F.D.A. Decisions on Abortion Pill Were Based on Science, New Analysis Finds / NYT
Pam Belluck / nytimes - A study of more than 5,000 pages of agency documents on mifepristone over 12 years found that agency leaders almost always followed the evidence-based recommendations of scientists.
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Saturday, January 17, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 18126 / 5 stories in 7 wks
No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds / NYT
Azeen Ghorayshi / nytimes - The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 18099 / 3 stories in 7 wks
Life-extending prostate cancer drug to be offered to thousands in England / BBC
bbc - Abiraterone will be available in a matter of weeks and will be offered to 7,000 men a year.
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 18069 / 9 stories in 7 wks
FDA rejects cancer therapy for rare post-transplant disease / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Atara Biotherapeutics received a second complete response letter from the FDA for its biologics license application for Ebvallo (tabelecleucel). The letter, received Jan. 9, said the FDA no longer considers the single-arm ALLELE trial adequate to support …
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:55 am / permalink 18057 / 2 stories in 7 wks
Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children's health programs as lawsuit continues / ABC News
go - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 8:23 am / permalink 18020 / 3 stories in 7 wks
US reports 168 new measles cases with outbreak in South Carolina / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The U.S. measles outbreak that drove cases to a 34-year high in 2025 shows no signs of slowing, as 168 more people have become infected since the start of the new year.
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:22 am / permalink 18000 / 9 stories in 7 wks
CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors, researchers said in two studies published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:22 am / permalink 17999 / 2 stories in 7 wks
AI Model Identifies How Every Country Can Improve Its Cancer Outcomes / ESMO
esmo - For the first time, researchers have used machine learning – a type of artificial intelligence (AI) – to identify the most important drivers of cancer survival in nearly all the countries in the world
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Thursday, January 15, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 17950 / 38 stories in 7 wks
Compounding pharmacy sues Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk over GLP-1 access / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Strive Compounding Pharmacy filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Jan. 14 against Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, alleging the two drugmakers used their market power to restrict access to compounded GLP-1 medications and suppress competition. The lawsuit, filed i…
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #elililly #novonordisk #weightloss #publichealth #biotech
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1:23 pm / permalink 17926 / 4 stories in 7 wks
NVIDIA and Eli Lilly Launch $1B AI Co-Innovation Lab to Reinvent Drug Discovery / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Dave Ricks, Chair, CEO at Eli Lilly and Company, shared Eli Lilly and Company‘s post on LinkedIn, adding: “Exciting news from the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference: Lilly and NVIDIA are joining […]
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Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1:23 pm / permalink 17925 / 2 stories in 7 wks
FDA moves to remove suicide warnings from GLP-1 weight loss drugs / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Federal health regulators say popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound do not increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, and they have asked drugmakers to remove those warnings from medication labels.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1:23 pm / permalink 17924 / 8 stories in 7 wks
H.H.S. Reverses Decision to Cut $2 Billion for Mental Health and Addiction Services / NYT
Jan Hoffman / nytimes - A day after funding termination notices went out to more than 2,000 programs nationwide, the administration reversed itself and reinstated the money.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 17890 / 8 stories in 7 wks
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.
#obesity #healthcare #weightloss #publichealth #governmentpolicy
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