Medical research
Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women’s health
The White House says Jill Biden will be in charge of a new initiative to boost federal government research into women’s health.
Employer-sponsored health coverage costs jumped this year. More hikes may be coming
A national survey of employers found that the cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation.
Who are the 2023 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced its 2023 class of fellows who are often known as recipients of the “genius grant.”
Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots
The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
University of Kentucky cancer center achieves highest designation from National Cancer Institute
The University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center has achieved the highest level of recognition from the National Cancer Institute.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: COVID-19 cases have spiked at various times of the year, not only near elections.
Psychedelic drug MDMA eases PTSD symptoms in a study that paves the way for possible US approval
A study has found that the psychedelic drug MDMA, combined with talk therapy, can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
St. John’s and Rutgers to play charity exhibition game to benefit pediatric cancer research
St. John’s and Rutgers will play an exhibition game for charity in October to benefit the Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at the V Foundation.
NBA owner putting millions toward stroke care, health research in Detroit
The family foundation of NBA team owner Dan Gilbert is putting nearly $375 million toward health care and research in Detroit.
A broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others
A recent study showed that tests for sick newborns that look at their full genetic blueprints are nearly twice as good at finding genetic problems as narrower, more commonly used tests.
A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children
Researchers in heavily drilled Pennsylvania are adding to a body of evidence suggesting links between the natural gas industry and certain health problems.
West Virginia’s capital officials reject abortion provider’s proposal to start syringe service
City councilors in West Virginia’s capital city have voted against a proposal from the state’s long-time abortion provider to start a syringe service program in one of the country’s most opioid-devastated areas.
Pig cooling pads and weather forecasts for cows are high-tech ways to make meat in a warming world
More than a third of the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet come from growing and raising food, but millions of cattle, pigs and other animals get to stay cool in the United States and the rest of the developed world.
Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of his ‘moonshot’ effort
President Joe Biden says the first cancer-focused initiative under his advanced health research agency is a “major milestone in the fight to end cancer as we know it.”
Presidents of Indonesia and China meet to discuss joint projects and regional politics
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in southwestern China for talks about joint projects that include Indonesia’s development of a new capital.
Sesame is being newly added to some foods. The FDA says it doesn’t violate an allergy law
Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to their products and include it on their labels are not violating a new federal allergy law. That’s according to the U.S.
Nigerian doctors walk off the job again. Overstretched and underpaid, many have left for overseas
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors is on strike again, demanding better pay and working conditions for its members.
Cases of tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. Some experts believe climate change is the cause
Many tick-borne illnesses are becoming more prevalent with some experts attributing it to climate change.
Minneapolis backs off arrests for psychedelic plant use
Minneapolis is backing away from enforcing laws that criminalize buying psychedelic plants or using them in private.
Mississippi senator says tutu photo is misused in campaign. He’s raising money for cancer research
Mississippi Republican state Sen. Jeremy England says he intentionally wore a “very embarrassing” Halloween costume to raise money for breast cancer research.
Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe
The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the artificial sweetener aspartame a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate group looking at the same evidence said it still considers the sugar substitute safe.
As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths, study finds
Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths.
Seeking to curb racial bias in medicine, Doris Duke Fund awards $10 million to health groups
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is awarding more than $10 million to five health organizations to reconsider the use of race in medical algorithms, which research shows can lead to potentially dangerous results for patients of color.
Victims of gynecologist convicted of sex crimes urge judge to impose maximum prison term
Victims of a gynecologist who practiced at prestigious New York hospitals before he was convicted of sexually abusing women over several decades have asked a federal judge to keep him behind bars as long as possible.
The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine
The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine that can shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back.
Aaron Rodgers talks about taking ayahuasca at a psychedelics conference
Denver is hosting a conference this week that’s being put on by a psychedelic advocacy group. The group is bringing together an unlikely cohort of speakers, including NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, former Texas Republican governor Rick Perry and rapper Jaden Smith.
Late British novelist Martin Amis knighted by King Charles in his first birthday honors list
Martin Amis, one of the most consequential British authors of his generation and who died last month, has been posthumously knighted by King Charles III in his first birthday honors list, which were unveiled late Friday.
Theft of heads, brains, skin and other body parts from Harvard morgue spurs lawsuit
The son of a woman whose body was donated to Harvard Medical School for research purposes has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all families who believe their loved ones’ body parts were mishandled by the school’s former morgue manager.
Dad-to-be Chris Bassitt pitches Blue Jays over Mets 3-0
Chris Bassitt took the mound after a 91-minute rain delay, ready to rush back to Toronto as his wife went into labor, and shut down his former team on three hits to lead the Blue Jays over the New York Mets 3-0.
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a nonprofit that undertakes research to find treatments for millions of marginalized patients worldwide, has won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.
New British Cycling rules bar transgender women from competing in elite female events
Riders who were born male will be prevented from racing in British Cycling’s elite female events under a new transgender and non-binary participation policy published by the governing body.