ChatGPT Health performance in a structured test of triage recommendations / Nature
Ashwin Ramaswamy / nature - Nature Medicine, Published online: 23 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04297-7A stress test of ChatGPT Health triage revealed missed high-risk emergencies and inconsistent activation of suicide-crisis safeguards, raising safety concerns for consumer-…
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 11:25 am / permalink 19660 / 18 stories in 20 days
Brain injury is almost ten times more common in unhoused people. Addressing it is key to reducing homelessness / Medical Express
medicalxpress - On any given night, 60,000 people in Canada will go to sleep homeless. Research estimates that more than half of them have had a brain injury at one point in their lives, most of them being injured before becoming homeless. An estimated 22.5% live with mo…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 19543 / 4 stories in 23 days
‘You’re not the Lone Ranger’ anymore: Medical education evolves for team-based care / Beckers
Paige Twenter / beckershospitalreview - As U.S. healthcare increasingly adopts team-based care, medical schools are working to prepare students for future care delivery models, according to a Feb. 18 article from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Team-based care, or a coordinated ba…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19529 / 3 stories in 23 days
A novel C. diff vaccine shows promise / Beckers
Mariah Taylor / beckershospitalreview - Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health researchers have developed a promising novel vaccine to treat Clostridioides difficile infections. Previous vaccine strategies targeted the bacterium’s primary toxins, according to a Feb. 18 system news release. Th…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19520 / 2 stories in 23 days
Predicting onset of symptomatic Alzheimerʼs disease with plasma p-tau217 clocks / Nature
Kellen K. Petersen / nature - Nature Medicine, Published online: 19 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04206-yPlasma p-tau217 tests used to develop clocks that predict when cognitively unimpaired individuals would develop symptoms of Alzheimerʼs disease.
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2:22 am / permalink 19513 / 13 stories in 23 days
CDC confirms 910 measles cases in 2026; South Carolina remains hardest hit / Beckers
Paige Twenter / beckershospitalreview - Six weeks into 2026, the CDC has confirmed 910 measles cases. If the pace of transmission continues, this year could far outpace the 2,280 cases detected across the U.S. in 2025, as 2026’s total is already 40% of 2025’s. The hardest-hit state is South Car…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 19508 / 11 stories in 23 days
Mysterious Virus Hiding Inside Common Gut Bacterium Linked to Colorectal Cancer / Discover
discovermagazine - A previously unknown virus may be the key to assessing the risk of colorectal cancer and improving diagnosis.
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19502 / 13 stories in 23 days
Mississippi hospital system closes all clinics after ransomware attack / ABC News
abcnews - A ransomware attack has forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close clinics and cancel elective procedures for a second day
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19501 / 4 stories in 23 days
Grail’s Galleri Blood Test Falls Short in Large Cancer-Screening Study, Shares Sink 50% / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Despite missing statistical significance, Grail said the observation of trending improvement suggests potential for better results with more time, so the company is extending follow up by up to a year. More detailed trial results will be submitted for pre…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19500 / 9 stories in 23 days
'Universal' nasal-spray vaccine protects against viruses, bacteria and allergens in mice / LiveScience
livescience - In an early animal test, a new nasal-spray vaccine has shown promise against a variety of germs and a common allergen, scientists report.
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Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 19489 / 3 stories in 24 days
Your Cat May Share the Same Cancer Genes as You, and Offer Clues for Treatment / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn how cats and humans can share key cancer mutations — and why those similarities could guide future treatment research.
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Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:23 pm / permalink 19449 / 3 stories in 25 days
Ultramarathon Running Could Rapidly Age and Breakdown Red Blood Cells / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn more about the impact ultramarathon running has on red blood cells and how it may do more harm than good for the body.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 4:23 pm / permalink 19438 / 3 stories in 25 days
Immune cells from pediatricians help uncover an antibody cocktail against RSV and hMPV / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Researchers in China recently published a study in Science Translational Medicine describing a new antibody cocktail for protection against two common viruses. The proposed preventative treatment consists of antibodies identified in pediatricians who have…
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Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12:24 pm / permalink 19427 / 3 stories in 25 days
FDA formalizes one pivotal trial policy via NEJM perspective / Endpoints
Zachary Brennan / endpoints - Top FDA officials said that a single pivotal trial requirement will be the “new default standard” for drug approvals, a move that goes beyond the agency’s prior discretion around not requiring two trials. In a ...
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Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:24 am / permalink 19422 / 3 stories in 25 days
Nevada Debuts Public Option Amid Tumultuous Federal Changes to Health Care / Kaiser
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez / kffhealthnews - The state recently became the third to offer a public option health plan through its Affordable Care Act marketplace. But researchers said it’s unlikely to fill the gaps left by sweeping changes at the federal level.
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Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:22 am / permalink 19405 / 5 stories in 25 days
N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up / NYT
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / nytimes - Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 7:22 pm / permalink 19391 / 5 stories in 26 days
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine / NYT
Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins / nytimes - Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 9:23 am / permalink 19353 / 11 stories in 26 days
As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again.
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Monday, February 16, 2026, 4:21 am / permalink 19235 / 8 stories in 28 days
What to Expect at the World Cancer Congress 2026 – UICC / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) shared a post on LinkedIn: “The preliminary program for the World Cancer Congress 2026 – taking place in Hong Kong and hosted by UICC […]
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Destructive meningitis cases raise concerns about emerging pathogen / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Penn State College of Medicine is reporting on two cases of destructive infant meningitis linked to Paenibacillus infection, documenting severe neurologic injury and raising concerns about diagnosis and treatment. Reports from Uganda first linked these or…
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