South Carolina guard Maddy McDaniel withdraws from university, will not return to team
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Meta ordered to pay $567M to treat youth mental health problems it helped create
New Mexico judge orders $567M fund to help address youth mental health crisis.
Report: White House drafting executive order linking vaccines and autism
Trump determined to link life-saving shots to autism, despite science and political risk.
Vitamin C may fight cancer — but not the way scientists once thought
Linus Pauling was widely mocked for claiming that vitamin C could fight cancer, especially after trials using vitamin C pills showed no benefit. Researchers now know that intravenous vitamin C...
Hospital Video Captures Chaos as Earthquake Strikes Mid-Surgery
Footage shows doctors in Japan clinging to an operating table to protect a patient from the violent tremor. The surgery was completed successfully.
How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
Universal vaccine for pneumococcal disease moves closer to reality
Nature, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02462-zTargeting shared proteins could help to control bacterial subtypes that current vaccines do not protect against.
Kirin to Buy Vitamins Firm Jamieson in $1.4 Billion Deal
Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings Co. is acquiring Toronto-based Jamieson Wellness Inc. in a deal that values the Canadian vitamins and supplements maker at about C$2 billion ($1.4 billion).
Hospital Sector to See K-Shaped Path, Federal Cuts Expected
Bloomberg's Nic Querolo joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Real Yield." A period of financial recovery for US hospitals is coming to an end as healthcare systems brace for the full force of federal...
Moderna's mRNA flu shot earns FDA approval after rollercoaster review
Moderna's new flu vaccine, mFLUSIVA, is approved for all adults ages 50 and up.
Roivant Expects FDA to Approve First Major Drug
Roivant Chief Executive Officer Matt Gline expects the FDA to approve the launch of a drug used to fight a debilitating skin disease. He says the drug should be on the market by September. He speaks...
Nearly half of dementia cases may be linked to risks you can change
A long-term brain study found that common risks such as smoking, high blood pressure, heart disease, and high blood lipids were strongly linked to damage associated with vascular dementia. The...
A drug already used for osteoporosis blocked spinal damage in a new study
Genetic changes may set off a chain reaction that causes the spine’s natural shock absorbers to harden and deteriorate. Zebrafish with a faulty collagen-related gene developed mineral buildup and...
Why there’s so much heat on Anthony Fauci right now
Public health experts have a few theories.
Ebola Outbreak: Why the Death Rate Is Rising as Patients Reach Care Too Late
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is becoming steadily deadlier on paper, as too many people reach treatment only after the disease has become critical.
<b>Junk plastic turns into high-value commodity with chemistry trick</b>
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02445-0Researchers untangle the chemistry behind turning PVC into high-grade motor lubricant — plus, how engineered yeast can help...
A compendium of next-generation patient-derived models for diverse cancers
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10806-yThe international collaboration of the Human Cancer Models Initiative presents a comprehensive resource of next-generation...
The Virtual Tissues foundation model resolves spatial proteomics across scales
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10884-yVirtual Tissues (VirTues), a foundation model for spatial proteomics that captures tissue organization across scales, supports...
A tumour-derived organoid biobank maps cancer gene dependencies
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10830-yA clinically annotated multi-omic organoid resource with matched tumour samples from 256 patients across 5 cancers maps gene...
<i>FNIP1</i> variants are associated with favourable metabolism in 1 million humans
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10864-2The FNIP1 pathway has a role in human energy metabolism, and its inhibition is a potential therapeutic strategy in...
Moderna Starts Phase 1 Trial of Experimental Ebola Vaccine for Congo Outbreak
Moderna Inc. has begun testing an experimental Ebola vaccine in people, marking the second candidate to enter clinical trials against the strain driving the deadliest Ebola outbreak in Democratic...
A common sugar may help cancer cells break free and spread
Chemotherapy-surviving ovarian cancer cells may release fructose to help neighboring tumor cells loosen, escape, and spread. The discovery suggests that sugary diets and cholesterol-lowering drugs...
Put health systems at the centre of European heatwave plans
Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02426-3Put health systems at the centre of European heatwave plans
Engineered yeast that make cancer drugs could spare a rare flower
Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02428-1Modified baker’s yeast can produce a precursor for a drug that is usually derived from an endangered plant and its relatives.
AstraZeneca Investors See Little Logic in Bristol Tie-Up
AstraZeneca Plc investors had a clear message for the UK drugmaker on Monday: they don’t like the idea of a $400 billion merger with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Bloomberg Intelligence's Director of...
Astra Buying Bristol Makes No Sense, Fazeli Says
AstraZeneca shares plunged Monday on news that the drugmaker was exploring an acquisition of Bristol Meyers Squibb. A deal would create one of the world's biggest drugmakers. Sam Fazeli of Bloomberg...
Two new compounds could reveal hidden drivers of Alzheimer’s disease
Vanderbilt researchers created the first selective compound designed to inhibit TAOK-1, a poorly understood protein connected to Alzheimer’s disease. They also discovered a second compound that...
Sickle-cell disease linked to prematurely aged stem cells in mice
Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02339-1A combination of drugs restores stem-cell function in mouse models of the blood disorder.
U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme
The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutrition and disease.
Scientists may have found a way to prevent statin muscle pain
Scientists have identified an immune response that may explain why statins cause muscle pain, weakness, and exercise intolerance in some people. The finding could eventually lead to treatments that...
Hunter Biden Blames Cancer for Joe Biden’s Disastrous Debate
Medical experts say it is unlikely that Mr. Biden’s debate performance was affected by the cancer that was diagnosed months later.
Tokyo Court Says Shidax Tender Undervalued the Firm in Rare Case
The Tokyo District Court ruled that hospitality sector company Shidax Corp.’s tender offer in 2023 to go private undervalued its shares, in one of the still-rare cases in Japan of financial tussles...
How smallpox reached the Americas: first genomic evidence points to Europeans
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02366-yViral sequences from Chilean mummies confirm the disease was introduced from Europe.
Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization
The group of former health and national security officials warned that Americans will be more vulnerable to infectious disease threats.
Ravens hope healthy Lamar Jackson, new coaching staff, another loaded roster prove to be Super Bowl formula
Jesse Minter's first year as a head coach comes with high expectations
FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing patients’ medical data with advertisers Meta and Snap
The U.S. federal consumer watchdog said Hims & Hers, which prescribes for sexual wellness and mental health conditions, used website trackers to share customers' information with advertisers.
Dr. Reddy’s Sees Weight-Loss Drug Boosting Growth After Setback
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. expects its generic anti-obesity drug to shore up growth in the six months through March after it resolves an impurity issue with the key ingredient and resumes supply...
Teva CEO on Drug Pipeline, Direct Listing on NYSE
Teva Pharmaceuticals CEO Richard Francis speaks to Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick about the company's positive Q2 earnings, the impending impact of changing Medicare rules on patients, and the new...
Resident Evil Movie Is Most Violent Thing Zach Cregger Has Ever Made — “You Gotta Go Grotesque”
Zach Cregger is known for gore galore with his horror/thriller movies Weapons and Barbarian, but his new Resident Evil movie is "definitely the most violent" thing he's ever made. He told this to...
Silent Hill: Townfall Tackles The Scariest Subject Of Them All: Healthcare
Konami's upcoming horror game fills out its Scottish town with medical nightmares
New microwave frying method could make french fries much healthier
A new cooking method could make French fries crispier in less time while significantly limiting how much oil they absorb. Researchers propose combining microwave heating, which keeps oil out, with...
Fish Bad, Sugar Good… And Other Medieval Ideas About Food
Although medieval ideas about food were very different to our own, its importance was widely recognized. According to Galen, food “is probably the most important of all medical subjects,” and it...
The Sea Otter and the Abalone: On the Intertwined Fates of California’s Wildlife
Like the meteorite that killed the dinosaurs, European contact with the Americas was a single, ecologically random, earth-shattering event that completely reshaped land and sea. Disease and violence...
What Happens When the War on Drugs Turns Into a Wellness Fad
Around the year 2000 Nick Wallis was sat at a card table at the back of an abandoned docklands shed in Melbourne surrounded by lasers, strobe lighting and loud, thumping bass music. As he sat there,...
Danone Sales Climb on High Protein, Medical Nutrition Demand
Danone SA sales climbed in the second quarter, buoyed by the popularity of its high-protein yogurts and fortified drinks for the elderly and ill.