Health Care

October 17, 2026
How Texas’ $6B CPRIT Outpaces NIH in Speeding Cancer Breakthroughs
The state’s aggressive funding model recruits top researchers and accelerates treatments—while federal grants face slower bureaucratic hurdles.
October 16, 2026
Cancer Researchers Face Funding Gaps and Scientific Hurdles as Personal Stories Drive Public Support
Despite rising prevention knowledge and fundraising success, scientists cite funding instability and complex tumor biology as key barriers to progress in cancer…
October 12, 2026
Selangor International Care Expo in Kuala Lumpur 2026
The Selangor International Care Expo (SICE) 2026 is scheduled to take place from 15 to 17 October 2026 at the Kuala Lumpur…
October 2, 2026
Publication of ROADS Phase 3 Trial Data Recommends GammaTile® as New Standard-of-Care for Brain Metastases
HOUSTON, October 2 — GT Medical Technologies announced on September 29, 2026, that the results of the randomized, multicenter ROADS trial (NCT04365374)…
August 2, 2026
Autism Groups Push for Gender-Inclusive Diagnostics as Female Cases Rise
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 2 — The strategic efforts by prominent advocacy groups, notably Autism Speaks, have demonstrably reshaped the understanding and diagnosis…
July 17, 2026
David Kwiatkowski, Dana-Farber Oncologist, Is Study Author
BOSTON, July 17 — A research paper whose corresponding author is a prominent Boston oncologist has been retracted, raising questions in the…
July 16, 2026
Opioid Epidemic Progresses Through Three Deadly Waves
WASHINGTON, July 16 — The opioid epidemic, described by doctors and researchers as “one of the most devastating public health catastrophes of…
July 15, 2026
Pioneering pharmacologist honored for breast cancer breakthrough
WASHINGTON, July 15 — V. Craig Jordan, the British-American pharmacologist whose work turned tamoxifen into a cornerstone of hormone-positive breast cancer therapy,…
July 14, 2026
New Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab Slows Cognitive Decline in Trial
WASHINGTON, July 14 — For the millions of American families watching a loved one slowly lose their memories, the arrival of lecanemab…
July 13, 2026
Opioid Crisis Costs U.S. Over $1 Trillion Annually, Vaccine May Help
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The opioid crisis in the United States imposes an estimated economic cost of over $1 trillion annually, according…
July 11, 2026
1940s–1960s Antibiotic Pipeline Revolutionized Infection Treatment
ROME, July 11 — The period from the 1940s to the 1960s is now recorded as the ‘Golden Age’ of antibiotic discovery,…
July 8, 2026
Katalin Karikó wins 2023 Nobel for mRNA COVID vaccine work
BUDAPEST, July 8 — On a quiet street in Szeged, the kind of place where a woman in a lab coat might…
July 7, 2026
Funding Injection Aims to Unclog Cancer Trial Pipeline
CALGARY, July 7 — A $35 million investment announced July 6 will expand infrastructure and operational support for the Riddell Centre for…
July 7, 2026
Wendy Beauchesne Leads Transformational Alberta Cancer Trial Investment
EDMONTON, July 7 — Wendy Beauchesne has spent the last six years at the helm of the Alberta Cancer Foundation, and on…
July 7, 2026
Alzheimer’s Cases in U.S. to Reach 13.8 Million by 2060
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The figure that matters: 6.7 million. That is the number of Americans aged 65 and older living with…
July 7, 2026
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Growing Public Health Crisis in the US
LONDON, July 7 — The technical reality of Alzheimer’s disease remains stubbornly grim, even as researchers chip away at its mechanisms. It…
July 7, 2026
Owerko Centre Expands Clinical Trials with $35M Investment
CALGARY, July 7 — A major investment announced yesterday is set to transform how quickly families across Alberta, and potentially beyond, can…
July 3, 2026
Embecta Focuses on Reliable Insulin Delivery in Asia
MANILA, July 3 — A securities fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against Embecta, the medical device company, accusing it of…
July 2, 2026
Pink Ribbons and Pink Profits: What Really Drives Breast Cancer Campaign Support
MANILA, July 2 — A new study is shedding light on what truly drives people to support breast cancer campaigns, and the…
June 30, 2026
Germany’s Lack of Heat Protection Rules Endangers Nursing Homes
A national policy gap is now impossible to ignore in Germany. The country has no federal heat protection regulations requiring cooling systems…
June 29, 2026
Multilevel training model to speed child cancer diagnosis in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA — A new training and mentorship model is showing early promise in accelerating the diagnosis of childhood cancer in Northwest…
June 24, 2026
ACC’s definition of recovery as end of payments draws scrutiny
Wellington’s Accident Compensation Corporation has a blunt definition of recovery. Stop paying someone, and that person is healed. Five weeks of silence…
June 17, 2026
Virginia Cancer Specialists: 21 Doctors in Top Docs Hall of Fame
FAIRFAX, June 17 — Virginia Cancer Specialists announced that 21 of its physicians have been named to the Washingtonian “Top Doctors” Hall…
June 9, 2026
Roche Launches 7-Minute Lung Cancer Injection to Replace Hour-Long IV Drips
For lung cancer patients in India, the treatment chair has been a fixed point — hours of intravenous drip, hospital waits, repeated…