Category: 5. Health

Private equity in healthcare has faced substantial criticism, recently fueled by the bankruptcy of Steward Health, a hospital chain once owned by a private equity firm. In response, several states have passed—or are considering—laws to…

A pilot study of close to 200 pet dogs…

The FDA announced on Wednesday the new plan for Covid vaccine boosters. As…

Guidance around COVID-19 vaccines has once again shifted after the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 27, 2025, approved updated shots for the fall season, but for a more limited group than in prior seasons.

These changes, announced on X…

Despite its growing “deeptech” bonafides, the US neurotechnology industry has wound up on the wrong side of AI.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new pilot program to test whether AI-enabled claim denials will…

How can trillions of microbes live in our gut without causing a massive immune reaction? Scientists have been researching this question for years, and we are learning more about how the gut microbiome can…

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at a new fund to support research, whether Congress will extend Obamacare subsidies, the latest data on Lilly’s obesity pill and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.

A sugar present on virus envelopes might become the target of new antiviral treatments for a range of viruses, researchers report August 27 in Science Advances. This treatment, shown to shut down infections of Ebola, Nipah, SARS-CoV-2…

A study survey of close to 600…

The safety and savings depend on…