CDC Warns of Another 'Tripledemic' This Winter According to a modeling forecast released on Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID, RSV, and influenza will likely impact the US healthcare system simultaneously this fall and winter.... Health
Indian State Rushes to Contain Nipah Virus Indian authorities in the southern state of Kerala are taking several measures to contain a recent outbreak of the Nipah virus, which has killed two people in the state’s Kozhikode district.... Health
Whistleblower Claims CIA Bribed COVID Team to Reject Lab-Leak Theory An anonymous senior-level CIA whistleblower, who testified Tuesday before the US House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has claimed that the agency bribed analysts to cover up their findings that COVID originated in a lab in Wuhan, Ch... Social issues
Kroger Agrees to Pay $1.2B in Opioid Settlements On Friday, Kroger agreed to pay $1.2B to US states and local governments and $36M to Native American tribes over 11 years to settle a lawsuit that claims its pharmacies helped fuel the opioid crisis by filling painkiller prescriptions.... Health
UK: Novo Nordisk Launches Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy On Monday, pharmaceutical powerhouse Novo Nordisk announced that it will have a "controlled and limited launch" of the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy in the UK. With increased demand being overshadowed by a supply shortage, no date for availability was given. Health
Study: Under 50 Cancer Rates Surged Over Last 30 Years Cancer diagnoses for patients under the age of 50 have increased by nearly 80% over the last 30 years, according to a comprehensive study by BMJ Oncology. Scientists are citing a confluence of factors for the uptick.... Health
US: Court Allows Georgia Ban on Trans Youth Procedures On Tuesday, a Georgia judge ruled that the state's ban on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender youth could proceed in light of a federal appeals court decision that ruled that Alabama had the right to enforce its ban on transgender procedures for minors. United States
Scientists Grow Embryo Model Without Sperm or Egg Israeli scientists at the Weizmann Institute say they've used stem cells to make an "embryo model" that mimics a 14-day-old embryo without using sperm, an egg, or a womb. Health
Moderna: Updated COVID Jabs Effective Against New Subvariant Pharmaceutical company Moderna on Wednesday announced that its updated COVID vaccine should be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant.... Coronavirus
Study: Online Pharmacies Could Save Patients Millions According to a study published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, Americans could potentially save millions each year by buying prescription drugs through online pharmacy discount programs. Health
ADHD Drug Shortage Continues as US Schools Open With school starting back up for children across the US, an ongoing shortage of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) medications is causing stress in many American families. Health
Rising Caffeine Levels in Energy Drinks Prompts Calls for Sales Ban to Minors Pediatricians and parents across the US are calling for new high-caffeine energy drinks to be treated like alcohol and cigarettes, and for their sale to minors to be banned. Social issues
UK First Nation to Rollout 7-Minute Cancer Jab On Tuesday, the National Health Service (NHS) announced that the UK will be the first country in the world to offer a jab that treats cancer in seven minutes. Health
US Lists First 10 Drugs for Medicare Negotiations On Tuesday, US Pres. Joe Biden's administration released its list of the first 10 prescription medicines that will enter the first-ever price negotiations between the nation's Medicare program and Big Pharma. Health
Study: Metabolic Syndrome Increases Risk of Premature Death A study presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual meeting found that overweight individuals with even slightly raised blood pressure, cholesterol, or glucose levels are close to a third more likely to die early. Health
Study: AI Allows Paralyzed Woman to 'Speak' Again According to a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, a severely paralyzed woman has been able to speak through a digital avatar using a brain-computer interface. Health
Canada: Court Upholds Jordan Peterson's Social Media Training Order On Wednesday, Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson was denied judicial review of a decision by the College of Psychologists of Ontario, which ordered him to undergo social media training in the wake of complaints over his online postings. Canada
Doctors Successfully Perform UK's First Womb Transplant According to a case report published by the BJOG, an international journal of obstetrics and gynecology, on Wednesday, a team of doctors has successfully performed the UK's first womb transplant. Health
Biden Admin to Urge Americans to Get Fall COVID Booster Biden administration officials have told various news outlets that the White House is planning to urge Americans to get a COVID booster shot this fall in response to a spike in infections. United States
UK Scientists Identify Smoking Addiction Causes, Cures After analyzing the brain scans of more than 800 smokers, taken at the ages of 14, 19, and 24, scientists at the University of Cambridge say they've discovered differences in the brain from that of their non-smoking peers. United Kingdom
UK: NHS to Reduce Cancer Wait Time Targets The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is expected to reduce the number of cancer waiting time targets from nine to three, so as to help patients in England with the disease be diagnosed earlier. Health
UK: Inserts Added to Cigarette Packs to Encourage Quitting The UK government could soon make it mandatory to insert messages inside cigarette packs to help smokers quit. Health
Study: 4K Daily Steps Enough to Lower Risk of Death According to a study published Tuesday in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, walking just 4K steps a day could reduce the risk of dying prematurely from any cause. Health
New COVID Variant EG.5 Spreading in the US According to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), EG.5, a new coronavirus variant, now accounts for the largest proportion of new COVID infections in the country. Coronavirus
Beyond Meat Sales Plummet, Shoppers Shift to Cheaper Options Sales at vegan food firm Beyond Meat have plunged by almost a third in recent months, amid a significant rise in living expenses for consumers. Health
