Thinking About IV Hydration At A Nearby Medical Spa? Think Again

Medical spas offer IV hydration therapies with no known benefits and potentially serious harms

Novo Nordisk Inks A $2.1 Billion Deal To Develop Next Generation Obesity Pills

The Danish drugmaker is collaborating with Vivtex, cofounded by billionaire Robert Langer, to quickly iterate oral versions of successors to Ozempic and Wegovy.

What Makary’s Plan For Expanding OTC Drug Access Could Mean For Safety

There are political and safety considerations as the FDA looks to make more drugs OTC. Also, antibiotic resistance is a huge problem where those meds are OTC.

Patients Are Using AI For Medical Advice. Here’s How To Do It Safely.

Five practical guardrails to get accurate, private and actionable health answers from AI chatbots — what to ask, what to avoid.

Hope And Hurdles For Sickle Cell Gene Therapy

CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy can nearly eliminate sickle cell crises, but difficult stem‑cell collection is delaying access and exposing fragile gene‑therapy infrastructure.

Medical AI Is Already In Hospitals. Who Is Watching Its Safety?

The FDA’s oversight was built for devices that rarely change. Clinical AI evolves over time, raising new questions about who is responsible for ensuring its safety.

Does Living Near A Nuclear Plant Increase Deaths From Cancer?

A new study from Harvard University finds that people who live closer to nuclear power plants have a higher risk of dying from cancer than those further away.

USA Hockey’s Golden Grin: What Happens When Hockey Players Lose Teeth

Jack Hughes lost some teeth leading USA Hockey to the gold medal against Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics. But, what actually happens when hockey players loose teeth?

Silencing Ghrelin The Hunger Hormone

New findings that snakes thrive without the hunger hormone ghrelin suggest future obesity drugs could safely mute hunger at its source, complementing today’s satiety‑boosting therapies.

Trust In CDC Has Now Fallen To 47%, KFF Poll Says. Here Are The Risks

The KFF poll found that trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention among political independents has fallen from 61 percent in 2023 to 46 percent in 2026.