Vivtex Corp. to develop next-generation oral biologic medicines for obesity, diabetes and related conditions. Under the agreement, Vivtex will license its proprietary oral drug-delivery technologies to Novo Nordisk and is e…
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #novonordisk #weightloss #biotech #drugdevelopment #healthcarefinance
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20039 / 21 stories in 8 days
RFK Jr. names 2 new members to CDC vaccine panel / Beckers
Erica Cerutti / beckershospitalreview - HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two new members to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee Feb. 27, ahead of a rescheduled meeting in mid-March where members are expected to review COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. Mr. Kennedy said Sean Downing…
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #cdc #vaccinesafety #infectiousdisease
Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:24 pm / permalink 20024 / 8 stories in 8 days
Parents of gravely ill child refused respite care / BBC
bbc - Birmingham Children's Trust refused respite help and suggested training grandparents to help.
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #behavioralhealth
Monday, March 2, 2026, 2:22 am / permalink 19974 / 5 stories in 9 days
Antitumour Activity of Rezatapopt Provides Proof of Concept for p53 Reactivation in Patients with TP53 Y220C-mutated Solid Tumours / ESMO
esmo - Findings from the PYNNACLE study
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #biotech #drugdevelopment #oncology
Monday, March 2, 2026, 2:22 am / permalink 19973 / 8 stories in 9 days
Novartis closes Avidity deal as rare heart disease spinout launches / Endpoints
Lei Lei Wu / endpoints - Atrium Therapeutics launched Friday morning as Novartis closed the $12 billion deal to buy Avidity Biosciences and its RNA muscle therapies. The spinout will take on Avidity’s early-stage programs for genetic cardiomyopathies — heart muscle diseases ...
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #biotech #mergersandacquisitions #corporatetakeover #drugdevelopment #healthcarefinance
Monday, March 2, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19968 / 2 stories in 9 days
Health Gorilla Calls Epic Lawsuit ‘Attack on Interoperability’ in Motion to Dismiss / MedCity
Katie Adams / medcitynews - Health data company Health Gorilla filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Epic and several healthcare providers alleging inappropriate access to nearly 300,000 patient records. The case highlights ongoing questions about governance and standards for nat…
#healthcare #governmentpolicy #digitalhealth #hospitaloperations
Sunday, March 1, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 19963 / 6 stories in 9 days
After 4-Week Strike, Kaiser Permanente Workers Score Tentative Win on Staffing & Pay / MedCity
Katie Adams / medcitynews - About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ended a four-week strike after reaching a tentative agreement that includes measures to address chronic understaffing and wage increases. The full contract has not yet been ratified.The post After 4-Week Strike, Kais…
#healthcare #publichealth #hospitaloperations #healthcarefinance
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19945 / 8 stories in 10 days
Merck Splits Oncology Business Unit as Keytruda Patent Expiry Nears / OncoDaily
oncodaily - On February 23, 2026, Merck announced a reorganization of its Human Health structure into two business units: an Oncology Business Unit and a Specialty, Pharma & Infectious Diseases Business Unit. […]
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #biotech #drugdevelopment #oncology #healthcarefinance
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 3:22 am / permalink 19937 / 9 stories in 11 days
Teladoc Health reports slower growth, offers cautious 2026 outlook as it shifts telehealth model / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Teladoc Health reported better-than-expected fourth quarter financial results with both revenue and earnings exceeding analysts' expectations, driving a 15% jump in the company's stock Thursday.
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 3:22 am / permalink 19936 / 3 stories in 11 days
CFO Mark Kaye to take the helm at Carelon in leadership shake-up at Elevance Health / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Elevance Health Chief Financial Officer Mark Kaye will grow his list of duties to include oversight of Carelon, the company announced Thursday.
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 2:21 am / permalink 19934 / 6 stories in 11 days
First-ever in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair shows safe results / Medical Express
medicalxpress - A Phase I clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery before birth is a safe and promising approach to treat myelomeningocele, a severe form of spina bifida. This is the first time live ste…
#healthcare #biotech #drugdevelopment #infanthealth
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 19931 / 2 stories in 11 days
Microplastics discovered in prostate tumors / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Small fragments of plastic were found in 9 out of 10 patients with prostate cancer, and in higher levels inside tumors than in nearby noncancerous tissue, a new study finds. The small, single-center study was led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, its …
#healthcare #publichealth #oncology
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19928 / 4 stories in 11 days
Boehringer wins accelerated approval for first-line use of lung cancer drug / Endpoints
Lei Lei Wu / endpoints - The FDA greenlit an expanded label for Boehringer Ingelheim’s lung cancer drug Hernexeos, marking the first use of the Commissioner's National Priority Voucher for a new indication. Boehringer won an accelerated
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #governmentpolicy #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda #oncology
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19927 / 9 stories in 11 days
Novartis to build $23B radioligand therapy site / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Novartis will construct a 46,000-square-foot radioligand therapy manufacturing site in Denton, Texas, as part of its $23 billion U.S. investment. The facility will be Novartis’ fifth radioligand therapy site in the U.S. and its first in Texas, according t…
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #biotech #drugdevelopment #oncology #healthcarefinance
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19926 / 3 stories in 11 days
Patient dies in MacroGenics' cancer study, FDA puts trial on hold / Endpoints
Max Gelman / endpoints - The FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on MacroGenics’ Phase 2 study in gynecologic cancers after one patient died and three others experienced life-threatening side effects, the company disclosed Tuesday. The patient who died ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19925 / 3 stories in 11 days