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A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, an injectable HIV prevention drug, at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation's Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa, July 23, 2024.
North America

Tiny kingdom becomes first African nation to receive breakthrough HIV shot offering near-total protection

By Farai Mutsaka and The Associated Press
November 19, 2025
A female doctor encourages a young woman with cancer by holding hands on the patient's bed.
AI

The U.S. just bet $1 billion that AI supercomputers can turn most cancers from ‘death sentences’ to ‘manageable conditions’ within 8 years

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October 28, 2025
Women’s health is an ‘economic blind spot.’ Data is the key to reframing the conversation
Conferences

Women’s health is an ‘economic blind spot.’ Data is the key to reframing the conversation

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October 21, 2025
Telehealth for Medicare patients is on the chopping block as Congress narrows in on an extension deadline. ‘The uncertainty creates a lack of trust,’ healthcare CEO says
Health

Telehealth for Medicare patients is on the chopping block as Congress narrows in on an extension deadline. ‘The uncertainty creates a lack of trust,’ healthcare CEO says

By Caroline Catherman and Healthcare Brew
September 25, 2025
Balloons in the shape of the letters "AI" about to be popped by someone with a pin.
Newsletters

Is the AI bubble about to burst? There’s mounting data suggesting it might be

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September 9, 2025
In this photo provided by Mass General Brigham, multiple surgeons in blue scrubs are handling tools to perform a pig kidney transplant. The patient is not shown in the photo.
Health

American man who volunteered for an experimental pig kidney transplant is off dialysis and wants to ‘give some people some hope’

By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated Press
September 8, 2025
Corti CEO and cofounder Andreas Cleve
Newsletters

AI chatbots for doctors are hot. But there’s plenty of value ‘down the stack’ too, argues Corti CEO

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September 2, 2025
A doctor in an operating room looks at a laptop. Other doctors are gathered in the background.
Tech

Doctors who used AI assistance in procedures became 20% worse at spotting abnormalities on their own, study finds, raising concern about overreliance

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August 26, 2025
Perfect storm to hit Obamacare: Millions of Americans could see insurance premiums surge 75% in 2026
Health

Perfect storm to hit Obamacare: Millions of Americans could see insurance premiums surge 75% in 2026

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August 13, 2025
Shiv Rao
Newsletters

Abridge CEO Shiv Rao on raising $300 million, a prospective IPO, and the future of healthcare

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July 2, 2025
U.S. approves twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV but cuts to public health and foreign aid cloud its prospects
Health

U.S. approves twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV but cuts to public health and foreign aid cloud its prospects

By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated Press
June 19, 2025
Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe’s genetic data after its former CEO pushes the purchase price $50 million higher
Health

Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe’s genetic data after its former CEO pushes the purchase price $50 million higher

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June 12, 2025
Global longevity competition for $101 million names semifinalists—here are their ideas for extending life by 10 years or more
Lifestyle

Global longevity competition for $101 million names semifinalists—here are their ideas for extending life by 10 years or more

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May 12, 2025
Recursion’s automated high throughput wet lab
Features

Will AI ever cure cancer? The multibillion-dollar race to bring the first AI-discovered drug to market

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April 3, 2025
President Trump smiling
Family

Trump signs executive order to cut the $25,000 price tag of IVF

By Laura Ungar and The Associated Press
February 19, 2025

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