US healthcare spending climbed 7.2% in 2024: 8 things to know / Beckers
Kelly Gooch / beckershospitalreview - U.S. healthcare spending reached $5.3 trillion in 2024, a 7.2% increase from $4.9 trillion the previous year, and similar to 7.4% growth in 2023, according to a CMS analysis published Jan. 14 by Health Affairs. Eight things to know, per the analysis: 1. H…
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 7:22 pm / permalink 17883 / 5 stories in 7 wks
Senate finds UnitedHealth used ‘aggressive strategies’ in Medicare Advantage / Beckers
Elizabeth Casolo / beckershospitalreview - UnitedHealth Group leveraged “aggressive strategies” to get higher-paying Medicare Advantage diagnoses, according to a Jan. 12 Senate report that Becker’s viewed. The Wall Street Journal initially covered the news. Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R…
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Monday, January 12, 2026, 7:22 pm / permalink 17809 / 12 stories in 1 month
Merck Could Strike 30 Billion Deal for Revolution Medicines / OncoDaily
oncodaily - According to the Financial Times, Merck is in talks to acquire Revolution Medicines, a Redwood City, California-based cancer drug developer, in a deal that could value the company at roughly […]
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Monday, January 12, 2026, 1:21 am / permalink 17767 / 2 stories in 1 month
Pomelo Care banks $92M to expand virtual women's health, pediatric care services / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Pomelo Care banked $92 million in series C funding as it expands beyond maternity care to to more broadly serve women's and children's health needs.
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Saturday, January 10, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 17751 / 13 stories in 2 months
New US diet guidelines push whole foods, meat and dairy / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The federal government has released new dietary guidelines that shift how Americans are urged to eat.
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Saturday, January 10, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 17750 / 11 stories in 2 months
New Jersey system to join RWJBarnabas / Beckers
Kristin Kuchno / beckershospitalreview - West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and Englewood (N.J.) Health have signed a definitive agreement under which Englewood would become part of RWJBarnabas Health. The transaction is subject to state and federal regulatory approvals, according to a J…
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Saturday, January 10, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 17747 / 2 stories in 2 months
21,000 New York nurses to launch strike Jan. 12 / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Twelve private sector hospitals in New York City and three in Long Island could see nurses walk off the job if no new contract deal is reached. It would be the largest nurse strike in New York City's history.
Saturday, January 10, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 17746 / 8 stories in 2 months
Aktis Has First Biotech IPO of 2026, Raising $318M to Expand the Reach of Radiopharmaceuticals / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Aktis Oncology’s IPO will support a pipeline of “miniprotein” radioconjugates that could offer advantages over other targeted radiation cancer treatments. In addition to its internal pipeline, Aktis has a discovery partnership with Eli Lilly. The post Akt…
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Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 17733 / 8 stories in 2 months
Nestlé recalls baby formula over toxin risk / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Nestlé has announced a global recall of some baby formula products, saying they may contain a toxin that can cause food poisoning in infants.
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Saturday, January 10, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 17716 / 2 stories in 2 months
A Medical Emergency 250 Miles Above Earth Forces NASA to Make a Rare Decision / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn why for only the first time in 25 years, NASA has decided to end an International Space Station mission early for medical evacuation.
Friday, January 9, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 17693 / 5 stories in 2 months
House approves 3-year ACA subsidy extension / Beckers
Andrew Cass / beckershospitalreview - The House of Representatives voted to extend the ACA enhanced tax credits that expired at the end of 2025 for three years, which now heads to the Senate. The 230-196 vote followed a Democrat-led discharge petition that reached the required 218 representat…
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Thursday, January 8, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 17654 / 23 stories in 2 months
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health: 5 Things to Know / MedCity
Katie Adams / medcitynews - OpenAI announced a new dedicated platform for health conversations. The company said the new offering is not intended for medical diagnosis or treatment — but rather to provide support for personal health navigation.The post OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health…
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 17617 / 21 stories in 2 months
RFK Jr.'s CDC whacks 6 vaccines from childhood recommendation list after opaque monthlong review / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has upended the immunization schedule for children in the United States, eliminating six of the 17 vaccines that were previously recommended to protect them from disease.
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Monday, January 5, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 17518 / 28 stories in 2 months
UK starts ban on junk food ads on daytime TV and online / Medical Express
medicalxpress - New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a "world-leading action" to tackle childhood obesity.
#obesity #healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Monday, January 5, 2026, 4:22 am / permalink 17491 / 3 stories in 2 months
FDA rejects Corcept’s cortisol-targeting drug for Cushing’s syndrome / Endpoints
Ayisha Sharma / endpoints - Corcept Therapeutics failed to secure US approval for its drug candidate as a hormonal disorder treatment. The FDA rejected Corcept’s selective cortisol modulator relacorilant for Cushing’s syndrome, according to a company
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Monday, January 5, 2026, 1:21 am / permalink 17484 / 2 stories in 2 months
Low-dose peanut therapy shown to protect children with peanut allergies / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Children with peanut allergies may not need large doses of peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) to build protection against peanuts, finds a new study led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Montreal Children's Hospital.
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Saturday, January 3, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 17464 / 3 stories in 2 months
Intratumoral Bacterial Burden Drives Immunotherapy Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) benefits only a subset of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), and commonly used biomarkers (PD-L1, TMB) remain imperfect in this setting. This […]
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Saturday, January 3, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 17458 / 7 stories in 2 months
Maimonides Health to merge with NYC Health + Hospitals supported by $2.2B state grant / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Brooklyn, New York-based Maimonides Health is merging with New York City's public health system NYC Health + Hospitals, the organizations announced Monday.
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Saturday, January 3, 2026, 7:22 am / permalink 17452 / 2 stories in 2 months
Judge blocks 340B rebate pilot program / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Department of Health and Human Services from launching its 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, which was scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2026. U.S. District Judge Lance Walker of the District of M…
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Saturday, January 3, 2026, 7:22 am / permalink 17451 / 5 stories in 2 months
Advocates Applaud DEA’s Fourth Extension of Remote Prescribing Flexibilities / MedCity
Marissa Plescia / medcitynews - The DEA extended telemedicine prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances through the end of 2026, drawing praise from telehealth advocates who are urging a permanent solution.The post Advocates Applaud DEA’s Fourth Extension of Remote Prescribing…
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Friday, January 2, 2026, 6:22 pm / permalink 17439 / 9 stories in 2 months