Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Deadly fungi are becoming drug-resistant. Global health: Tuberculosis, a health threat in Europe. International health policy: American drug tariffs in the US risk shortages of lower-cost generics. National health policy: Waiting lists become chronic. Companies: Novo Nordisk’s stock market plunges under pressure from rival […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: Lilly successfully tests an anti-obesity pill that will compete with previous injection therapies. Global Health: WHO members, without the US, reach an agreement on the Pandemic Treaty. International Health Policy: Trump promises drug price cuts, but disrupts the price negotiation process with Medicare, […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: The Lancet proposes rethinking coronary artery disease to save lives, based not so much on symptoms but on atheroma. Global Health: Public health under Trump 2.0: in the short term, chaos; in the long term, a disaster for public health both domestically and […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Mitochondrial transplants could cure diseases and prolong life. Global health: The need to reduce mortality from postpartum hemorrhage. International health policy: Trump’s executive order on tariffs. According to Section 3 (Implementation), b 4, medications (but not medical technologies) are excluded from the tariff. National […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Colorectal cancer screening. The same mortality results as colonoscopy with the detection of blood in stool. Global health: American vandalism in global health continues: a simple email from USAID halted efforts to track diseases and prevent outbreaks worldwide. The AIDS pandemic will resurface after […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: How to improve humans, an activity that should not be left to eccentrics. Global Health: A story of “geopolitical vandalism,” the freezing of USAID activities. International Health Policy: American universities warn of the danger to innovation in the US as a result of cuts. […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: The most expensive drug ever approved, $20 million a year. Global Health: After assessing the global burden of oral disease, half of the world’s population has oral problems. International Health Policy: In a move similar to Elon Musk’s DOGE, the British government is […]
Summary The most impactful news in health this week were: Biomedicine: A new form of inheritance unrelated to DNA has been discovered. Global health: USAID memos show the tremendous human costs of Trump’s cuts. International health policy: Merz will have to face an unfinished health agenda in Germany. National health policy. The Congressional Health […]
Summary The most impactful news in health this week were: Biomedicine: Editorial by The Economist: The enormous possibilities of CRISPR technology in agriculture and medicine. Global health: Editorial by Nature: The need to learn the lessons of Covid-19, before it is too late. International health policy: Threats to Medicaid. To make their numbers work, […]
Summary The most impactful news in health this week were: Biomedicine: RedETS puts a stop to enthusiasm for proton therapy Global health: The environment surpasses genetics in importance in predicting longevity International health policy: Agreement between the NHS and the independent sector to address the waiting list and give patients more choice. National […]
