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Measles Outbreak Declared in Washington State After 3 New Cases
Read More: Measles Outbreak Declared in Washington State After 3 New CasesOn Jan. 15, 2026, the Snohomish County Health Department in Washington has confirmed three new measles cases this
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Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scent
Read More: Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scentOn Jan. 15, 2026, University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) researchers show that trained dogs can identify the odor of
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U.S. healthcare spending soars to over $5 trillion in 2024
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Rising U.S. nonmedical childhood vaccination exemption rates may portend disease resurgence
Read More: Rising U.S. nonmedical childhood vaccination exemption rates may portend disease resurgenceOn Jan. 14, 2026, a Stanford University–led research team estimates that county-level US nonmedical exemptions to childhood vaccine
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Lyme Disease Health Care Costs Exceed $1 billion Annually
Read More: Lyme Disease Health Care Costs Exceed $1 billion AnnuallyOn Jan. 14, 2026, a new study published in JAMA Network suggest that health care costs associated with
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AI model built by Yale and Google team finds new way to treat cancer
Read More: AI model built by Yale and Google team finds new way to treat cancerOn Jan. 13, 2026, collaborating with Google’s top artificial intelligence labs, a team of Yale researchers announced they
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BriaCell Reports Sustained Complete Resolution of Lung Metastasis in Bria-OTS(TM) Patient
Read More: BriaCell Reports Sustained Complete Resolution of Lung Metastasis in Bria-OTS(TM) PatientOn Jan. 13, 2026, BriaCell Therapeutics announces the durable and sustained complete resolution of a lung metastasis in
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Illumina introduces Billion Cell Atlas to accelerate AI and drug discovery
Read More: Illumina introduces Billion Cell Atlas to accelerate AI and drug discoveryOn Jan. 13, 2026, Illumina introduced the world’s largest genome-wide genetic perturbation dataset, being built to accelerate drug
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American Cancer Society Reports a Milestone 70 Percent 5-Year Survival Rate for all Cancers Combined
Read More: American Cancer Society Reports a Milestone 70 Percent 5-Year Survival Rate for all Cancers CombinedOn Jan. 13, 2026, The American Cancer Society (ACS) released Cancer Statistics, 2026, the organization’s annual report on cancer facts and trends. The findings show, for
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AbbVie and U.S. Administration Reach Agreement to Improve Access and Affordability for Americans
Read More: AbbVie and U.S. Administration Reach Agreement to Improve Access and Affordability for AmericansOn Jan. 12, 2026, AbbVie announced a voluntary agreement with the Trump administration to further advance access and
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AbbVie Acquires Arizona Manufacturing Facility, Further Strengthening Manufacturing Capabilities in the U.S.
Read More: AbbVie Acquires Arizona Manufacturing Facility, Further Strengthening Manufacturing Capabilities in the U.S.On Jan. 12, 2026, AbbVie and West Pharmaceutical Services announced a definitive agreement for AbbVie to acquire a
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South Carolina reports 99 new measles cases; now more than 300 cases in Upstate outbreak
Read More: South Carolina reports 99 new measles cases; now more than 300 cases in Upstate outbreakOn Jan. 12, 2026, a measles outbreak in South Carolina continues to grow, and now neighboring North Carolina is
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Novartis to add radioligand therapy manufacturing facility in Winter Park, Florida
Read More: Novartis to add radioligand therapy manufacturing facility in Winter Park, FloridaOn Jan. 9, 2026, Novartis announced plans to build its fourth US radioligand therapy (RLT) manufacturing facility in
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Stem cell engineering breakthrough paves way for next-generation living drugs
Read More: Stem cell engineering breakthrough paves way for next-generation living drugsOn Jan. 8, 2026, for the first time, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated how
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Chinese drug makers strike a record US$136 billion in out-licensing deals in 2025
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How some people get drunk from their own gut bacteria
Read More: How some people get drunk from their own gut bacteriaOn Jan. 8, 2026, researchers reported results from a study on the largest cohort of autobrewery syndrome (ABS)
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New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar
Read More: New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugarOn Jan. 7, 2026, Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less
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US FDA to limit regulation of health and fitness wearables
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Lilly to acquire Ventyx Biosciences to advance oral therapies targeting inflammatory-mediated diseases for $1.2 billion
Read More: Lilly to acquire Ventyx Biosciences to advance oral therapies targeting inflammatory-mediated diseases for $1.2 billionOn Jan. 7, 2025, Eli Lilly and Ventyx Biosciences, a San Diego-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing
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Confusion surrounds CDC’s ‘shared clinical decision-making’ paradigm for childhood vaccines
Read More: Confusion surrounds CDC’s ‘shared clinical decision-making’ paradigm for childhood vaccinesOn Jan. 6, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said “shared clinical decision-making” would be
