Mar 17, 2026
New NICE guidance recommends offering SGLT-2 inhibitors earlier in type 2 diabetes treatment, potentially preventing 17,000 deaths over three years while saving the NHS £560 million through generic medicines.
Mar 11, 2026
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued an air permit to xAI for 41 gas turbines to power its Colossus II data center, despite a lawsuit threat from the NAACP alleging Clean Air Act violations and community concerns about air quality impacts.
Feb 28, 2026
Oral semaglutide reduced heart failure events by 22% in Type 2 diabetes patients with existing heart failure in a trial of nearly 9,650 adults, with particular benefit in HFpEF cases.
Feb 16, 2026
A phase three clinical trial shows enlicitide, an oral monoclonal antibody, reduced LDL cholesterol by 60% compared to placebo in 2,909 patients with or at risk of atherosclerosis over 24 weeks.
Feb 14, 2026
A review in The Lancet highlights emerging long-acting injectable therapies for hypertension that could reduce treatment to two doses annually instead of daily pills, with several candidates now in late-stage clinical trials.
Feb 13, 2026
U.S. regulators have received more than 1,400 reports since 2021 involving AI-enabled surgical devices, including allegations of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts. The FDA has authorized over 1,300 AI-integrated medical devices.