Category: 4. Health

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform how life sciences companies engage with patients, physicians, and the broader healthcare ecosystem. But while the promise is real, so are the pitfalls, particularly…

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Immuneering’s slow-and-steady approach to cancer fighting, litigation over vaccine limits, venture funding for digital health, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.

In a roughly 57-minute video, a white-haired man in a checkered shirt sits in a blurred hallway. He speaks slowly: “With Donald Trump taking the White House and RFK Jr. now positioned to…

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Breast cancer rates are rising across the United States, with most diagnoses occurring without a clear, predictable explanation. An estimated 85–90% of cases are sporadic, meaning they result from factors such as environmental exposures rather than a known inherited genetic mutation or strong family history. The lack of identifiable causes in most cases is concerning given that nearly 370,000 people will be diagnosed with breast…

But what if working out could be more enjoyable? One way of achieving this could be opting for types of exercise that fit our personalities. To this end, researchers in the UK now have examined how personality affects what types of exercise we prefer, and our commitment and…

The findings – published on July 8 in Menopause – were made by researchers at the…

This isn’t about managing the AIDS pandemic. It’s about ending it — and letting a new generation grow and thrive free of its threat.

We stand at the edge of an extraordinary possibility: to end the AIDS pandemic, eliminating HIV as a public heath threat. Over the last few decades, more than 40 million people have died of AIDS and there are another 39 million people living with…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is finally taking a seat in the dentist’s chair—and it’s reshaping how patients, providers, and insurers interact. From detecting dental disease with precision to helping patients understand treatment costs…

Under the direction of its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services is planning a campaign to raise awareness around the harms of ultra-processed foods while empowering people to take control of their health and change their dietary patterns. It will likely face challenges similar to the ones that undermined previous efforts to change Americans’ dietary patterns.

Though controversy swirls around Robert F. Kennedy…