Briefing: Adding 1,000 immigrants tied to 142 more health workers, fewer elderly deaths
Strategic angle: New research finds that an influx of immigrants can significantly reduce elderly mortality rates in metropolitan areas.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Mining a methane-degrading bioreactor for protein rubies
Strategic angle: Scientists discover a new iron-storing protein in methane-degrading microbes, highlighting the need for characterizing hard-to-isolate proteins.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Epic Uncovers Issues in Patient Record Sharing, Calls for HHS Action
Strategic angle: A recent lawsuit by Epic reveals a company allegedly posing as a provider to access patient records, raising concerns over oversight.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
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: Match Day results show impact of federal immigration policy
Strategic angle: In today's Morning Rounds newsletter: the high-stakes search for a new CDC director, the impact of immigration policy on budding doctors, and more.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Danone to buy protein shake maker Huel as health nutrition craze drives demand shift
Strategic angle: Merging the companies is an opportunity in fast-growing nutrition space, said Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique.
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: Meningitis B cases in the UK drop as authorities expand vaccination
Strategic angle: The number of confirmed cases in the Kent meningitis B outbreak has fallen to 29 following laboratory reclassification, according to United Kingdom health authorities.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: What python blood can teach us about weight loss, muscle health and gut bacteria
Strategic angle: Lessons in weight loss: The metabolism of pythons could inspire therapies.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Inside a rare lab that's blazing a bold trail as it hunts for new drugs
Strategic angle: A scientist from Zambia who loves — LOVES! — chemistry runs a lab in South Africa that is being hailed for "extraordinary" work.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Displaced in Lebanon sleep on streets as situation turns “catastrophic”
Strategic angle: Displaced people in Lebanon are increasingly being forced to sleep on the streets as housing becomes unaffordable amid soaring prices.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports
Victims of army drone attack on East Darfur health facility included children and medical personnel.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: India news: Weight gain may mean pay cut as Air India tightens fitness norms for crew
Strategic angle: Air India is implementing strict health policies for crew members, linking pay to fitness levels.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
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
Briefing: Men are losing a key chromosome with age and it may be deadly
Strategic angle: Aging men often lose the Y chromosome in a growing number of their cells, linked to serious health risks.
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: Automatic enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans under consideration, top Trump health official says
Strategic angle: The idea could be a major win for the health insurance industry, which has seen a crackdown on Medicare Advantage in recent years.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Inside the delicate, high-stakes search for a new CDC director
Strategic angle: Top HHS official Chris Klomp discusses the challenges of finding a new leader for the CDC.
Editorial Staff Mar 20