Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds / BBC
bbc - The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth
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Novo Nordisk vows legal action to protect Wegovy pill / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Novo Nordisk said Thursday it would take legal action against a US chain offering a copycat of the new pill version of its Wegovy weight-loss drug.
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #novonordisk #weightloss #drugdevelopment #digitalhealth
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 3:23 pm / permalink 18807 / 22 stories in 4 wks
Plastic Surgeons’ Group Advises Delaying Gender-Affirming Procedures Until Age 19 / NYT
Andrew Jacobs / nytimes - The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18793 / 6 stories in 4 wks
FTC deal over insulin prices forces Express Scripts to overhaul policies / Beckers
Elizabeth Casolo / beckershospitalreview - The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Cigna’s Express Scripts in a case over alleged inflation of insulin prices, according to a Feb. 4 agency news release. Under the settlement, Express Scripts must keep drug manufacturer compensation de…
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 3:25 pm / permalink 18768 / 6 stories in 4 wks
Meditech founder and EHR innovator A. Neil Pappalardo dies at 83 / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Pappalardo is considered a tech pioneer with a 56-year career that started when he founded electronic health record company Meditech in 1969, a company he steered to become one of the leading EHR companies.
#healthcare #publichealth #digitalhealth
Monday, February 2, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 18647 / 2 stories in 5 wks
Letters, Jan. 27, 2026: ‘A Team Canada must be assembled’ to help diversify trade / Calgary Sun
Jeffrey Morgan / calgarysun - Need to diversify I just watched a video detailing the prior commercial trading practices between Canada and the U.S. It makes me realize there is nothing more important than Canada diversifying its trade with other countries. By ‘nothing,’ I mean all pro…
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 18622 / 9 stories in 5 wks
Sarbajit Mukherjee: Who Truly Benefits from Perioperative Immunotherapy in Gastric and GEJ Cancer? / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Sarbajit Mukherjee, Chief of GI Medical Oncology at Miami Cancer Institute and Co-Chair of GI Clinical Trial Working Group at Hoosier Cancer Research Network, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent […]
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 18616 / 3 stories in 5 wks
India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings / ABC News
go - Indian authorities have contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in eastern West Bengal state
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 18611 / 8 stories in 5 wks
FDA lifts hold on one of two Phase 3 gene editing studies by Intellia / Endpoints
Lei Lei Wu / endpoints - The FDA has allowed Intellia Therapeutics to resume one of its two pivotal trials of a gene editing therapy for transthyretin amyloidosis, which is a disease caused by misfolded proteins. Intellia
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 7:22 am / permalink 18610 / 4 stories in 5 wks
31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers strike in California, Hawaii / Healthcare Dive
Emily Olsen / healthcaredive - Kaiser workers are calling for increased staffing and wages, which the union argues haven’t kept pace with rising costs. The health system said a generous offer is already on the table.
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CMS official defends flat Medicare Advantage rate proposal for 2027 / Healthcare Dive
Rebecca Pifer Parduhn / healthcaredive - Medicare director Chris Klomp said the Trump administration is “massively” in support of MA as health insurers cry foul over the meager rate update.
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18604 / 4 stories in 5 wks
It's freezing cold and you've lost power. Here's what emergency doctors want you to do / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Freezing temperatures and long-term power outages can quickly create dangerous health situations.
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 4:20 am / permalink 18603 / 2 stories in 5 wks
CMS proposes nearly flat Medicare Advantage payments for 2027: 5 notes / Beckers
Jakob Emerson / beckershospitalreview - CMS proposed its 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D capitation rates and payment policies Jan. 26, putting forth a slowdown in payment growth after a $25 billion boost for 2026. Five things to know:The post CMS proposes nearly flat Medicare Advantage paym…
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 18602 / 2 stories in 5 wks
US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says / Medical Express
medicalxpress - U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024—the highest mark in American history.
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #cdc
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 18597 / 2 stories in 5 wks
UnitedHealth CEO Hemsley says insurer will rebate ACA profits to consumers / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley said that the insurance giant will rebate profits from its Affordable Care Act plans back to customers.
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 18381 / 14 stories in 6 wks
Oregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure / ABC News
go - A Portland, Oregon, baby got sick with infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart formula donated through a program that helps poor and homeless families
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #fda #cdc #foodsafety #infanthealth
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 18380 / 7 stories in 6 wks
Colorectal Cancer Is Now the Leading Cause of Cancer Death Under 50 – Fight Colorectal Cancer / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Fight Colorectal Cancer shared a post on LinkedIn: “Breaking news: Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death for people under 50, according to new data released by […]
#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #cdc
Friday, January 23, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 18342 / 33 stories in 6 wks
US officially leaves World Health Organization / BBC
bbc - Trump ordered the withdrawal a year ago, accusing the UN agency of failing to adopt reforms and mishandling the pandemic.
#trumpadministration #healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Friday, January 23, 2026, 4:22 am / permalink 18319 / 5 stories in 6 wks
‘Vertical integration is destroying people’s ability to access care’: Payer CEOs face bipartisan congressional grilling / Beckers
Jakob Emerson / beckershospitalreview - The CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurers drew the ire of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle during congressional hearings Jan. 22 over industry consolidation, prior authorization practices and executive pay, with members pressing executives to e…
#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #publichealth #governmentpolicy #mergersandacquisitions #corporatetakeover
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 9:22 pm / permalink 18314 / 27 stories in 6 wks
5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in Colombia holds the oldest evidence yet that syphilis came from the Americas / LiveScience
livescience - An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was present in the Americas at least 3,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 18297 / 4 stories in 6 wks