HHS announces enforcement discretion allowing compounding pharmacies to produce six unapproved peptides
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a policy stating it will exercise enforcement discretion for six peptides, letting sma...
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Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case in the current Bundibugyo outbreak, in a traveler from Uganda
Nigeria's health ministry confirmed a case of Bundibugyo Ebola in Abuja in a woman who arrived from Uganda. She developed symptoms on Oct...
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Trump signs executive order creating a women's health division at NIH and a White House women's health task force
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday establishing a Women's Health Division within the National Institutes of Healt...
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CDC deputy director and chief medical officer Jennifer Shuford resigns after about four months in the role
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the CDC's deputy director and chief medical officer, resigned, the agency announced on October 27, 2026. She was ap...
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France reports first known human case of Shamonda virus in a patient who later died
French health and agriculture authorities announced on October 22, 2026, the first known human infection with Shamonda virus, detected in...
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Moderna and Merck release detailed Phase 3 results for personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine intismeran, showing a 42% reduction in recurrence risk.
Moderna and Merck released detailed late-stage trial data showing their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine intismeran, combined with Keytru...
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Lancet Countdown report finds climate health harms accelerating, researchers call for global health emergency declaration
The 2026 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, led by University College London with WHO collaboration, found climate-linked hea...
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Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
Actress Christina Applegate said on the podcast "MeSsY" that her doctor told her she does not have multiple sclerosis, a diagnosis she fi...
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New study estimates over 50,000 heat-related deaths in European cities during summer 2026, with about two-thirds attributed to climate change
Researchers at Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine modeled heat-related mortality across 854 Eur...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 10,000 confirmed cases as a vaccine trial begins
Congo's Ministry of Health reported 10,060 confirmed Ebola cases and roughly 4,887 deaths since the outbreak was declared in May 2026, ca...
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Kenya reports a second Ebola death linked to the first patient's cluster
Kenya's Health Ministry announced on October 23, 2026 that a 65-year-old woman died of Ebola after developing symptoms in quarantine; she...
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Novartis raised its full-year core operating income guidance after third-quarter results.
Novartis raised its full-year core operating income guidance following strong third-quarter demand for its key cancer and multiple sclero...
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Vatican foreign minister says Pope Leo's cancer diagnosis is a "game changer" for the papacy
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister, told journalists in Rome that Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis and surgery has...
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Pennsylvania measles outbreak grows to over 1,300 cases with multiple deaths
Pennsylvania is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in decades, with state health officials reporting roughly 1,300 to 1,338 confir...
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Federal and California officials announce healthcare fraud crackdowns totaling about $2 billion in alleged federal losses and 103 state arrests
The Justice Department charged 15 people in Southern California healthcare fraud schemes alleging roughly $2 billion in fraudulent billin...
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Vanessa Trump announces she is cancer-free after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
Vanessa Trump, 48, former wife of Donald Trump Jr., announced in a video posted by her daughter Kai Trump that her test results came back...
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KFF survey shows rising employer-sponsored health insurance premiums for 2027
KFF's annual Employer Health Benefits Survey, released Thursday, found average family premiums rose 5% to about $28,000, with workers' pr...
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Heineken warns UK pubs that GLP-1 weight-loss drug use could reduce beer and cider sales
Heineken sent a presentation to British hospitality customers warning that GLP-1 weight-loss drug use can reduce desire to drink alcohol,...
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Pope Leo XIV makes first major public appearance after lung cancer surgery and is told no further treatment is needed
Pope Leo XIV, 71, appeared at the window of the Apostolic Palace for the Sunday Angelus on October 18, 2026, his first major public appea...
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Researchers publish study on AI models that predict cancer patient survival from facial photographs
Researchers at Mass General Brigham published a study in The Lancet Digital Health describing AI models trained on over 40 million facial...
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Ric Flair was hospitalized in Tampa after a fall, hours after disclosing a leg blood clot.
Wrestling legend Ric Flair, 77, was taken to a Tampa hospital on Friday after falling outside a restaurant. The fall occurred hours after...
