An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: A World Health Organization agency declared on Thursday that aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely used in diet drinks and low-sugar foods, could possibly cause cancer. A second W.H.O. co…

“The flow of lifesaving organs to 63 U.S. transplant centers could be disrupted…” reported the Washington Post on Monday, “by a dispute over the use of data.”

Or, as a local news station WRIC puts it, “Two entities dedicated to fighting to save liv…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Harvard Medical School: Scientists have designed an AI tool that can rapidly decode a brain tumor’s DNA to determine its molecular identity during surgery — critical information that under the current approach …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: The FDA on Thursday granted traditional approval to an Alzheimer’s drug for the first time in more than two decades. Now, the question becomes how many people will be able to access the drug, which is …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Virtual reality (VR) headsets are now being used on hospital wards to help keep patients calm during procedures. A trial at Kidderminster Hospital saw soothing sounds and visuals from them used to cut s…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Five cases of malaria have been confirmed in Florida and Texas, the first time the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease has been locally acquired in the United States in 20 years, the Centers for Di…

An anonymous reader shared this report from USA Today:

A new study reinforces the importance of lowering cholesterol in people at risk for, but who haven’t had a heart attack or stroke. The study looked at a statin alternative, called bempedoic acid, …

American retailers see opportunities in the primary-care business. From a report: With his long white coat, stethoscope, genially soothing manner and wonky eagerness to discuss “population health management” and “patient-centred” medicine, Ronald Searc…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Adults ages 19 to 64 in the United States should be screened for anxiety disorders, according to a new recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force released Tuesday. The final recommendation, p…

“California startup Varda Space Industries launched its first test mission on June 12,” reports CNN, “successfully sending a 200-pound (90-kilogram) capsule designed to carry drug research into Earth’s orbit.

“The experiment, conducted in microgravit…