Ebola
Kenya’s Ebola response faces a new test as cases climb to seven
Kenya has reported seven Ebola cases, including health workers who cared for the first patient. Here’s what the outbreak update means and what remains unclear.
Read article →LATEST NEWS
Health News
Daily Health View coverage of Health News — news, research and practical guides.
Page 7
Consumer Health
A New Sunscreen Ingredient Reaches U.S. Shelves After a Long FDA Review
Bemotrizinol is the first new U.S. sunscreen active ingredient in more than two decades, arriving as skin-cancer prevention remains a public health priority.
Read article →
Diabetes Care
Medicare open enrollment starts with bigger drug-cost changes ahead
Medicare’s open enrollment season is under way, and several policy changes scheduled for 2027 could affect drug costs, plan choices and access to widely used diabetes and weight-loss medicines.
Read article →
Compounding Pharmacies
U.S. health officials move toward wider access to controversial peptide injections
The Trump administration is advancing a policy that could make certain unapproved peptide injections easier to compound, even as FDA materials continue to flag safety and quality concerns.
Read article →
Blood Pressure
Simple brain-protection habits that can matter for years
AARP highlights practical steps linked to long-term brain health, while CDC and heart experts say hearing, sleep and vascular risk factors all matter for cognitive aging.
Read article →
Cancer Prevention
Infections play a larger role in cancer than many people realize
A new analysis estimates that about 12% of new cancers worldwide in 2024 were linked to infectious agents. Vaccines, testing and treatment can lower risk.
Read article →
Aging Research
New Research Suggests the Postmenopausal Ovary Is Not Idle
A new study adds to growing evidence that the ovary remains biologically active after menopause, with possible implications for hormone signaling, aging, and disease risk.
Read article →
CDC
Why a federal health survey’s disability questions are drawing concern
Federal officials are weighing changes to the National Health Interview Survey, and disability advocates say trimming key questions could weaken how the U.S. tracks mobility, hearing, cognition and other health problems.
Read article →
Cardiology
When Heart Health and Intimacy Intersect: What Experts Say About Sexual Activity
AARP’s latest reader Q&A revisits a familiar worry: whether heart health can limit sexual activity. Medical guidance suggests the answer depends more on stability and symptoms than on age.
Read article →
Global Health
U.S. and Zambia finalize a health funding deal after dropping data terms
The agreement sets a five-year health financing package while removing disputed patient-data and specimen-sharing language that had delayed the deal.
Read article →
Artificial Intelligence
FDA maps out next wave of AI oversight for medical devices
The FDA’s new fiscal 2027 guidance list shows that artificial intelligence will remain a major focus, with planned documents on AI-enabled device software, generative AI, and related evidence standards.
Read article →
Clinical Research
Early Optogenetics Trial Shows Signs of Vision Recovery in Advanced Retinitis Pigmentosa
A small phase 1 study suggests optogenetic therapy may restore some light sensitivity in advanced retinitis pigmentosa, but the results remain preliminary and safety-focused.
Read article →