Events for “health”

How AI could bring Mayo-quality health care to everyone

<p>My wife, Autumn, has spent nearly a quarter of the past four years in ERs and hospitals, untangling and battling three chronic conditions — and a shamefully broken U.S. medical system.</p><ul><li>We live in Washington, D.C., with top-rated hospitals in

How health care costs are undermining America’s public-sector employers

Politicians are contemplating raising taxes and cutting benefits as the cost of health care for government workers surges.

Walmart and Target are about to reveal the health of the U.S. consumer

Earnings reports from the two major retailers will show how shoppers are holding up in an era of persistent inflation.

Selena Gomez forcefully responds to fraud lawsuit against her mental health brand

Only Murders In The Building and Waverly Place star Selena Gomez is sounding fairly pissed off this week, denouncing a recent fraud lawsuit launched against her mental health wellness brand Wondermind. Per People, the lawsuit was aimed at Gomez, her mother Man

Lake Como’s Other Luxury: Its Enduring Craft Traditions

Dotted along the shores of Como are some of Italy's most important centers for craftsmanship—here's how hospitality is helping keep the scene alive.

Cassidy: ‘Pretty evident’ RFK Jr. lied about changing vaccine schedule

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) on Sunday accused Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking his pledge to not attempt to tweak the childhood vaccine schedule. Discussing President Trump’s recent executive order seeking to alter the schedule on ABC Ne

STAT+: Government workers feel the squeeze on health care

Municipalities are struggling with the cost of health insurance for their workers, and states are facing a major decision on Medicaid drug coverage.

STAT+: Nonprofit health system raked in $1.1 billion this year from stake in medical billing firm

Private equity firms have taken a strong interest in revenue cycle management firms, such as Ensemble.

Centcom commander addresses mental health concerns for troops on USS Abraham Lincoln

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) commander Adm. Brad Cooper on Sunday addressed concerns about the mental health of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as the aircraft carrier returns home after being docked in the Middle East for more than 260 days. Cooper called his vi

Scoop: Trump team tells GOP to lean in on health care

<p>President Trump's top political hands had some surprising advice for <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/07/senate-republicans-august-recess-hemp-save-act-crypto" target="_blank">Senate Republicans</a> last week: Talk more about health care.</p><p

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO, admits killing him

<p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/09/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-altoona" target="_blank">Luigi Mangione</a> pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/17/luigi-mangione-indicted-federal-murder-ch

Could HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Stock Rebound After Guidance Cuts and Payer Pressure?

Court rules companies can't import Gilead medications from overseas in blow to AFP health programs

A U.S. appeals court has ruled in favor of Gilead Sciences against companies known as alternative funding programs that import medicines from overseas.

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case related to UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

Mangione's lawyers argue his federal plea bars his prosecution for murder in state court for Brian Thompson's slaying due to New York's double jeopardy law

House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare

The post House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare appeared first on ProPublica.

Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup

The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the startup.

Mangione admits killing healthcare CEO and pleads guilty to federal charges

"I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died," the 28-year-old said after pleading guilty to charges of stalking resulting in death.

Frank Beard, Legendary ZZ Top Drummer, Dead at 77

He stepped away from touring with the band earlier this summer while dealing with serious health issues. Frank Beard, Legendary ZZ Top Drummer, Dead at 77 Travis Bland

STAT+: Eyepoint study results for vision treatment disappoint, but company still sees promise

Eyepoint said patients given its experimental treatment for wet AMD failed to maintain vision with less frequent injections compared to a standard treatment.

STAT+: Sanofi to lay off 229 workers in Mass., a year after $9.1B Blueprint Medicines acquisition

Sanofi, one of the Massachusetts' largest pharmaceutical employers, will lay off more than 200 workers there a year after acquiring Blueprint Medicines.

STAT+: Doritos as farm-to-table snacks? Big Food, under duress, gets creative

Doritos in the classic nacho cheese flavor have 27 ingredients, including not just familiar ones but also a number of additives and preservatives.

STAT+: Amylyx endocrine drug succeeds in pivotal study

In a Phase 3 trial of people with post-bariatric hypoglycemia, those taking the drug, avexitide, experienced a 55% reduction in the rate of serious low blood sugar events compared with…

STAT+: A pill that mimics exercise? Early results on drug designed to maintain both weight loss and muscle mass

Colorado biotech Enveda reports preliminary results on a drug to help people maintain weight loss after GLP-1 use. Just don't call it exercise in a pill.

Kindergarten vaccine exemptions are climbing

Doritos as "real" "food," public-sector health care in trouble, and more health news from Morning Rounds

Trump administration sued over visa time limit that would affect grad students, postdocs

DHS was sued Tuesday over a sweeping policy change that would limit how long foreign students and scholars can remain in the U.S.

STAT+: Trump expected to pick White House adviser Heidi Overton to lead FDA

Heidi Overton, a doctor and White House adviser, is expected to be President Trump's pick to lead the FDA.

Physician group sues Trump administration over dietary guidelines process

The suit, brought by a nonprofit that advocates for plant-based diets, claims HHS and the USDA used a “secret panel” of scientists to flip the food pyramid.

Green Goddess Harvest Salad

So much more affordable than ordering from those fast casual salad chains.

Outbreaks threaten HHS ‘real food’ agenda

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants America to “eat real food” as a solution to the chronic disease epidemic, but that message is being lost amid outbreaks of foodborne illness and a health agency that has struggled with effectively tracking the

Cyclospora spreads through human waste — so how did it get on food?

The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the food supply, according to scientific researchers and public health officials.

One faulty gene copy can make the heart’s DNA fold the wrong way

Researchers have discovered that a gene linked to congenital heart disease acts like an architect for the heart cell’s DNA. Losing just one copy of TBX5 can cause the genome’s carefully folded 3D structure to unravel, disrupting the genes needed to build a healthy heart. The effe

Bang, a rookie golfer from Australia, dies at 18

Rookie professional golfer Jessica Bang of Australia died in a hospital in Thailand on Thursday at the age of 18. She had collapsed on Aug. 1 as she was preparing in Thailand for a tournament there.

A ‘Culinary Class Wars’ Alum Has Opened One of NYC’s Hottest New Restaurants

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. Now Open is a yearlong series celebrating some of 2026’s most exciting new restaurants. Throughout the

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New findings overturn 100-year-old assumption about common bacteria in the lungs

The human body is teeming with more than 35 trillion bacteria, coexisting in microbiomes inside the gut, mouth, lungs, skin and urogenital tract. While it's now clear these microbes are associated with health and disease, scientists have only begun to uncover the full scale

A new way to beat jet lag? Engineered cells speed circadian adjustment

Adjusting to a new time zone or work schedule can leave the body's internal clock out of sync for days, contributing to sleep disruption, metabolic changes and other health consequences. Researchers at Rice University and Northwestern University have developed an implantable

Will the mRNA flu shot work better than a regular seasonal one? What the science says

Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02502-8Moderna’s newly approved vaccine could allow manufacturers to respond more rapidly to changing influenza strains.

Daily briefing: New evidence of the mysterious ‘glueballs’

Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02558-6Physicists have found evidence of a particle made entirely of force-carrying gluons. Plus, what changes to US vaccine recommendations mean for children and the ways food scientists are improving chocolate.

The false and the furious: We aren't just bothered by different beliefs—we're bothered when we think others are wrong

Why do disagreements about vaccines, climate change or elections often feel so personal? Our research suggests it is not simply because other people have different beliefs. It is because we think those beliefs are mistaken.

Panama's Pensionado Visa Is One of the Cheapest Ways to Retire Abroad—Here's How

Visa holders also receive discounts on healthcare and import taxes.

Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft actor reportedly replacing Jennifer English as lead of lavish Chinese action game Tides of Annihilation

Lavish Chinese action game Tides of Annihilation seems to have found a replacement for Jennifer English, the award-winning actor who withdrew from voicing the game's main character Gwendolyn last month. And the replacement appears to be Angela Sant'Albano, who performed Grace Ash

Opinion: In parts of the world, antibiotic overuse isn’t the problem — underuse is

“Like climate change, antimicrobial resistance is a global challenge, but its causes and consequences are unevenly distributed,” writes GARDP’s Peter Beyer.

Opinion: 8 steps to making surrogacy more ethical for everyone involved

“Everything about the West case shows how miserably surrogacy has been managed in America,” writes Arthur Caplan.

STAT+: Prominent AI startup rolls out virtual cell model in race to speed up science

A prominent AI startup has rolled out a virtual cell model, advancing the race to speed up science.

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a setback for Eyepoint, a win for Amylyx, and more

Eyepoint disclosed that a Phase 3 trial of its experimental treatment for a common cause of age-related blindness fell short of its primary goal

STAT+: Leaders of Mass General, Dana-Farber among hospital execs who got big raises in 2024

Top executives of major health systems got substantial raises, even as their hospitals grappled with plenty of challenges.

STAT+: Real-world psilocybin data suggest need for close monitoring

Amylyx reports success in a pivotal trial, biopharma A-listers join a pain-blocking device company board, and more biotech news from The Readout

STAT+: The White House declares ‘promises made, promises kept’ on lowering drug prices. Nice try

In its effort to lower drug prices, the White House has declared "promises made, promises kept." That's a narrative that doesn't reflect the full story.

Fauci adviser David Morens pleads guilty to avoiding records requests, conspiracy to defraud government

Morens said he had agreed to work to avoid public disclosures and to use his influence to advance a company's interests.

Cassidy predicts Trump’s vaccine order will increase insurance costs

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday reiterated his issues with President Trump’s executive order that seeks to tweak the childhood vaccine schedule, with the directive’s impact on insurance costs among them. “Now instead of your child getting two shots, she has to get six shots,”

Cassidy on Trump’s vaccine order, ‘crazy, stupid’ claims: ‘This is why the president’s poll numbers are going down’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said President Trump’s executive order that seeks to alter the childhood vaccine schedule is based on “crazy, stupid” claims, and that is “why the president’s poll numbers are going down.” During Cassidy&#821

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s ‘heard absolutely nothing back from Mitch McConnell’

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Sunday said he has “heard absolutely nothing back from” Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after requesting updates on his health following the GOP senator’s weeks-long hospitalization. Beshear, a potential 2028 Democratic presidentia

A convergence of biological risks

<p>What's the common<strong> </strong>thread connecting AI advances, biological breakthroughs, a preponderance of high-risk-high-reward research, escalating geopolitical tensions and a hollowed-out U.S. public health sector?</p><ul><li>They all

Trump shrugs off concerns about dismal conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln

<p>President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> said Friday that he isn't concerned about the state of the USS Abraham Lincoln, despite calls from lawmakers to investigate reports of mental health issues for th

Saatva’s Labor Day Deal Includes 20% Off, Free Setup, and a 365-Night Trial

It’s a deal that no active runner should ignore.

After My Blood Donation Went Wrong, I Consulted a Cardiologist: Here’s How Runners Can Time Them More Safely

Best practices for runners may differ from the standard guidelines.

Think interest rates are high now? These charts offer a different perspective.

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Patients treated in tents after earthquake damages Indonesia hospital

Patients treated in tents after earthquake damages Indonesia hospital

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 people in another test to truce

Israel and the Lebanese government announced a "framework agreement" on June 26, laying out a plan for Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.

U.S. pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific and expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East amid growing concerns about mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed carrier.

Chronic pain is missing from America's heat warnings

The results of a new study suggest that chronic pain deserves a place in how the country prepares people for extreme weather. They also show that rural residents may be the least protected.

Scientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as CO2 rises

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be leaving a measurable imprint inside the human body. Researchers analyzing more than two decades of U.S. health data found that blood bicarbonate levels have climbed about 7% since 1999, while calcium and phosphorus have declined—chan

How Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 measures your antioxidant levels

Samsung's newest party trick could actually help you improve your diet, and therefore your overall health.

Taking Weight-Loss Drugs Could Help Reduce Violent Impulses

About a year ago, Rutgers University researcher Daniel Semenza was listening to a podcast about an expansive study of GLP-1 medications when a question occurred to him. The 2025 study, published in Nature Medicine, had examined millions of Department of Veterans Affairs records t

SCOTUS has issued its decisions. Now Congress has the floor.

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff.A healthy federal government depends on an ongoing conversation between the branches. But that is not currently happening.

Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) vs. AstraZeneca PLC (AZN): Which Biopharma Model Offers the Better Growth Story?

Could Alcon (ALC) and RxSight (RXST)’s Partnership Reshape the Future of Cataract Surgery?

Viatris (VTRS) is Selling Tyrvaya, but Could Harrow (HROW) Turn it Into a Growth Engine?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)’s $5.5B Talc Settlement: Turning Point or Temporary Relief?

Could AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) Win as Genmab A/S (GMAB) Faces a New Regulatory Test for Epcoritamab?

How is parkour helping these seniors avoid injuries?

In one of the world's fastest aging countries, older people are finding creative ways to stay healthy.

U.S. missionary who was kidnapped in Niger is released

Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of US officials," SIM International said in a statement, adding he would soon be reunited with his family.

Mangione pleads guilty in federal court, leaving fate of state trial uncertain

Mangione has pleaded guilty to stalking charges in connection with the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive. A separate judge will decide the future of Mangione's state trial.

Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again

Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.

American missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after nine months

<p>Kevin Rideout, who was abducted by unknown assailants in Niamey, said to be in good health and in care of US officials</p><p>An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organisation has said.</p><p>Serving i

AI Is Hyper-Scaling Digital Inequality

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday infrastructure–in some places. It helps write emails and software code, filters job applications, powers recommendation systems, and is increasingly being integrated into education, health care, finance, and public admi

US wait times for cancer surgeries are getting longer and longer

As cancer treatments have advanced and outcomes have improved, one aspect of cancer care in the US has consistently worsened over the last decade: the wait time for surgery. According to a study in JAMA Surgery, patients with one of six types of cancer—breast, colon, lung, pancre

The System That Turned Paper Charts Into Digital Medical Records

Most hospitals and health care providers use electronic health records instead of paper charts to note patient vaccinations, diagnoses, and procedures. AthenaOne, Epic, and Oracle Health are some of the systems employed around the world. Many patients can access their electronic

Taylor Farms' connections to Trump admin spurs probe into Cyclospora response

As Americans cook their vegetables to at least 158°F to kill a diarrheal parasite that has sickened over 24,000 people and killed two this summer, one US Senator is turning up the heat on Health Secretary Robert F. Kenney Jr. over the government's "calamitous response" to the rec

No-Mayo Tuna Salad

Riff on the lunchbox staple. Mayo-haters deserve tuna, too.