In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the shutdown’s impact on healthcare, the Nobel Prize winners in medicine, Amgen’s direct-to-consumer effort, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
Hospitals and health systems across the country are telling some Medicare and…
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New antiviral drugs in development could offer the strongest line of defense yet against COVID-19 and other coronaviruses, including future strains that have not yet appeared. The pace of viral evolution over…
When I sat down to write this story, I remembered the gummy worms in the snack drawer of my kitchen. So I got up and grabbed a handful. I should add that I had just finished lunch, and I don’t really like gummy worms.
And yet, I ate them.
That’s not an unusual moment in my…
Seasonal allergies – triggered by pollen – appear to make deaths by suicide more likely. Our findings, published in the Journal of Health Economics, show that minor physical health conditions like mild seasonal allergies, previously thought not to be an immediate trigger of suicide, are…
A GoodRx analysis estimated that in 2024, women spent around 50% more out of pocket than men did on mental health prescriptions. (Photo: Getty)
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It will be important to mind the gap here—the gap between how much women and men may be spending on mental health prescription medications. A…
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China’s biotech sector is surging. For the first time, it now leads the world in clinical trials and new drug licensing. The U.S., once the undisputed leader in pharmaceutical innovation, risks losing its competitive edge unless…
Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide diagnosis and treatment. But for most health conditions, the genetics is far more complicated…
An international team of scientists led by researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), Imperial College London and the University of Cologne have discovered that microbes associated with tumors produce a molecule, which can control cancer progression and boost the effectiveness…
Objective and transparent evaluation of AI models in healthcare has never been more important.
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The application of AI technology in healthcare is likely one of the most important and substantial contributions of human kind in the 21st century. The work in this arena has been monumental, with…
More than three-quarters of U.S. counties and jurisdictions are experiencing declines in childhood vaccination rates, a trend that began in 2019, according to a September 2025 NBC News–Stanford University investigation. The report also found a “large swath” of the U.S. no longer has…