Briefing: LA County Sheriff's Deputy Dies After Medical Emergency During Relay Race
Strategic angle: Levi Vargas, 30, faced a tragic incident while competing in the Baker to Vegas race amid extreme heat conditions.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Medicine
Latest Medicine stories from Life.
Briefing: How to navigate the maze of drug discounts to get the best price
Strategic angle: In February, TrumpRx joined a growing list of websites consumers can tap for discounts on their medicines. Here's a cheat sheet for getting the best deal.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: White House Works to Win Pharma Support for Drug Pricing Bill
Strategic angle: The White House is working to build support for drug pricing legislation, part of an election year focus on affordability.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: From engineered fungal molecules to drug leads, chem-bio hybrid synthesis enables antiparasitic drug discovery
Strategic angle: Amebiasis, caused by Entamoeba histolytica, affects millions globally, highlighting the need for innovative drug discovery methods.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
FDA Approves Denali Therapeutics Drug for Hunter Syndrome
A significant decision by the FDA following previous rejections of rare disease treatments.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Heart failure is common. A quick MRI could improve diagnosis and guide treatment
Strategic angle: A new MRI method measures cardiac oxygen use in three minutes without catheters or radiation, offering a simpler way to study heart failure and metabolism.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Federal vaccine adviser departs ACIP
Strategic angle: Robert Malone, an outspoken doctor and ally of RFK Jr., is stepping away from a panel of federal vaccine advisers after a federal judge blocked the panel’s work.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Pharmalittle: Trump Drug Pricing Flaw and Gilead Deal Insights
Strategic angle: Comments from a top Trump administration health official highlight significant issues in the president’s drug pricing plans.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: New lipid nanoparticle design improves precision of mRNA vaccine delivery
Strategic angle: Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles to enhance targeting and reduce off-target effects.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: The potential loophole in Trump’s plan to get other countries to pay more for drugs
Strategic angle: Diverging messages on the main effort to address U.S. drug prices point to a loophole in Trump's plan.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Iran war has not disrupted pharma supply chains. That could change if conflict is prolonged
The escalating war in the Middle East so far has not appreciably disrupted global pharmaceutical supply chains, but it could eventually — affecting prices.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Pfizer’s Lyme Vaccine Results Set Up Tricky Regulatory Path
Strategic angle: New results on Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine raise questions about its regulatory approval.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Pfizer’s Lyme vaccine shows efficacy, but misses key statistical hurdle
Strategic angle: A new vaccine shows some promise in combating Lyme disease, which affects nearly half a million Americans annually.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: India news: New Delhi sends medical aid to Afghanistan
Strategic angle: India has dispatched 2.5 tons of emergency medical supplies to Kabul following a recent airstrike.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: 'Drug transactions' allegedly on Holloway's phone
Strategic angle: Prosecutors allege drug transactions were found on Crimson Tide basketball star Aden Holloway's phone after his arrest on a felony drug charge.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
US prosecutors investigate Colombia’s Petro over suspected ties to drug traffickers
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is under scrutiny by US federal prosecutors for alleged connections to drug trafficking.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: ACIP Conflict Tests Trump's Support for RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Policy Overhaul
Strategic angle: The Trump administration faces a pivotal decision on vaccine policymaking following a court ruling, with potential political ramifications.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Drug development is booming in China. Should the U.S. view it as a threat or an opportunity?
Strategic angle: If the U.S. wants to hold on to its title as the world's top biotech innovator, it might want to take a page out of China's book.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Trump’s Medicare Director Seeks to Rein in Expectations for TrumpRx
Strategic angle: The Trump administration is counting on its drug pricing efforts to help with the midterm elections.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Novo Nordisk’s high-dose Wegovy approved in the U.S.
A high-dose version of Novo Nordisk’s injectable obesity drug Wegovy received U.S. approval.
Editorial Staff Mar 19