Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Genome
  • Jan 29, 2026

Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Genome

  • The New York Times
The origin story of syphilis goes back far longer than we thought
  • Jan 29, 2026

The origin story of syphilis goes back far longer than we thought
Genes influence human lifespan far more than thought, new study suggests
  • Jan 29, 2026

Genes influence human lifespan far more than thought, new study suggests

  • STAT
Australian AI scribe company Heidi Health gains foothold in Canada
  • Jan 29, 2026

Australian AI scribe company Heidi Health gains foothold in Canada

  • Canadian Healthcare Network
What to know about the Nipah virus after more cases emerge in India
  • Jan 29, 2026

What to know about the Nipah virus after more cases emerge in India

  • CBC News
US pressures Gavi to phase out use of thimerosal-containing vaccines
  • Jan 29, 2026

US pressures Gavi to phase out use of thimerosal-containing vaccines

  • CIDRAP
Eli Lilly signs up to $1.12 billion deal with private gene-editing firm Seamless
  • Jan 28, 2026

Eli Lilly signs up to $1.12 billion deal with private gene-editing firm Seamless

  • Reuters
India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings
  • Jan 28, 2026

India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

  • Associated Press
People who stay up late likely have worse heart health than early risers: study
  • Jan 28, 2026

People who stay up late likely have worse heart health than early risers: study

  • NBC News
Canada will require refugees and asylum seekers to co-pay for health care starting in May
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  • Jan 27, 2026

Canada will require refugees and asylum seekers to co-pay for health care starting in May

  • Toronto Star
Driving patterns could predict early Alzheimer's, UCalgary researchers find
  • Jan 27, 2026

Driving patterns could predict early Alzheimer's, UCalgary researchers find

  • CTV News
What is Nipah virus? What to know about the disease as India faces outbreak
  • Jan 27, 2026

What is Nipah virus? What to know about the disease as India faces outbreak

  • Global News
Roche obesity drug shows 22.5% weight loss as it seeks to catch up with Lilly, Novo
  • Jan 27, 2026

Roche obesity drug shows 22.5% weight loss as it seeks to catch up with Lilly, Novo

  • Reuters
Should we do away with childhood vaccine mandates?
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  • Jan 27, 2026

Should we do away with childhood vaccine mandates?

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
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
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
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
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 — and an old drug that could stop them
  • Jan 22, 2026

Canadian scientists uncover hidden cells behind brain cancer — 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
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  • 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
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  • 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

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