Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Huntington’s chorea successfully treated for the first time in a therapeutic trial. Global Health: RFK Jr. could undo the strategies that normalized vaccination in the 20th century. International Health Policy: The Lancet begins to evaluate the disastrous health outcomes of the Trump Administration’s policies, […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: A new AI model predicts susceptibility to more than 1,000 diseases. Global health: Bill Gates, despite cuts, remains optimistic about global health. International health policy: Under the “10-year Health Plan for England,” the best- and worst-performing NHS trusts are made public. National health […]
Summary The most impactful health news stories of the last two weeks were: Biomedicine: The importance of prioritizing prevention in a disease as prevalent as heart failure. Global Health: The decline in global fertility will cause the population to decrease significantly in the relatively short term. International Health Policy: Evangelical Christians, Trump’s traditional partners, are […]
Due to vacation time, this week’s news summary will be added to next week’s, which will contain news from September 1-14, 2025.
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: The first transplant of an animal lung into a human chest works for nine days. Global Health: The great progress of vaccines, which could be reversed. International Health Policy: It seems the CDC is done for. National Health Policy: Spain will have a […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Nature editorial: canceling mRNA research is the greatest irresponsibility. Global health: WHO Pandemic Agreement. International health policy: RFK Jr. and MAHA (Make American Healthy Again): dangerous, emboldened, and growing. National health policy: 2026 MIR call for applications: The Official State Gazette publishes this year’s […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: The rise of liver cancer must be reversed. Global health: UN talks on plastics end without agreement. International health policy: The suicide of science in the United States. National health policy: Major waiting list crisis in Catalonia. Companies: MSD and Pfizer will lead […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: The discovery of lithium’s essential role in Alzheimer’s opens a hopeful avenue for treating the disease. Global Health: The famines in Gaza and other conflict areas are a moral failure. This includes Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, and Yemen. International Health Policy: Trump threatens pharmaceutical […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Smart antibiotics: Can AI end antimicrobial resistance? Global health: Liver cancer will double by 2050, according to The Lancet. International health policy: Trump asks pharmaceutical companies to lower prices by the end of September. The Biden administration’s gradualist and well-designed policy is replaced by […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: The universal cancer vaccine, from hope to a promising reality. Global health: The impact of the famine in Gaza: a painful death today and a curse for generations to come. International health policy: The US Republicans made cuts to Medicaid; will it […]
