How Canada could boost disease surveillance to make up for U.S. health cuts
  • Jul 05, 2025

How Canada could boost disease surveillance to make up for U.S. health cuts

  • CBC News
Owning dog or cat could preserve some brain functions as we age, study says
  • Jul 05, 2025

Owning dog or cat could preserve some brain functions as we age, study says

  • The Guardian
Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues
  • Jul 04, 2025

Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues

  • Associated Press
With the U.S. abandoning global vaccine programs, childhood deaths could soar
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  • Jul 04, 2025

With the U.S. abandoning global vaccine programs, childhood deaths could soar

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • David Morley
RFK Jr.'s warnings about sperm counts fuel doomsday claims about male fertility
  • Jul 04, 2025

RFK Jr.'s warnings about sperm counts fuel doomsday claims about male fertility

  • NBC News
A machine learning model using clinical notes to identify physician fatigue
  • Jul 03, 2025

A machine learning model using clinical notes to identify physician fatigue

  • Nature
Regular cannabis use can cause a serious vomiting syndrome. Should people be warned?
  • Jul 03, 2025

Regular cannabis use can cause a serious vomiting syndrome. Should people be warned?

  • CBC News
Medicaid cuts would affect states led by GOP governors, but they're silent
  • Jul 03, 2025

Medicaid cuts would affect states led by GOP governors, but they're silent
Wearables take center stage in RFK Jr.'s personal health push
  • Jul 03, 2025

Wearables take center stage in RFK Jr.'s personal health push

  • Axios
454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper
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  • Jul 03, 2025

454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper

  • The New York Times
Air pollution linked to lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, study finds
  • Jul 03, 2025

Air pollution linked to lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, study finds

  • The Guardian
FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
  • Jul 03, 2025

FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

  • Associated Press
Raise prices on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50%, WHO suggests
  • Jul 03, 2025

Raise prices on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50%, WHO suggests

  • CBC News
Does grilling increase cancer risk? It can, especially in hot dogs
  • Jul 03, 2025

Does grilling increase cancer risk? It can, especially in hot dogs

  • Axios
US medical groups warn Senate budget bill will create (even more) dystopian health care system, dropping nearly 12M from coverage
  • Jul 03, 2025

US medical groups warn Senate budget bill will create (even more) dystopian health care system, dropping nearly 12M from coverage
Canada faces crisis in communicable disease, can no longer rely on U.S. for data: CMAJ
  • Jul 02, 2025

Canada faces crisis in communicable disease, can no longer rely on U.S. for data: CMAJ

  • Ottawa Citizen
20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
  • Jul 02, 2025

20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials

  • Associated Press
Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot
  • Jul 02, 2025

Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot

  • ars technica
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
  • Jul 02, 2025

USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say

  • NBC News
HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says
  • Jul 02, 2025

HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says

  • The Canadian Press
Maternal flu vaccine protects newborns, vaccination in kids also effective, studies show
  • Jul 02, 2025

Maternal flu vaccine protects newborns, vaccination in kids also effective, studies show

  • CIDRAP
RFK Jr.'s health department calls Nature "junk science," cancels subscriptions
  • Jul 02, 2025

RFK Jr.'s health department calls Nature "junk science," cancels subscriptions

  • ars technica
Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first
  • Jul 02, 2025

Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first

  • Associated Press
Microsoft says AI system better than doctors at diagnosing complex health conditions
  • Jun 30, 2025

Microsoft says AI system better than doctors at diagnosing complex health conditions

  • The Guardian
EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump
  • Jun 30, 2025

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

  • Associated Press
Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.
  • Jun 29, 2025

Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.

  • The New York Times
Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.
  • Jun 29, 2025

Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.

  • The Canadian Press
WHO adds XFG to SARS-CoV-2 variants under monitoring
  • Jun 29, 2025

WHO adds XFG to SARS-CoV-2 variants under monitoring

  • CIDRAP
WHO group says COVID likely came from animals, but origins still unclear
  • Jun 27, 2025

WHO group says COVID likely came from animals, but origins still unclear

  • Associated Press
A shadow vaccine panel is now a public health necessity
  • Jun 27, 2025

A shadow vaccine panel is now a public health necessity

After shocking the medical world by firing all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Robert Kennedy Jr. then let the other shoe drop.

  • Raywat Deonandan
Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
  • Jun 26, 2025

Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines

  • The New York Times
Antibiotics used in food-animal production linked to resistance in people
  • Jun 26, 2025

Antibiotics used in food-animal production linked to resistance in people

  • CIDRAP
New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility
  • Jun 26, 2025

New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility

  • Associated Press
RFK Jr.'s CDC panel ditches some flu shots based on anti-vax junk science
  • Jun 26, 2025

RFK Jr.'s CDC panel ditches some flu shots based on anti-vax junk science

  • ars technica
Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes
  • Jun 26, 2025

Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes

  • UC Davis
Test developed to identify women at increased risk of miscarriage
  • Jun 26, 2025

Test developed to identify women at increased risk of miscarriage

  • The Guardian
Thimerosal: What to know about the preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate
  • Jun 26, 2025

Thimerosal: What to know about the preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate

  • Associated Press
RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisors recommend RSV antibodies for infants
  • Jun 26, 2025

RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisors recommend RSV antibodies for infants

  • Axios
Medicaid cuts and immigration crackdown threaten U.S. nursing homes' safety and staff
  • Jun 26, 2025

Medicaid cuts and immigration crackdown threaten U.S. nursing homes' safety and staff

  • npr
Generic cancer drugs fail quality tests at alarming rate, investigation shows
  • Jun 26, 2025

Generic cancer drugs fail quality tests at alarming rate, investigation shows

  • STAT
Research on a brain receptor may help stop neuropathic pain
  • Jun 26, 2025

Research on a brain receptor may help stop neuropathic pain

Pain is easy to understand until it isn’t.

  • Pooja Shree Chettiar, Siddhesh Sabnis
Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say
  • Jun 25, 2025

Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say

  • The Guardian

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