Prime Healthcare Foundation acquires Maine health system / Healthcare Dive
Sydney Halleman / healthcaredive - Nonprofit Prime Foundation, an affiliate of for-profit hospital operator Prime Healthcare, now owns 21 hospitals across eight states.
#healthcare #mergersandacquisitions #corporatetakeover
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19504 / 3 stories in 18 days
Walgreens to lay off hundreds of employees / Healthcare Dive
Dani James / healthcaredive - The drugstore retailer said it was simplifying its organization to speed up decision-making in a move impacting at least 600 workers.
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #mergersandacquisitions
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19503 / 2 stories in 18 days
Mysterious Virus Hiding Inside Common Gut Bacterium Linked to Colorectal Cancer / Discover
discovermagazine - A previously unknown virus may be the key to assessing the risk of colorectal cancer and improving diagnosis.
#healthcare #publichealth #biotech #oncology
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19502 / 13 stories in 18 days
Mississippi hospital system closes all clinics after ransomware attack / ABC News
abcnews - A ransomware attack has forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close clinics and cancel elective procedures for a second day
#healthcare #publichealth #digitalhealth
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19501 / 4 stories in 18 days
Grail’s Galleri Blood Test Falls Short in Large Cancer-Screening Study, Shares Sink 50% / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Despite missing statistical significance, Grail said the observation of trending improvement suggests potential for better results with more time, so the company is extending follow up by up to a year. More detailed trial results will be submitted for pre…
#healthcare #publichealth #biotech #medicaldevices #oncology
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19500 / 9 stories in 18 days
'Universal' nasal-spray vaccine protects against viruses, bacteria and allergens in mice / LiveScience
livescience - In an early animal test, a new nasal-spray vaccine has shown promise against a variety of germs and a common allergen, scientists report.
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #biotech #drugdevelopment #vaccinesafety
Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 19489 / 3 stories in 18 days
Your Cat May Share the Same Cancer Genes as You, and Offer Clues for Treatment / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn how cats and humans can share key cancer mutations — and why those similarities could guide future treatment research.
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #biotech #drugdevelopment #oncology
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:23 pm / permalink 19449 / 3 stories in 19 days
Ultramarathon Running Could Rapidly Age and Breakdown Red Blood Cells / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn more about the impact ultramarathon running has on red blood cells and how it may do more harm than good for the body.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 4:23 pm / permalink 19438 / 3 stories in 19 days
Immune cells from pediatricians help uncover an antibody cocktail against RSV and hMPV / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Researchers in China recently published a study in Science Translational Medicine describing a new antibody cocktail for protection against two common viruses. The proposed preventative treatment consists of antibodies identified in pediatricians who have…
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #biotech #drugdevelopment #infanthealth
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12:24 pm / permalink 19427 / 3 stories in 19 days
FDA formalizes one pivotal trial policy via NEJM perspective / Endpoints
Zachary Brennan / endpoints - Top FDA officials said that a single pivotal trial requirement will be the “new default standard” for drug approvals, a move that goes beyond the agency’s prior discretion around not requiring two trials. In a ...
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #governmentpolicy #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:24 am / permalink 19422 / 3 stories in 19 days
Nevada Debuts Public Option Amid Tumultuous Federal Changes to Health Care / Kaiser
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez / kffhealthnews - The state recently became the third to offer a public option health plan through its Affordable Care Act marketplace. But researchers said it’s unlikely to fill the gaps left by sweeping changes at the federal level.
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:22 am / permalink 19405 / 5 stories in 20 days
N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up / NYT
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / nytimes - Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #cdc #vaccinesafety
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 7:22 pm / permalink 19391 / 5 stories in 20 days
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine / NYT
Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins / nytimes - Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda #vaccinesafety
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 9:23 am / permalink 19353 / 11 stories in 21 days
Ocular Therapeutix Eyes FDA Filing After Wet AMD Drug Tops Regeneron’s Eylea in Phase 3 Test / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - In the first of two Phase 3 tests, Ocular Therapeutix’s Axpaxli met the main goal of helping maintain vision in patients with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. The Ocular drug was compared to Eylea, a blockbuster wet AMD drug marketed by R…
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 9:22 pm / permalink 19334 / 3 stories in 21 days
As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again.
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #autism
Monday, February 16, 2026, 4:21 am / permalink 19235 / 8 stories in 23 days
What to Expect at the World Cancer Congress 2026 – UICC / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) shared a post on LinkedIn: “The preliminary program for the World Cancer Congress 2026 – taking place in Hong Kong and hosted by UICC […]
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Monday, February 16, 2026, 2:22 am / permalink 19230 / 242 stories in 23 days
Destructive meningitis cases raise concerns about emerging pathogen / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Penn State College of Medicine is reporting on two cases of destructive infant meningitis linked to Paenibacillus infection, documenting severe neurologic injury and raising concerns about diagnosis and treatment. Reports from Uganda first linked these or…
#healthcare #publichealth #infanthealth
Monday, February 16, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 19222 / 2 stories in 23 days
Intermittent fasting probably doesn’t help with weight loss / New Scientist
newscientist - Intermittent fasting appears to be no better than doing nothing when it comes to helping people who are overweight or have obesity lose weight
#obesity #healthcare #weightloss #publichealth
Monday, February 16, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 19221 / 4 stories in 23 days
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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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19202 / 35 stories in 24 days
Physicians are not 'providers': New paper says names in health care have ethical significance / Medical Express
medicalxpress - A new ethics policy paper from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says the term "provider" should not be used to describe physicians, and using the blanket term undermines physicians' ethical responsibility, clinical integrity, and professionalism.
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19201 / 6 stories in 24 days