European countries including U.K. lose measles elimination status
  • Jan 26, 2026

European countries including U.K. lose measles elimination status

  • CTV News
Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs
  • Jan 26, 2026

Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs

  • The Guardian
Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims
  • Jan 26, 2026

Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims

  • Reuters
Merck unit partners with global health coalition to develop affordable Ebola vaccine
  • Jan 26, 2026

Merck unit partners with global health coalition to develop affordable Ebola vaccine

  • Reuters
Ethiopia declares the end of its first Marburg virus outbreak
  • Jan 26, 2026

Ethiopia declares the end of its first Marburg virus outbreak
Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests
  • Jan 25, 2026

Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests

  • The Guardian
Are you waking up at night to pee? It may be a sign of something wrong, doctor says
  • Jan 25, 2026

Are you waking up at night to pee? It may be a sign of something wrong, doctor says

  • CTV News
Podcasters tout creatine for menopausal symptoms. The hype outpaces the evidence, doctors say
  • Jan 25, 2026

Podcasters tout creatine for menopausal symptoms. The hype outpaces the evidence, doctors say

  • CBC News
No link found between routine childhood vaccines, aluminum adjuvants, and epilepsy risk
  • Jan 23, 2026

No link found between routine childhood vaccines, aluminum adjuvants, and epilepsy risk

  • CIDRAP
Moderna curbing investments in vaccine trials due to US backlash
  • Jan 23, 2026

Moderna curbing investments in vaccine trials due to US backlash

  • Reuters
Analysis adds evidence that shingles vaccine prevents or delays new-onset dementia
  • Jan 22, 2026

Analysis adds evidence that shingles vaccine prevents or delays new-onset dementia

  • CIDRAP
Trump formally withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
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  • Jan 22, 2026

Trump formally withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization

  • The Washington Post
Judge opens path to 67,500 lawsuits against J&J over alleged cancer link to talc products
  • Jan 22, 2026

Judge opens path to 67,500 lawsuits against J&J over alleged cancer link to talc products

  • Reuters
Canadian scientists uncover hidden cells behind brain cancer โ€” and an old drug that could stop them
  • Jan 22, 2026

Canadian scientists uncover hidden cells behind brain cancer โ€” and an old drug that could stop them

  • McMaster University
Some Immune Systems Defeat Cancer. Could That Become a Drug?
  • Jan 22, 2026

Some Immune Systems Defeat Cancer. Could That Become a Drug?

  • The New York Times
Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria
  • Jan 22, 2026

Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria

  • LiveScience
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
  • Jan 22, 2026

mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
Many patients may keep off lost pounds after stopping a GLP-1, U.S. data suggest
  • Jan 22, 2026

Many patients may keep off lost pounds after stopping a GLP-1, U.S. data suggest

  • CTV News
Manosphere influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them
  • Jan 22, 2026

Manosphere influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them

  • The Guardian
I'm getting the HPV vaccine at 24. That's a problem
  • Jan 21, 2026

I'm getting the HPV vaccine at 24. That's a problem

  • STAT
Novavax signs licensing agreement with Pfizer for vaccine development
  • Jan 20, 2026

Novavax signs licensing agreement with Pfizer for vaccine development

  • Reuters
Mpox may be spreading asymptomatically, greatly increasing its threat, finds new study
  • Jan 20, 2026

Mpox may be spreading asymptomatically, greatly increasing its threat, finds new study

  • The Telegraph
GSK Grows in Immunology, Buying Rapt Therapeutics and Food Allergy Drug in $2.2B Deal
  • Jan 20, 2026

GSK Grows in Immunology, Buying Rapt Therapeutics and Food Allergy Drug in $2.2B Deal

  • MedCity News
Bristol Myers partners with Microsoft for AI-driven lung cancer detection
  • Jan 20, 2026

Bristol Myers partners with Microsoft for AI-driven lung cancer detection

  • Reuters
Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults
  • Jan 20, 2026

Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults

  • CIDRAP
The advent of powerful weight-loss drugs is promising, but not a cure for all that ails us
  •  —
  • Jan 20, 2026

The advent of powerful weight-loss drugs is promising, but not a cure for all that ails us

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard
In-center hemodialysis tied to 50% to 85% higher COVID infection rates than at-home procedure
  • Jan 20, 2026

In-center hemodialysis tied to 50% to 85% higher COVID infection rates than at-home procedure

  • CIDRAP
More than half of mpox patients in 2022 outbreak experienced lasting physical effects
  • Jan 19, 2026

More than half of mpox patients in 2022 outbreak experienced lasting physical effects
Bariatric surgery beats GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes across income levels, study says
  • Jan 19, 2026

Bariatric surgery beats GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes across income levels, study says

  • STAT
Positive thinking could boost immune response to vaccines, say scientists
  • Jan 19, 2026

Positive thinking could boost immune response to vaccines, say scientists

  • The Guardian
Health Canada considering using decisions of foreign regulators for some drug approvals
  •  —
  • Jan 19, 2026

Health Canada considering using decisions of foreign regulators for some drug approvals

  • The Globe and Mail
Simple blood test can predict which breast cancer treatment will work best, study finds
  • Jan 19, 2026

Simple blood test can predict which breast cancer treatment will work best, study finds

  • The Guardian
Researchers develop pill that can report if it has or hasn't been swallowed
  • Jan 18, 2026

Researchers develop pill that can report if it has or hasn't been swallowed

  • Inside Precision Medicine
Weight-loss drugs do nothing to address the troubled relationships we have with our bodies
  • Jan 18, 2026

Weight-loss drugs do nothing to address the troubled relationships we have with our bodies

  • The Guardian
Why do childhood vaccine recommendations differ across Canada โ€” and around the world?
  • Jan 18, 2026

Why do childhood vaccine recommendations differ across Canada โ€” and around the world?

  • CBC News
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
  • Jan 17, 2026

HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened

  • Rolling Stone
After Trump warned about Tylenol and autism, researchers investigated โ€” and found no link
  • Jan 16, 2026

After Trump warned about Tylenol and autism, researchers investigated โ€” and found no link

  • NBC News
Harmful mouth bacteria may trigger Parkinson's disease
  • Jan 16, 2026

Harmful mouth bacteria may trigger Parkinson's disease

  • ScienceDaily
Experts call for N95s to replace surgical masks as viruses spread
  • Jan 16, 2026

Experts call for N95s to replace surgical masks as viruses spread

  • Forbes
Sanofi sees near-term weakness in US vaccines sales due to antivax rhetoric
  • Jan 16, 2026

Sanofi sees near-term weakness in US vaccines sales due to antivax rhetoric

  • Reuters
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
  • Jan 16, 2026

Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled

  • The Guardian
Study of 25,000 teens says social media time does not increase teenagers' mental health problems
  • Jan 14, 2026

Study of 25,000 teens says social media time does not increase teenagers' mental health problems

  • The Guardian

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