Summary News of the week: Medical milestone: Moderna and Merck’s mRNA vaccine against melanoma appears to be the prelude to the introduction of mRNA technology in cancer vaccines. The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Deaths from GLP-1. Are obesity drugs linked to hundreds of deaths? Global health: US policies are […]
Trump is against vaccines.7 days in healthcare (August 10th-16th, 2026)
Summary News of the week: Trump signs three executive orders against vaccines in just one week, as he seems to want this issue to be central to the midterm elections. Both Le Monde, in an editorial, and a WHO statement consider this attitude deplorable. The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: […]
Summary News of the Week: Uncontrolled wildfires: a new health emergency. The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: LDL cholesterol continues to drive the global cardiovascular epidemic despite advances in prevention and treatment. Global Health: How poor countries are coping with cuts in US aid for HIV/AIDS. International Health Policy: The […]
Summary News of the week: According to The Economist, the fires in Europe are only just beginning. The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Therapeutic vaccines: scientific and regulatory barriers delay the leap of these vaccines to clinical trials. Global health: How many people are dying as a result of the USAID […]
Summary News of the week: 1,700 HIV treatment centers closed after Trump’s cuts. The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: How peptides (short chains of amino acids) are becoming longevity drugs. Global health: Ebola must be prevented from becoming a regional and international threat. International health policy: Is the United States’ scientific […]
Summary News of the week: The French Parliament approves the “right to die” law The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: mRNA vaccines, a transformative advance in vaccinology. Global health: The Ebola epidemic is out of control. International health policy: The British Medical Journal (BMJ) makes 7 health recommendations to the […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Dementia is being defeated. Global health: African countries under pressure sign the Trump America First Deal health agreement. International health policy: The NHS’s AI policy: means £10 billion in investment. National health policy: Notable increase in sick leave in Spain, largely attributable to delays […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Should every baby have their DNA sequenced? Global Health: The world’s largest pulmonology society (USA) calls for a ban on plastic countertops. International Health Policy: The French Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie) calls for a ban on cigarette sales to people born after 2009. […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: The rise in cancers among young adults. Global Health: One year after Trump suspended USAID aid, African health systems are operating under emergency protocols. International Health Policy: The UN warns of the growth of the global drug market. National Health Policy: Dynamic pricing, […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: AI Large Language Models (LLMs) are capable of outperforming most real-world clinical reasoning experiences. Global Health: The Ebola epidemic is not an inevitability, but the first consequence of a deliberately created void. International Health Policy: The anti-obesity drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro will be […]
