Research Budget Cuts Are Testing AI’s Limits
Clinical trials are facing a crisis amid growing delays, diminishing success rates and rising costs. Companies across the stakeholder spread are investing in AI to ease some of the longstanding...
Health
NYS lawmakers to vote on involuntary commitment laws in push to address city’s mental health crisis
State lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul finally released details on their agreement to make it easier to involuntarily commit severely mentally ill people, included in part of the sprawling state...
Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot
A combination shot for and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a study, but regulators want to see data on whether the new vaccine protects people from getting sick....
4 charts reveal just how bad the measles outbreak has gotten
The United States is in the middle of what’s shaping up to be the worst measles outbreak of this century. The outbreak began within a small religious community in West...
Stopping the next pandemic could be as simple as switching on a light bulb
In January 2024, I wrote a big piece on a relatively new, and very promising, approach to fighting respiratory diseases like Covid, tuberculosis, and flus. It’s called “far-UVC,” a type...
New cholesterol drug lowers LDL levels when statins aren’t enough, study finds
A new medication that combines an already approved drug with a new unapproved one has been shown to cut the level of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, when statins aren’t helping...
Parkinson’s patients who take ‘magic mushrooms’ see key benefits, study finds
As Parkinson’s cases continue to rise, the race is on for therapies to combat the effects of the disease — and researchers have pinpointed an unlikely source of relief. Psilocybin,...
Bill Gates meets Indonesian leader to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Bill Gates arrived in Indonesia on Wednesday to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives with the leader of the world’s fourth most populous country. Gates met...
Trump administration has shut down CDC’s infection control committee
The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)...
As measles outbreak slows in West Texas, doctors remain on alert
The measles outbreak that’s sickened hundreds and killed two young girls since January appears to be slowing in West Texas as the virus runs out of people to infect. On...
