Rectal cancer deaths rising rapidly among millennials: 'It's a medical crisis.'
  • Apr 24, 2026

Rectal cancer deaths rising rapidly among millennials: 'It's a medical crisis.'

  • NBC News
'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices
  • Apr 24, 2026

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

  • Associated Press
Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump
  • Apr 24, 2026

Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump

  • Associated Press
'Free Births' Are a New Pregnancy Trend. Critics Warn About Serious Risks.
  •  —
  • Apr 24, 2026

'Free Births' Are a New Pregnancy Trend. Critics Warn About Serious Risks.

  • The New York Times
Former tobacco executive joins CDC senior leadership, raising concerns over industry influence
  • Apr 24, 2026

Former tobacco executive joins CDC senior leadership, raising concerns over industry influence

  • STAT
RFK Jr. won't back CDC director on vaccines as agency scraps positive data
  • Apr 23, 2026

RFK Jr. won't back CDC director on vaccines as agency scraps positive data
Senators grill RFK Jr. on vaccines, drug prices and more at hearing
  • Apr 23, 2026

Senators grill RFK Jr. on vaccines, drug prices and more at hearing

  • npr
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
  • Apr 23, 2026

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

  • CTV News
Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative
  • Apr 23, 2026

Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative

  • Toronto Star
U.S. CDC study on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy won't be released: officials
  • Apr 23, 2026

U.S. CDC study on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy won't be released: officials

  • Global News
New research shows antiviral drug helps with COVID-19 recovery
  • Apr 23, 2026

New research shows antiviral drug helps with COVID-19 recovery

  • University of Toronto
Bird flu vaccine trial begins against potential pandemic strain
  • Apr 22, 2026

Bird flu vaccine trial begins against potential pandemic strain

  • BBC News
Moderna continues bird flu vax study, but limits its work in the U.S.
  • Apr 22, 2026

Moderna continues bird flu vax study, but limits its work in the U.S.

  • STAT
Study finds no increased risk with same-day flu, pertussis vaccination for pregnant women
  • Apr 22, 2026

Study finds no increased risk with same-day flu, pertussis vaccination for pregnant women

  • CIDRAP
Psychedelic drug developers rally after Trump orders FDA to expedite reviews
  • Apr 21, 2026

Psychedelic drug developers rally after Trump orders FDA to expedite reviews

  • Reuters
Fast-track psychedelics, scrutinize vaccines: Experts point to double standard in Kennedy's approach
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  • Apr 21, 2026

Fast-track psychedelics, scrutinize vaccines: Experts point to double standard in Kennedy's approach

  • NBC News
Flu vaccine no longer mandated for U.S. troops, defense secretary says
  • Apr 21, 2026

Flu vaccine no longer mandated for U.S. troops, defense secretary says

  • STAT
The long and costly shadow of COVID-19
  •  —
  • Apr 21, 2026

The long and costly shadow of COVID-19

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard
Purdue Pharma to be sentenced in criminal opioids case
  •  —
  • Apr 21, 2026

Purdue Pharma to be sentenced in criminal opioids case

  • The Globe and Mail
Dems call for details on Trump drug price deals
  •  —
  • Apr 21, 2026

Dems call for details on Trump drug price deals

  • Axios
Amazon launches comprehensive GLP-1 program with One Medical
  •  —
  • Apr 21, 2026

Amazon launches comprehensive GLP-1 program with One Medical

  • Axios
A criminal sentence for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma clears the way for completing its settlement
  • Apr 21, 2026

A criminal sentence for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma clears the way for completing its settlement

  • STAT
Absurdly bad study spurs headlines linking healthy diet to lung cancer
  • Apr 20, 2026

Absurdly bad study spurs headlines linking healthy diet to lung cancer
After a year of turmoil, cancer researchers see promising signs for mRNA vaccines
  • Apr 20, 2026

After a year of turmoil, cancer researchers see promising signs for mRNA vaccines

  • CTV News
Gut microbiome can reveal risk of Parkinson's, scientists say
  • Apr 20, 2026

Gut microbiome can reveal risk of Parkinson's, scientists say

  • The Guardian
Why scientists are nervous about fungi
  • Apr 20, 2026

Why scientists are nervous about fungi

  • npr
Sperm cells are at their highest quality during summer, study finds
  • Apr 20, 2026

Sperm cells are at their highest quality during summer, study finds

  • CTV News
Families left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth
  • Apr 20, 2026

Families left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth

  • npr
Extensively drug-resistant Shigella on the rise in US
  • Apr 20, 2026

Extensively drug-resistant Shigella on the rise in US

  • CIDRAP
Measles outbreak means my immunocompromised son can't leave the house without extreme safety measures
  • Apr 20, 2026

Measles outbreak means my immunocompromised son can't leave the house without extreme safety measures

  • STAT
How anti-vax advocacy is making Big Pharma bigger
  • Apr 20, 2026

How anti-vax advocacy is making Big Pharma bigger

  • CIDRAP
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  • Jess Steier
Can cannabis treat opioid addiction?
  • Apr 19, 2026

Can cannabis treat opioid addiction?

  • Canadian Affairs
Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
  • Apr 19, 2026

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real

  • Nature
Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial
  • Apr 19, 2026

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial

  • NBC News
U.S. judge rejects Bayer bid to block Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug claims
  • Apr 18, 2026

U.S. judge rejects Bayer bid to block Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug claims

  • CTV News
Trump signs order to accelerate access to psychedelic drug treatments
  • Apr 18, 2026

Trump signs order to accelerate access to psychedelic drug treatments

  • CTV News
Trump Signs Executive Order to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs
  •  —
  • Apr 18, 2026

Trump Signs Executive Order to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs

  • The New York Times
'Breakthrough' Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
  • Apr 17, 2026

'Breakthrough' Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests

  • BBC News
Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious
  • Apr 17, 2026

Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious
Researchers identify higher risk of heart disease in syphilis patients as US infections climb
  • Apr 17, 2026

Researchers identify higher risk of heart disease in syphilis patients as US infections climb

  • CIDRAP
New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs
  •  —
  • Apr 17, 2026

New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs

  • The New York Times
Death rate in US immigration detention centres reaches 22-year-high
  • Apr 17, 2026

Death rate in US immigration detention centres reaches 22-year-high

  • NBC News

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