Briefing: Pfizer’s Lyme vaccine shows efficacy, but misses key statistical hurdle
Strategic angle: A new vaccine shows some promise in combating Lyme disease, which affects nearly half a million Americans annually.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Meningitis B cases in the UK drop as authorities expand vaccination
Strategic angle: The number of confirmed cases in the Kent meningitis B outbreak has fallen to 29 following laboratory reclassification, according to United Kingdom health authorities.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: What python blood can teach us about weight loss, muscle health and gut bacteria
Strategic angle: Lessons in weight loss: The metabolism of pythons could inspire therapies.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Inside a rare lab that's blazing a bold trail as it hunts for new drugs
Strategic angle: A scientist from Zambia who loves — LOVES! — chemistry runs a lab in South Africa that is being hailed for "extraordinary" work.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Displaced in Lebanon sleep on streets as situation turns “catastrophic”
Strategic angle: Displaced people in Lebanon are increasingly being forced to sleep on the streets as housing becomes unaffordable amid soaring prices.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports
Victims of army drone attack on East Darfur health facility included children and medical personnel.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: India news: Weight gain may mean pay cut as Air India tightens fitness norms for crew
Strategic angle: Air India is implementing strict health policies for crew members, linking pay to fitness levels.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: India news: New Delhi sends medical aid to Afghanistan
Strategic angle: India has dispatched 2.5 tons of emergency medical supplies to Kabul following a recent airstrike.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: 'Drug transactions' allegedly on Holloway's phone
Strategic angle: Prosecutors allege drug transactions were found on Crimson Tide basketball star Aden Holloway's phone after his arrest on a felony drug charge.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Men are losing a key chromosome with age and it may be deadly
Strategic angle: Aging men often lose the Y chromosome in a growing number of their cells, linked to serious health risks.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
US prosecutors investigate Colombia’s Petro over suspected ties to drug traffickers
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is under scrutiny by US federal prosecutors for alleged connections to drug trafficking.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Automatic enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans under consideration, top Trump health official says
Strategic angle: The idea could be a major win for the health insurance industry, which has seen a crackdown on Medicare Advantage in recent years.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Inside the delicate, high-stakes search for a new CDC director
Strategic angle: Top HHS official Chris Klomp discusses the challenges of finding a new leader for the CDC.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: ACIP Conflict Tests Trump's Support for RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Policy Overhaul
Strategic angle: The Trump administration faces a pivotal decision on vaccine policymaking following a court ruling, with potential political ramifications.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Much ado about protein
Strategic angle: Why is my local Target selling protein powder in the tampon aisle? An investigation.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
'StravaLeaks': France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through fitness app
Le Monde reveals a security flaw as a French sailor's Strava activity exposes the location of the Charles de Gaulle.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Tiktok leads social media platforms in mental health misinformation, study finds
Strategic angle: Social media, particularly TikTok, is full of mental health misinformation, posing risks to young people who increasingly turn to these platforms for diagnosis.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Congress must fix the No Surprises Act before it bankrupts patients and employers
Strategic angle: James Gelfand and Patricia Kelmar argue for urgent reforms to the No Surprises Act to protect patients and employers from financial ruin.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Food for thought: The Mafia sits at the table, but who is paying the bill?
Strategic angle: The well-known Italian restaurant, founded by an Aragonese family, has been controversially ordered by a court to change its name, but can a commercial claim clash with memory or common sense?
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Drug development is booming in China. Should the U.S. view it as a threat or an opportunity?
Strategic angle: If the U.S. wants to hold on to its title as the world's top biotech innovator, it might want to take a page out of China's book.
Editorial Staff Mar 19