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Saima Wazed raises her right hand to take the oath of office as WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, with Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus standing beside her

Who Is Saima Wazed? The Career Behind the WHO’s Most Contested Regional Post

Saima Wazed was elected to lead the WHO's South-East Asia Region in 2023 on a record built in autism advocacy and mental health policy. A profile of the credentials, the roles, the

August 23, 2026

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Moderna cancer vaccine mRNA-4157 intismeran melanoma Phase 3 trial results announcement

Moderna Cancer Vaccine Shows Melanoma Results in Phase 3, But Key Data Remains Unreleased

Moderna and Merck's intismeran Phase 3 melanoma trial met its primary endpoint, sending the stock more than doubling. But the companies have not released absolute efficacy numbers, confidence intervals, or peer-reviewed data — and the gap between market enthusiasm and

August 23, 2026

by Miranda Novell

An empty hospital bed in a US hospital room as employer health insurance costs rise

US Employers Face the Fastest Health Cost Rise in 15 Years, and Workers Will Pay

US employers project a median 10 percent rise in health costs for 2027, the fastest in

Earth from space showing the thin blue atmosphere that provides only partial protection from galactic cosmic rays at commercial flight altitudes

Flight Attendants Face Highest Radiation-Cancer Death Risk of Any Profession, Major US Study Finds

A Harvard Medical School study of 12.7 million death certificates found flight attendants have the highest

Seniors attending a Humana health fair as the company exits additional Medicare Advantage markets for 2027

Humana Exits Additional Medicare Advantage Plans for 2027

Humana Inc. HUM has announced it will exit additional Medicare Advantage markets for 2027, the second consecutive year the company is withdrawing from government health plans it can no longer make profitable.

July 30, 2026

Business·Economy·Health·News

Blood donor at an American Red Cross donation center as the organization declared a national blood supply crisis

American Red Cross Declares Blood Supply Crisis for Only Second Time in Its History

The American Red Cross declared only its second-ever national blood supply crisis after the national supply fell nearly 25 percent in a month. Type O positive blood fell below a single day's

July 30, 2026

Health·News

A hospital hallway representing the federal healthcare safety research the Trump administration has halted

Trump Has Quietly Dismantled the Agency Devoted to US Healthcare Safety, Records Show

The Trump administration has distributed less than $15 million of the $345 million Congress allocated to AHRQ in fiscal 2026, effectively halting US healthcare safety research. The agency has issued no new

July 30, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

CRISPR base editing diagram showing viral vector gene delivery to DNA

6-Year-Old Died in Unauthorized Chinese CRISPR Trial. Her Death Was Concealed for 14 Months.

A 6-year-old with Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome died in March 2025 after an unauthorized CRISPR brain surgery trial in Shanghai, her death concealed for 14 months. Shanghai Jiao Tong University opened a formal

July 30, 2026

Health·News·Science

Older adults queuing for registration at a community health centre in China

China’s Outpatient Insurance Reform Cut Inequality but Left a Two-Tier Care Divide

A new study in Scientific Reports finds China's outpatient pooling reform cut pro-rich inequality in doctor visits and slashed out-of-pocket costs for lower-income urban workers, but wealthier patients are drifting toward specialist

July 30, 2026

Health·News·Science

Daily multivitamin supplement pills used in the Harvard COSMOS clinical trial for older adult health

Daily Multivitamin May Help Older Adults Stay Independent, Harvard Study Finds

Harvard's COSMOS trial finds daily multivitamins may cut symptomatic COVID-19 risk by 30% in older adults, adding to evidence the supplement supports aging independence. Earlier COSMOS data showed multivitamins slow biological aging

July 30, 2026

Health·News·Science

Infant breastfeeding and mother feeding a toddler in a highchair, illustrating early childhood nutrition

Limiting Sugar Before Age Two Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Two New Studies Find

Two studies published Tuesday in Neurology and npj Aging, using Britain's wartime sugar rationing as a natural experiment, found that limiting sugar from before birth through age two was linked to a

July 30, 2026

Health·News·Science

FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson who led the agency's enforcement action against Hims and Hers

FTC, California and Utah Sue Hims & Hers for Sharing Patient Health Data With Meta and Snap

The FTC and two states sued Hims & Hers Wednesday for sharing patients' sensitive health data with Meta and Snap without consent. The case exposes a long-running gap between telehealth privacy promises

July 30, 2026

Health·News

Shredded lettuce linked to cyclospora outbreak that has sickened over 18,000 Americans in 2026

Cyclospora Outbreak Tops 18,000 U.S. Cases as Michigan Shows First Signs of Slowing

More than 18,000 Americans have been sickened by cyclospora this summer in what health officials call an unprecedented food safety emergency, with two separate outbreaks running simultaneously. Michigan – the epicenter –

July 30, 2026

Health·News

Dr. Anthony Fauci at Senate COVID-19 hearing invoking Fifth Amendment

Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate COVID Hearing, Calls Rand Paul ‘Unhinged’

Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer any question at a Senate COVID-origins hearing Wednesday, invoking the Fifth Amendment for the first time in his career. He accused Rand Paul of wanting him

July 29, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

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Who Is Saima Wazed? The Career Behind the WHO’s Most Contested Regional Post

Moderna Cancer Vaccine Shows Melanoma Results in Phase 3, But Key Data Remains Unreleased

US Employers Face the Fastest Health Cost Rise in 15 Years, and Workers Will Pay

Flight Attendants Face Highest Radiation-Cancer Death Risk of Any Profession, Major US Study Finds

Humana Exits Additional Medicare Advantage Plans for 2027

American Red Cross Declares Blood Supply Crisis for Only Second Time in Its History

Trump Has Quietly Dismantled the Agency Devoted to US Healthcare Safety, Records Show

6-Year-Old Died in Unauthorized Chinese CRISPR Trial. Her Death Was Concealed for 14 Months.

China’s Outpatient Insurance Reform Cut Inequality but Left a Two-Tier Care Divide

Daily Multivitamin May Help Older Adults Stay Independent, Harvard Study Finds

Limiting Sugar Before Age Two Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Two New Studies Find

FTC, California and Utah Sue Hims & Hers for Sharing Patient Health Data With Meta and Snap

Cyclospora Outbreak Tops 18,000 U.S. Cases as Michigan Shows First Signs of Slowing

Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate COVID Hearing, Calls Rand Paul ‘Unhinged’

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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