ATLANTA — Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of a widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite ...

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MDCalc is launching a quality-rating system for the more than 800 clinical calculators used to assess disease risk, ...

Sonothera is developing a new way to deliver genes into cells that, if borne out, could have a big impact on muscular ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. Turmoil at the American ...

A Senate vote to halt a Medicare pilot that uses artificial intelligence to approve or deny care failed along party lines on ...

UnitedHealth Group smashed through investors’ earnings expectations in the second quarter, with executives confidently saying this new level of profit is durable for the foreseeable future. The ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A brain-computer interface helped restore movement and sensation in a 48-year old man with quadriplegia, researchers say.

Mario covers technology in health care, including FDA regulation of artificial intelligence; how Medicare pays for health ...

Kalshi, one of the world’s largest prediction market exchanges, plans to take bets on clinical trials and regulatory ...

Prediction markets have permeated the worlds of sports, politics, and reality television shows. Now, the biopharma industry ...