In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the Administration’s latest demands on drug pricing, a biotech entrepreneur treating a rare genetic disease, new technology aimed at ending drug testing on animals and more. To get it in your…
Category: 5. Health
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RFK Jr. Cuts mRNA Vaccine Research, Defunding Emergency Preparedness
WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill.(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries
On July 28, 2025, a 27-year-old gunman entered a New York City office building that is home to the National Football League’s headquarters. He shot and killed four people and injured one other before killing himself.
In a note found in…
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Obamacare Insurer Oscar Health, Hit By Higher Costs, Sees 2026 Rebound
Oscar Health Wednesday reported a $228 million second quarter loss but sees profits returning next year as the health insurance industry navigates an influx of sicker-than-expected patients, the company said August 6, 2025.
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This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration
A snail may hold the key to restoring vision for people with some eye diseases.
Golden apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) are freshwater snails from South America. Alice Accorsi became familiar with the species as a graduate student…
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Scientists uncover hidden gut ‘sense’ that talks to your brain
In a breakthrough that reimagines the way the gut and brain communicate, researchers have uncovered what they call a “neurobiotic sense,” a newly identified system that lets the brain respond in real time to signals from microbes living in…
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This common fruit has over 1,600 compounds that boost brain, heart, and gut health
A new article appearing in the current issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry explores the concept of “superfoods” and makes a case that fresh grapes have earned what should be a prominent position in the superfood…
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Starving tumors makes cancer treatment work better
Cancer cells and tumors do not exist in a vacuum. Far from the isolation and self-sufficiency of the fictional Wakanda, tumors develop in and alter the nearby milieu of immune cells, connective tissue, blood vessels and a sea of proteins and…
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Brain fog, falls, and fatigue? This app helps seniors cut risky meds
McGill University researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients’ use of medications that may be unnecessary or even harmful to them.
When clinicians review a patient’s file, MedSafer flags potentially…
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A System Wide Diagnosis For America’s $5 Trillion Healthcare Problem
Close-up of a stethoscope on a spread U.S. $100 dollars bills.
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From the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill to CMS’s newly announced strategic direction, from executive orders on pharmaceutical pricing to ongoing scrutiny of PBMs,…
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