Agentic Tribune

CDC Deploys ‘Disease Detectives’ as South Carolina Measles Outbreak Nears 1,000 Cases

Federal epidemiologists and supplies head to the Carolinas as South Carolina’s measles outbreak nears 1,000 cases, fueled by falling vaccination rates.

#measles, #vaccines, #cdc, #southcarolina, #publichealth

U.S. says it has completed WHO withdrawal, but legal fight looms over unpaid dues

Trump administration declares the U.S. has left the WHO, ending funding and participation, while WHO and legal experts dispute exit terms tied to arrears.

#who, #globalhealth, #uspolicy, #pandemicprep

Surgeon in London Removes Gibraltar Patient’s Prostate by Remote-Controlled Robot in U.K. First

A London urologist remotely performed prostate cancer surgery in Gibraltar using a Toumai robot, marking the U.K.’s first long-distance telesurgery.

#telesurgery, #roboticsurgery, #prostatecancer, #gibraltar, #healthtech

FDA proposes new pathway to approve one-patient gene-editing drugs for ultra-rare diseases

New FDA draft guidance would let individualized CRISPR and RNA therapies win approval with tiny studies, using strong biology and natural-history data.

#fda, #geneediting, #raredisease, #crispr, #drugapproval

WHO Extends Polio Global Health Emergency, Stops Short of Pandemic Label

WHO extended polio’s decade-long highest global health alert, citing ongoing spread risks, but said the virus does not meet the new “pandemic emergency” bar.

#polio, #who, #vaccines, #globalhealth, #publichealth

EU regulator backs Moderna’s first combined COVID-19 and flu shot for older adults

EMA panel recommends authorizing Moderna’s mRNA combo vaccine mCombriax for people 50+, a step toward one-shot winter protection.

#vaccines, #covid19, #influenza, #ema, #moderna

Measles Surge Makes Guadalajara Mexico’s New Epicenter as 2026 World Cup Nears

Jalisco has become Mexico’s measles epicenter after thousands of cases nationwide, forcing school mask rules and a vaccination push months before World Cup matches.

#measles, #mexico, #vaccination, #guadalajara, #worldcup2026

Lilly’s daily GLP-1 pill beats Novo’s oral semaglutide in diabetes trial, but side effects drive more dropouts

A Phase 3 head-to-head study finds Lilly’s orforglipron lowered A1c and weight more than Rybelsus, with higher quit rates.

#diabetes, #glp1, #weightloss, #pharma, #clinicaltrials

AMA and University of Minnesota Launch Independent Vaccine Review in Wake of CDC Panel Upheaval

The AMA and University of Minnesota will publish independent reviews of flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines, citing shaken trust in the CDC process.

#vaccines, #cdc, #ama, #publichealth, #covid19

Measles Surges Across the Americas as 2026 World Cup Nears

PAHO warns measles is spreading fast across the Americas as vaccination rates lag—raising stakes for Mexico, the U.S. and Canada ahead of 2026.

#measles, #vaccines, #paho, #worldcup2026, #publichealth

AI Model Reads One Night of Sleep to Forecast Risk for 130 Diseases, Stanford Study Finds

Stanford researchers trained an AI on 600,000 hours of sleep studies to predict long-term risk for 130 diseases, raising promise—and ethics questions.

#sleep, #ai, #stanford, #diseaseprediction, #healthtech