Category: 5. Health

August marks Neurosurgery Awareness Month, a time to recognize not only neurosurgeons but also the many professionals who ensure safe neurosurgery. I often…

Private equity in healthcare has faced substantial criticism, recently fueled by the bankruptcy of Steward Health, a hospital chain once owned by a private equity firm. In response, several states have passed—or are considering—laws to…

A pilot study of close to 200 pet dogs…

The FDA announced on Wednesday the new plan for Covid vaccine boosters. As…

Guidance around COVID-19 vaccines has once again shifted after the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 27, 2025, approved updated shots for the fall season, but for a more limited group than in prior seasons.

These changes, announced on X…

Despite its growing “deeptech” bonafides, the US neurotechnology industry has wound up on the wrong side of AI.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new pilot program to test whether AI-enabled claim denials will…

How can trillions of microbes live in our gut without causing a massive immune reaction? Scientists have been researching this question for years, and we are learning more about how the gut microbiome can…

A sugar present on virus envelopes might become the target of new antiviral treatments for a range of viruses, researchers report August 27 in Science Advances. This treatment, shown to shut down infections of Ebola, Nipah, SARS-CoV-2…

The safety and savings depend on…

As government-supported research in the US is being decimated by funding cuts, it was refreshing to attend REMEDi4ALL’s international drug repurposing conference…