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Husband of UK royal took own life after ‘adverse effects of medication’

Coroner says evidence suggests Thomas Kingston, who was married to Lady Gabriella, had a ‘lack of suicidal intent’The son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent killed himself after sufferi

STAT+: Why Orexo is abandoning a digital therapeutic for depression

Swedish pharmaceutical company Orexo will no longer pursue an app for treating depression after many years of struggling to sell it.

Stone Workers Often Present With Atypical, Advanced Features of Silicosis

(MedPage Today) -- Workers who build engineered stone countertops often present with atypical and advanced features of silicosis, which may be missed by physicians, delaying diagnosis and treatment,

STAT+: The Supreme Court cases already shaping Trump’s term

This week in health policy and public health news: Supreme Court considers cases on vaping and gender affirming care, House Covid report is released, and a new study on Medicare's…

Experts create controllable gastric balloon to aid weight loss

Device inflates before eating and contracts afterwards, simulating the effects of having a meal, say scientistsFrom weight loss jabs to vibrating pills, the obesity crisis has spawned myriad innovatio

Better Drugs Through AI? What Machine Learning Can Teach Big Pharma.

(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way companies do business -- helping programmers write code and fielding customer service calls with chatbots.

Some Older Adults Think Stopping CRC Screening at Age 75 Is 'Unacceptable'

(MedPage Today) -- Although a majority of older adults said that guidelines limiting colorectal cancer (CRC) screening after age 75 were acceptable, a substantial minority did not agree, according to

STAT+: In RFK Jr.’s promise to go after ‘big food,’ some public health officials see a silver lining

Public health experts see an opportunity to loosen the food industry's grip on federal policies, despite concerns over RFK Jr.

Smartphones should carry health warning, Spanish government told

Report by committee of experts also calls for doctors to ask about screen time during checkupsSmartphones sold in Spain should carry a label warning users about their potential health impacts, experts

Supreme Court Doesn't Seem Convinced FDA Was Unfair in Blocking Flavored Vapes

(MedPage Today) -- A majority of Supreme Court justices didn't seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet-flavored vaping products foll

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