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Think ‘Shark Tank,’ without the teeth
Dermatologist gets advice from investors at Harvard’s ‘Guppy Tank’ on new antibody that could help most sun-sensitive patients
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Losing sleep is bad for individuals. Communities, too?
Researchers look to fill knowledge gap, push for studies of what happens to health of groups when major events disrupt rest
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NFL players 4 times more likely to die of brain disease, study finds
Despite living longer overall, neurodegenerative mortality risk dramatically elevated
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Serologic Evidence of Hantavirus Exposure in Humans, Italy, 2004–2018
G. Faolotto et al.
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Virulence of Burkholderia pseudomallei Strains from Western Hemisphere and Africa in Mice
C. P. Klimko et al.
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Use of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Hemolysin E and Lipopolysaccharide IgA to Identify Enteric Fever Cases, South Asia
J. C. Seidman et al.
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EMA fast tracks review of a medicine for metastatic pancreatic cancer
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has started a phased review of data on daraxonrasib, a medicine intended for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. A phased…
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Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 6-9 July 2026
PRAC agrees new safety information on desogestrel- and etonogestrel-containing contraceptives and Litfulo, a medicine to treat alopecia areata Desogestrel- and etonogestrel-…, Agenda Agenda of the PRAC meeting 6-9 July 2026Draft Reference Number: EMA/PRAC/141965/2026…, PRAC statistics: July 2026 ,…
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Communicable disease threats report, 6 – 10 July 2026, week 28
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 6 - 10 July 2026, and includes updates on Ebola, West Nile Virus infections, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Vibrio, Influenza A (H9N2), expert deployment, and an…
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Merck takes Austria’s Keytruda price transparency battle to top court as journalists fight for information
The case stems from ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus investigation into the world's best-selling drug’s sky-high price and its global consequences.
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