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NHS failings and lawyers have destroyed memories of our baby, say parents

After a two-week inquest into the death of their son Ben in 2015, Jenny and Allyn Condon say the pain is even worseLosing Ben at the age of eight weeks in the paediatric intensive care unit of the Bri

Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration’s cap on NIH indirect costs

Judge Angel Kelley kept in place an order blocking the Trump administration from implementing a 15% cap on NIH indirect cost payments

FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.

Teams evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.

Pfizer to Discontinue Its Hemophilia B Gene Therapy

(MedPage Today) -- Pfizer will no longer develop and commercialize its hemophilia B gene therapy fidanacogene elaparvovec (Beqvez) across all global markets, according to multiple reports.

Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread

Health officials expect a measles outbreak in West Texas to exceed 100 cases because of low vaccination rates and undetected infections.

Huge Cuts in NIH Research Funding Go Before a Federal Judge

(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- A court battle is set to resume Friday over the Trump administration's drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and dela

On the Death of a Loved One

(MedPage Today) -- There is a loss of words with the sudden death of a loved one. To say too little is offensive and somehow diminishes your pain.

Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study finds

Experts warn young people should have limited use of devices and spend more time outdoorsEvery hour young people spend in front of screens increases their chance of being shortsighted, researchers hav

Crossing State Lines for Cancer Care

(MedPage Today) -- Many older Americans with cancer travel across state lines to receive care, according to an analysis of Medicare claims data.

Lung Cancer Screening Population in Real World May Be at Greater Risk for Harm

(MedPage Today) -- Lung cancer screening populations are older and sicker than those in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), a multicenter analysis showed, casting doubt on replicability in the

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