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3 issues to watch in public health in 2026
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (892+ words) We warned you late last year that 2025 was likely to be pretty rock "n roll. Confession time: We had no idea it would be as cuckoo bananas as it turned out to be." The appointment of a fervent vaccine opponent…...
Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24, 100 U. S. deaths per year
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (649+ words) Chronic exposure to'pollution'from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. "Our message is: Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human health," said…...
FDA's new "plausible mechanism pathway' for personalized gene editing raises concerns
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...
Congo declares its latest Ebola outbreak over, after 43 deaths
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (226+ words) KINSHASA, Congo " Congo on Monday announced the end of an Ebola outbreak that killed 43 people in one of the country's southern provinces, with authorities saying no new confirmed cases had been reported in the past 45 days. Health Minister Roger Kamba…...
California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (581+ words) NEW YORK " Two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U. S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus, health officials said. The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services this week confirmed the…...
CCR8, promising target poised to transform cancer treatment landscape
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (672+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...
Vera Therapeutics reports positive results from trial of kidney disease drug
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (183+ words) An experimental medicine from Vera Therapeutics significantly reduced levels of toxic protein in the urine of patients with an autoimmune kidney disease. The Phase 3 study results reported Monday met an intermittent treatment goal and laid down a marker ahead of…...
With hyperphosphatemia widespread in patients on dialysis, a new approach may provide hope
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (237+ words) By Pablo Pergola, MD, Ph D, Research Director of Renal Associates, PA in San Antonio, Texas This post is sponsored by Unicycive Therapeutics Managing phosphate requires a combination of dietary restrictions and medications, which adds to the daily burden for…...
CDC approves updated Covid-19, chickenpox vaccine recommendations
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (237+ words) By Anil Oza and Chelsea Cirruzzo "Informed consent is back," O'Neill said in a statement. "CDC's 2022 blanket recommendation for perpetual COVID-19 boosters deterred health care providers from talking about the risks and benefits of vaccination for the individual patient or…...
Covid followed 5 standard stages of pandemic response " until it became unprecedented
3+ week, 4+ day ago (581+ words) By David Blumenthal and James A. Morone Blumenthal and Morone are the co-authors of "Whiplash: From the Battle for Obamacare to the War on Science" (Yale University Press). Six years after the Covid shutdown of March 2020, the nation is still struggling…...