I was a Theranos whistleblower. Here’s what I think Elizabeth Holmes is up to
  • May 16, 2025

I was a Theranos whistleblower. Here’s what I think Elizabeth Holmes is up to

  • STAT
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  • Tyler Shultz
AI paper mills are swamping science with garbage studies
  • May 15, 2025

AI paper mills are swamping science with garbage studies

  • the register
RFK Jr., the Health Secretary, Says Not to Take Medical Advice From Him
  • May 15, 2025

RFK Jr., the Health Secretary, Says Not to Take Medical Advice From Him

  • The New York Times
WHO cuts management team in half, scales back operations
  • May 15, 2025

WHO cuts management team in half, scales back operations

  • CBC
RFK Jr. moves to curb nationwide access to mifepristone, citing debunked Project 2025 study
  • May 15, 2025

RFK Jr. moves to curb nationwide access to mifepristone, citing debunked Project 2025 study

  • ACLU
A former surgeon general calls on the U.S. Senate to carefully consider the new nominee
  • May 15, 2025

A former surgeon general calls on the U.S. Senate to carefully consider the new nominee

  • STAT
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  • Jerome Adams
Older U.S. adults urged to skip this travel vaccine. What about Canada?
  • May 14, 2025

Older U.S. adults urged to skip this travel vaccine. What about Canada?

  • Global News
Trump administration's universal flu vaccine project puzzles scientists
  • May 14, 2025

Trump administration's universal flu vaccine project puzzles scientists

  • npr
B.C. fast-tracks process for U.S. nurses to get registered in province
  • May 14, 2025

B.C. fast-tracks process for U.S. nurses to get registered in province

  • CBC
Parkinson’s risk higher for those living close to a golf course: study
  • May 14, 2025

Parkinson’s risk higher for those living close to a golf course: study

  • Global News
U.S. pharmacists stockpile most common drugs on chance of targeted Trump tariffs
  • May 14, 2025

U.S. pharmacists stockpile most common drugs on chance of targeted Trump tariffs

  • npr
UnitedHealth Group CEO suddenly out "for personal reasons"
  • May 14, 2025

UnitedHealth Group CEO suddenly out "for personal reasons"

  • Axios
B.C. has recruited over 100 U.S. nurses in just over a month after streamlining credentialing
  • May 13, 2025

B.C. has recruited over 100 U.S. nurses in just over a month after streamlining credentialing

  • Vancouver Sun
Trump claims new order will lower U.S. drug prices and increase them everywhere else
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  • May 13, 2025

Trump claims new order will lower U.S. drug prices and increase them everywhere else

  • Globe and Mail
Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism
  • May 13, 2025

Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism

  • Associated Press
‘Inverse vaccines’: the promise of a ‘holy grail’ treatment for autoimmune diseases
  • May 13, 2025

‘Inverse vaccines’: the promise of a ‘holy grail’ treatment for autoimmune diseases

  • The Guardian
Accidents happen – but these five rules will help keep you out of the ER
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  • May 13, 2025

Accidents happen – but these five rules will help keep you out of the ER

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Shazma Mithani
Health authorities warn against potential serious risks of hair-loss drug
  • May 11, 2025

Health authorities warn against potential serious risks of hair-loss drug

  • CBC
Vaccine expert Peter Hotez on the resurgence of measles, antivaccination movement and RFK Jr.
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  • May 11, 2025

Vaccine expert Peter Hotez on the resurgence of measles, antivaccination movement and RFK Jr.

  • Globe and Mail
Bill Gates to double spending at his foundation — and wind it down in 20 years
  • May 11, 2025

Bill Gates to double spending at his foundation — and wind it down in 20 years

  • STAT
Prepare for a bird flu pandemic now, virologists urge
  • May 10, 2025

Prepare for a bird flu pandemic now, virologists urge

Leading virologists from 40 countries warn of critical gaps in pandemic preparedness and outline a plan for readying the world.

  • Priya Joi
Telus acquires U.S. health services company Workplace Options for $500-million
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  • May 10, 2025

Telus acquires U.S. health services company Workplace Options for $500-million

  • Globe and Mail
A tale of two cities in an abortion-ban state: Houston hospitals’ strict policies drove a 63% spike in sepsis cases after miscarriages. Dallas avoided the surge
  • May 10, 2025

A tale of two cities in an abortion-ban state: Houston hospitals’ strict policies drove a 63% spike in sepsis cases after miscarriages. Dallas avoided the surge

  • ProPublica
The Price of Remission
  • May 10, 2025

The Price of Remission

  • ProPublica
‘A slippery slope to eugenics’: Privacy fears grow over RFK Jr.’s national autism database
  • May 08, 2025

‘A slippery slope to eugenics’: Privacy fears grow over RFK Jr.’s national autism database

  • The Guardian
COVID boosters might not be updated for next season: FDA commissioner
  • May 08, 2025

COVID boosters might not be updated for next season: FDA commissioner

  • HealthDay
Trump’s looming pharma tariffs spark record drug imports, ballooning U.S. trade deficit
  • May 07, 2025

Trump’s looming pharma tariffs spark record drug imports, ballooning U.S. trade deficit

  • Axios
Mysterious brain diseases in New Brunswick weren’t a mystery after all
  • May 07, 2025

Mysterious brain diseases in New Brunswick weren’t a mystery after all

  • NBC News
Vinay Prasad named FDA vaccine chief as anti-vaxxers consolidate power
  • May 07, 2025

Vinay Prasad named FDA vaccine chief as anti-vaxxers consolidate power

Vinay Prasad has a long history of questioning the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines. Now, he’s the FDA’s top vaccine regulator.

  • Walker Bragman and Nick Tsergas
‘It’s all cronyism going forward’: Trump appointee set to receive $500M for his own vaccine research
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  • May 06, 2025

‘It’s all cronyism going forward’: Trump appointee set to receive $500M for his own vaccine research

  • The Atlantic
A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms
  • May 06, 2025

A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms

  • ProPublica
US government secures $144 million order of freeze-dried mpox vaccine
  • May 06, 2025

US government secures $144 million order of freeze-dried mpox vaccine

  • CIDRAP
Trump administration shuts down CDC's infection control committee
  • May 06, 2025

Trump administration shuts down CDC's infection control committee

  • NBC News
White House seeks to cut funding for brain injury research
  • May 06, 2025

White House seeks to cut funding for brain injury research

  • espn
‘It’s been a tough period’: Trump's new NIH director speaks with Science
  • May 06, 2025

‘It’s been a tough period’: Trump's new NIH director speaks with Science

  • Science
Trump team’s $500 million bet on old vaccine technology puzzles scientists
  • May 06, 2025

Trump team’s $500 million bet on old vaccine technology puzzles scientists

  • KFF Health News
Trump restricts funding for 'gain-of-function' research — calling it dangerous
  • May 06, 2025

Trump restricts funding for 'gain-of-function' research — calling it dangerous

  • npr
Europe pledges half a billion euros to lure scientists as Trump battles universities
  • May 06, 2025

Europe pledges half a billion euros to lure scientists as Trump battles universities

  • Reuters
Trump admin anti-trans snitch site targeted Canadian doctors
  • May 05, 2025

Trump admin anti-trans snitch site targeted Canadian doctors

  • The Breach
MΑGΑ’s era of ‘soft eugenics’
  • May 05, 2025

MΑGΑ’s era of ‘soft eugenics’

  • The Guardian
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  • Derek Beres
How Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten Canadians’ access to prescription drugs
  • May 05, 2025

How Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten Canadians’ access to prescription drugs

  • Joel Lexchin
20 state attorneys general sue Trump administration to restore health agencies
  • May 05, 2025

20 state attorneys general sue Trump administration to restore health agencies

  • NBC News

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