Health**Pulaski County Native Resigns as FDA Commissioner Amid Ongoing Changes** The abrupt resignation of Marty Makary, a Pulaski County native and cardiologist who served as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commission...
Health### The Deadly Consequences of Heat Waves: A Global Health Crisis Human-caused climate change has made heat waves more frequent and intense, leading to severe health issues such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat...
Health### Study Reveals Significant Risks of Modern Cannabis Use Among Older Adults A recent study by Stanford Medicine researchers has shed light on the concerning health risks associated with modern cannabis use among older...
Health### Vitamin B2 May Boost Cancer Cells: Stanford Medicine Researchers Uncover Unexpected Role A recent study by researchers at Stanford Medicine has revealed a surprising finding about the role of vitamin B2 (riboflavin)...
Health### Researchers Identify Hidden Risk Factor Linked to Stroke and Cardiovascular Complications A groundbreaking study by researchers has revealed a previously unknown risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular complicatio...
Health### Washington Officials Push Germany to Pay More for Pharmaceuticals In a recent breakfast meeting, high-ranking U.S. officials including Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and chief health department adviser Chris Kl...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that the risk of Americans contracting hantavirus remains low, citing a 'playbook' response to manage the outbreak. The agency has faced criticism for its ha...
Vice President JD Vance announced a $1.3 billion deferral in Medicaid reimbursements to California due to suspicions of fraud. The move is part of the Trump administration's initiative to root out health program fraud. W...
The United States is facing an outbreak of the hantavirus, prompting concern and debate over the Trump administration's response. Multiple sources provide conflicting reports on the government's efforts, with Reuters sta...
A medical student discovered the power of sharing accurate health information online, but now warns that hospitals are censoring doctors, exacerbating a growing health misinformation problem. The issue impacts vaccine ad...
The Trump administration is seeking a new FDA commissioner to address trust issues and drive reform, following the resignation of Marty Makary. The search will prioritize rebuilding agency trust, focusing on food policy,...
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2025, marking a third consecutive annual decline and the longest in decades. Experts debate whether recent policy and drug supply changes have contributed to this trend, w...
Last passengers from the cruise liner MV Aurora, which was placed under quarantine after several crew members tested positive for hantavirus, were flown home on Friday, May 10, 2026. U.S. health officials confirmed that ...
On May 11, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order that keeps the abortion medication mifepristone available across the country until at least Thursday, as the nine justices consider whether to uphold a lower‑court ...
On May 11, 2026, the Court of Justice of the Andean Community, the highest judicial body for the Andean bloc, upheld Colombia’s decision to issue a compulsory license for the antiretroviral drug dolutegravir in 2024. The...
Social media platforms have been flooded with false claims that Hantavirus is a deliberately engineered pandemic, a bioweapon, or a ruse to influence the U.S. midterm elections. The misinformation wave began in early May...
Stat News quotes President Trump saying the federal government is seriously considering approving certain forms of 7‑OH, an opioid derived from the kratom plant. The article notes the lack of clarity about what “natural ...
Stat News highlights that Medicare has missed the mark on controlling spending for Alzheimer’s medications, describing the costs as unsustainable. The accompanying newsletter (Stat’s “Pharmalittle”) mentions the same Med...
BBC Health reports that UK alcohol‑related deaths fell for the first time since the start of the COVID‑19 pandemic, marking a modest reduction. Public health officials caution that the decline should not lead to complace...
A rare hantavirus outbreak aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius forced the evacuation of passengers in Tenerife, with three deaths reported. Al Jazeera highlighted the captain’s call for unity and noted that a French ...