Life Briefing: The ER Staffing Conflict and No Facility Fee for a Marmot Strategic angle: A battle between doctors and a hospital system is an early test of a new law designed to separate business and medicine. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State Strategic angle: Tracking the status of Section 1115 Medicaid waivers across states, highlighting approved and pending provisions. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Camera captures first video of a red fox attacking a wolf pup Strategic angle: Unprecedented footage reveals a red fox challenging the natural order by attacking a wolf pup in Italy. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: A setback for Roche’s breast cancer drug Strategic angle: Wall Street's verdict on Prasad, generic semaglutide's new pricing, and other biotech news Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: ESA Analyzing Fireball Over Europe on 8 March 2026 Strategic angle: A bright fireball was observed across multiple European countries, prompting investigation by the European Space Agency. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Multi-wavelength observations track bright gamma-ray blazar's three-year cycle Strategic angle: European astronomers analyze data from various observatories to study the gamma-ray blazar S5 1044+71. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Novo Nordisk, Hims reach deal to end bitter dispute over Wegovy sales Strategic angle: Novo Nordisk and Hims & Hers have reached a deal that, for now, appears to end their bitter dispute around Hims’ sale of compounded versions of Novo’s blockbuster obesity drug. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Fresh turmoil at the FDA with Prasad’s exit Strategic angle: Prasad out again, generic Ozempic on its way, and more health news from Morning Rounds Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Lack of FDA Advisory Committees Raises Concerns Strategic angle: Growing worries about the FDA's diminishing use of advisory committees for public discourse. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Talkspace to be acquired for $835 million by mental health services giant Strategic angle: Universal Health Services announces acquisition of virtual mental health company Talkspace. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: First Starship V3 launch slips Strategic angle: SpaceX is delaying the launch of its latest Starship version despite NASA's request for expedited lunar lander development. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Cattle grazing boosts nature recovery in Yorkshire Dales Strategic angle: Research shows that cattle grazing has significantly increased plant diversity in the Yorkshire Dales. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Cornwall ocean study highlights value of low-cost eDNA tests Strategic angle: A new study reveals the potential of affordable environmental DNA tests for monitoring ocean wildlife. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Chinese official calls for prioritizing Neptune orbiter mission Strategic angle: A senior Chinese space scientist advocates for an unprecedented mission to explore Neptune. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Xenon Pharmaceuticals’ seizure drug shows strong efficacy in late-stage trial Strategic angle: Xenon Pharmaceuticals reported significant reduction in seizure frequency with its new treatment compared to placebo. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Blue Cross Blue Shield says data back up claim that AI is driving up medical bills Strategic angle: A new data analysis from Blue Cross Blue Shield shows how AI coding may be driving up the cost of health care. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Health tech company says it will dive into Medicare’s new chronic care experiment Strategic angle: How a remote patient monitoring company is reworking its tech to enroll in a Medicare program seeking to align payment with health care outcomes. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Opinion: The financial reason why parents beg me to diagnose their kids with autism Strategic angle: Parents often pressure Lawrence Diller, a behavioral/developmental pediatrician, to diagnose their children with autism. He thinks he knows why. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: STAT+: As controversial decisions mount, FDA shuns public advisory meetings Strategic angle: The FDA is cutting back on public advisory committee meetings, even as the public and other stakeholders seek more transparency. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s seabed mining talks Strategic angle: Trump's aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules. Editorial Staff Mar 9