FDA signs off on Merck’s cholesterol-lowering pill
The US FDA approved Merck’s cholesterol-lowering pill, it said on Thursday, the first in a class of drugs dominated…
Abbott’s Q2 2026 earnings call: What drove results and what should investors watch next?
AMPLATZER™ AMULET™ LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUDER INDICATION FOR USE The Amplatzer™ Amulet™ Left Atrial Appendage Occluder is a…
Congress is full of sick and geriatric lawmakers — but they face no mandatory health, cognitive tests
WASHINGTON — A wave of tragic deaths, illnesses and absences in Congress is fueling calls for major reforms…
Virginia women billed hundreds for mammograms despite new screening law
Roanoke, VA – Three women in our region received unexpected bills for breast cancer screenings despite a new…
California Kaiser nurses say AI scoring and 15-minute call limits threaten patient care
Nurses at Kaiser Permanente in California say brief-call expectations and artificial intelligence systems that rate productivity, tone, and…
Military to require testosterone screening — do healthy men need it?
US troops ages 30 and up will get tested for testosterone levels annually, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Pete…
California employer health premiums will cost as much as a new car in 2027
Employers are bracing for what could be the highest rise in health insurance premiums in 16 years in…
Us Strikes Iran Hospital: 211 patients undergoing chemo evacuated: US strikes near Iran cancer hospital for children – video
. A cancer hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz was temporarily taken out of service after US…
12 Colorado hospitals ‘financially vulnerable’ to upcoming cuts
A national nurses union flagged 12 Colorado hospitals at particular risk from upcoming federal cuts — medical facilities…
Inside RFK Jr.’s push to dismantle decades of U.S. vaccine policy
Reuters — A U.S. health secretary prepared to spend billions to seek a link between vaccines and autism. Vaccine…
Eli Lilly to buy psychedelics maker AtaiBeckley for $2.8 billion
The Eli Lilly logo appears on the company’s office in San Diego, California, Nov. 21, 2025. Mike Blake…
One of the world’s most prominent hospitals is testing how AI can revolutionize health care
Rochester, Minn. — Preparing to meet with a patient can require Mayo Clinic internal medicine physician Dr. Alexander Ryu…