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Diseases & conditions

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx drug — reportedly a first-of-its-kind alternative to opioid painkillers — for public use.

FDA Approves Vertex's Non-Opioid Painkiller Journavx

Uganda Declares Ebola Outbreak

GSK, Oxford Launch $62M Cancer Prevention Vaccine Program

Australia: 14 Religious Sect Members Found Guilty in Girl's Death

Kansas Battles TB Outbreak, CDC Disputes Record Claims

Infectious diseases

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Saturday released its revised position on COVID's origins, saying it now assesses with "low confidence" that the pandemic likely emerged from a research-related incident rather than natural transmission.

CIA Now Favors Lab Leak Theory for COVID Origin

Canada: Alberta Report Calls for Halt to COVID Vaccines

US Debars EcoHealth Alliance Over Alleged COVID-Era Safety Violations

Paris: Leaked Memo Raises Concerns About Louvre's Conditions

Sierra Leone Declares Health Emergency Over Mpox

Diabetes

A commission of 58 international medical experts has published new guidelines in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology that fundamentally redefine obesity, moving beyond the traditional Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement to focus on how excess fat affects organ function and daily activities.

New Proposed Definition of Obesity Would Sideline Body Mass Index

Study: Sugary Drinks Cause Over 3M Diabetes, Heart Disease Cases

Study: Belly Fat Can Predict Alzheimer's 20 Years in Advance

C-section Births Hit 42% in England

Biden Admin. Proposes Expanding Coverage of Weight-Loss Drugs

Mental health

A suspected 17-year-old shooter, Solomon Henderson, reportedly opened fire in the cafeteria of Antioch High School in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday morning, killing Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, and injuring another student before taking his own life.

Nashville School Shooting Claims Two Lives

NHS Trials Ultrasound Brain Chip for Mental Health

TikTok to Implement Age Restrictions on Beauty Filters

UK Study: One in Three Under-25s Experiencing Burnout

US Mother Claims AI Chatbot Led to Son's Suicide

Cancer

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, on Tuesday revealed that her cancer is in remission following months of chemotherapy treatment at London's Royal Marsden Hospital.

Kate Middleton Announces Cancer Remission

UK's First Liver Transplant Cures Woman's Advanced Cancer

Report: Asma al-Assad Has '50/50' Odds of Survival After Leukemia Diagnosis

UK: NHS England Hits Record Early Cancer Detection Benchmark

Study: Aggressive Cancer Can be Treated by Targeting Rogue DNA

Neurological disorders

A new study out of the University of California, San Diego, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine suggests a new "pearls on a string" structure for the axons of brain cells, challenging the traditionally accepted smooth and cylindrical one.

Study Suggests New Structure of Brain Neurons

Neuralink's Telepathy Receives FDA 'Breakthrough' Tag

UK Boy First to Receive Deep Brain Neurostimulator to Treat Epilepsy

Study: Stool Sample Could Indicate Autism

Musk's Neuralink Shows First Brain-Chip Patient Playing Chess

Men's health

According to a statement from the Israeli prime minister's office, Benjamin Netanyahu is in good condition and fully conscious after undergoing a successful prostate removal surgery at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem on Sunday night.

Netanyahu Recovering After Successful Prostate Surgery

Study: Global Fertility Drop Linked to Common Pesticides

Study: Male Contraceptive Pill Could Be Available in 5 Years

LeBron’s Son Suffers Cardiac Arrest, in Stable Condition

WHO: One in Six People Affected by Infertility

Women's health

The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority announced that lab-grown human eggs and sperm, known as in-vitro gametes (IVGs), could become viable within the next decade, backed by significant Silicon Valley investment and rapid scientific advancement.

UK Watchdog: Lab-Grown Eggs and Sperm Near Reality

Report: Funding cuts Threaten Afghan Women

Study: Lead, Arsenic and Other Toxins Found in Tampons

Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Women From Medical Training

Commission: Germany Should Legalize Abortion Up to 12 Weeks