Blood test tracks Alzheimer’s protein shapes
LA JOLLA, California, United States — Researchers report a new blood-based approach for detecting and staging Alzheimer’s disease by measuring how proteins are folded, rather than just how much protein…
NIH-Backed Merlin AI Accelerates Chronic Disease Detection
BETHESDA, Md. — Research confirmed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Stanford University School of Medicine, the journal Nature, EurekAlert!, Medical Economics, and Bioengineer.org has unveiled ‘Merlin,’ a versatile…
NHS pauses hormone referrals for teens
LONDON, England — NHS England has paused new prescriptions and referrals for masculinising or feminising (cross‑sex) hormones for under‑18s, citing evidence reviews that found insufficient proof of safety or benefit.…
FDA Streamlines Biosimilar Testing to Cut Drug Costs
WASHINGTON — A comprehensive review by Reuters, US News, Center for Biosimilars and FiercePharma confirms significant developments in fda streamlines biosimilar testing to cut drug costs. The following key points…
Stanford Scientists Develop ‘Universal’ Vaccine for Multiple Respiratory Diseases
STANFORD, California – A groundbreaking vaccine technology developed at Stanford Medicine could revolutionize protection against respiratory diseases, according to research published today and confirmed by Stanford Medicine, Reuters, the Associated…
South Carolina measles outbreak nears 1,000
COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 7) — South Carolina’s measles outbreak has pushed case totals into the high-900s, and we are emphasizing only points confirmed by at least four independent sources. Those…
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…