HHS delays preventive care panel again
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has postponed the March meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the advisory panel that shapes which preventive services…
EU backs Moderna COVID-flu combo shot
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 27, 2026 — Europe’s medicines regulator recommended marketing authorization for Moderna’s mCombriax, a combined COVID-19 and flu shot for adults 50 and older, a move that would make…
Drug-resistant salmonella tied to moringa capsules
CHICAGO, Feb. 24, 2026 — Federal health officials are warning consumers not to use certain Rosabella brand moringa powder capsules after investigators linked them to an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant…
FDA proposes rare-disease therapy fast track
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2026 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new “plausible mechanism” framework to speed approvals of individualized therapies for rare, life‑threatening genetic diseases, allowing developers…
WHO: Cholera deaths rise despite case dip
GENEVA, Feb. 22, 2026 — The World Health Organization said January saw 16,912 new cholera and acute watery diarrhea cases across 19 countries and territories, a 6% drop from December,…
CDC cancels February vaccine panel meeting
ATLANTA, Feb. 20, 2026 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will not hold its late‑February vaccine advisory committee meeting and has not announced new dates, an HHS spokesman…
U.S. measles cases jump to 733
ATLANTA, Feb. 12, 2026 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the U.S. has recorded 733 confirmed measles cases in 2026 as of Feb. 5, with 92% tied…
Mexico measles outbreak kills at least 28, cases top 9,000
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s health ministry says the measles outbreak that began in 2025 has now killed at least 28 people and infected 9,074, underscoring the scale of the nation’s…
U.S. completes WHO withdrawal
WASHINGTON — The United States has completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, ending decades of membership after a year-long exit process that federal officials say was triggered by…
FDA flags Novo Wegovy pill ad
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said a television advertisement for Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight‑loss pill is “false or misleading,” citing an agency letter dated Feb. 5 that flagged…