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KSHV Complications Rising in Organ Transplant Recipients

A new CDC report published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) found something transplant doctors are taking seriously: suspected donor-derived Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infections in organ transplant recipients rose roughly fivefold between 2021 and 2025 compared

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CDC's Public Health Readiness Behind FIFA World Cup 2026

The FIFA World Cup 2026 was the biggest in tournament history: 48 teams, 16 host cities across the US, Canada, and Mexico, and more than 5 million tickets sold over 39 days. Behind the matches, the CDC ran a public health operation most fans never noticed, running port health checks, a real-time dis

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AACR Report 2026: Progress and Gaps in Cancer Disparities

Cancer death rates in the U.S. have dropped 35% since 1991, and the gap between Black and white mortality rates has narrowed significantly too. That's the good news in AACR's new Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026. The harder news: Black and Native American communities still have the highest c.

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Public Trust in CDC, FDA, NIH Drops Again in 2026

A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania shows something worth paying attention to: public trust in the CDC, FDA, and NIH has dropped another 5 to 7 percentage points over the past year, continuing a slide that started in 2024. But the full picture is mo

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Jay Bhattacharya Now Runs Both NIH and CDC

Jay Bhattacharya, who already runs the National Institutes of Health, is now also acting director of the CDC. He's the third person to hold that job since last summer. Behind the title change is a longer story: a Senate-confirmed director fired after 29 days over vaccine policy disagreements, a depu

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Colorectal Cancer Is Rising Fast in Adults Under 50

Colorectal cancer used to be something doctors worried about mostly in people over 65. That's changing fast. New data from the American Cancer Society and a major review from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute show colorectal cancer rising sharply in adults under 50, and it's now the leading cause of can

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Mayo Study: Immunotherapy Spares Bladder Cancer Surgery

A new immunotherapy is giving bladder cancer patients an option many haven't had before: keeping their bladder. In a Mayo Clinic-led international trial, a treatment called cretostimogene grenadenorepvec helped patients whose cancer came back after standard BCG therapy avoid the surgery that's long

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India Hits Record 20,138 Organ Transplants in 2025

India carried out 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, its highest count ever, government data released on the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day shows. That's up from around 18,900 in 2024 and just under 5,000 in 2013. Kidneys made up the largest share,

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New Study: DNA Mutations May Cap Lifespan at 194

Can science ever let us live forever? A new mathematical model published in npj Aging says no — not even close. Researchers at the Skolkovo Institute built a model to see what would happen if every reversible cause of aging (disease, hormone decline, cellular damage) were somehow eliminated.

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FDA Approves Lutetium Lu-177 Plus ARPI for Prostate Cancer

The FDA has approved lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (Pluvicto), a targeted radioactive therapy, in combination with an ARPI drug for men with PSMA-positive metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. This is the earliest stage of metastatic disease where this radioligand therapy has been

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FDA Approves Lipfendra: A New Pill for High Cholesterol

Cholesterol care just changed twice in one year. First, the FDA approved Lipfendra (enlicitide), the first cholesterol-lowering pill in a drug class that used to mean injections. Then the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association released updated 2026 guidelines with lower LDL

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Weekly HIV Pill Shows Promise in New Trials

A once-weekly HIV pill combining islatravir and lenacapavir has cleared two major Phase 3 trials, holding its own against daily treatment. For people managing HIV, that could mean 52 pills a year instead of 365. The trials, called ISLEND-1 and ISLEND-2, followed people who switched from daily regime

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