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
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  • Apr 21, 2026

The long and costly shadow of COVID-19

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

Dems call for details on Trump drug price deals

  • Axios
Amazon launches comprehensive GLP-1 program with One Medical
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  • 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
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
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 Executive Order to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs
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  • 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
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  • 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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  • Apr 17, 2026

Trump to Nominate Dr. Erica Schwartz, a Vaccine Supporter, as CDC Director

  • The New York Times
Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says
  • Apr 17, 2026

Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says

  • Toronto Star
Six symptoms/conditions more common in long COVID, suggesting overlap with other post-viral infections
  • Apr 17, 2026

Six symptoms/conditions more common in long COVID, suggesting overlap with other post-viral infections

  • CIDRAP
Kennedy faces questioning on measles and preventative services at House hearing
  • Apr 17, 2026

Kennedy faces questioning on measles and preventative services at House hearing

  • NBC News
Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as new CDC chief
  • Apr 17, 2026

Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as new CDC chief

  • npr
Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds
  • Apr 17, 2026

Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds

  • CTV News
Health care is not ready for the new era of AI-enabled cyberattacks
  • Apr 17, 2026

Health care is not ready for the new era of AI-enabled cyberattacks

  • STAT
White House weighs former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC
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  • Apr 16, 2026

White House weighs former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC

  • Axios
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development
  • Apr 15, 2026

Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development

  • Reuters
Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board
  • Apr 15, 2026

Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board

  • Reuters
Amazon launches AI research tool to speed early-stage drug discovery
  • Apr 15, 2026

Amazon launches AI research tool to speed early-stage drug discovery

  • Reuters
Canadian lab explains puzzling link between semaglutide, better liver health
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  • Apr 15, 2026

Canadian lab explains puzzling link between semaglutide, better liver health

  • The Globe and Mail
Michigan updates air quality alert system as wildfire smoke season approaches
  • Apr 15, 2026

Michigan updates air quality alert system as wildfire smoke season approaches

  • CBC News
Ultrasensitive test detects tuberculosis DNA in unexpected number of US patients
  • Apr 15, 2026

Ultrasensitive test detects tuberculosis DNA in unexpected number of US patients

  • CIDRAP

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