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A UC Davis led trial, the first large prospective study of its kind, suggests that in paediatric non rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas, cancer control may be achieved with much narrower margins than thought, sparing nerves, vessels and joints.
Read more at health.ucdavis.edu →In a head to head trial, Eli Lilly's experimental shot retatrutide helped patients lose more than twice as much weight as Ozempic's highest approved dose and did better at lowering blood sugar, the New York Post reports. It is not yet approved.
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A real world study of more than 1,500 people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis found that reducing doses of Ofev or Esbriet when side effects were hard to tolerate was not linked to a significantly higher risk of progression.
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A survey study in Vaccine found Covid 19 vaccination during pregnancy was safe and well tolerated when given alongside flu shots. The most common reactions were injection site pain, redness, fatigue and muscle aches, and nobody needed medical attention.
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A large survey of US dermatology practices, published in Dermatology and Therapy, found many patients begin advanced systemic therapies well below clinical trial severity thresholds, and doctors were less satisfied with oral treatments than injectable biologics.
Read more at Bioengineer.org →An ICMR funded four year study will recruit 200 families with at least three members who have autoimmune diseases, including lupus, plus two unaffected members, to look for genetic and immune factors, the Times of India reports.
Read more at The Times of India →NIMHANS researchers found that deficiencies beyond vitamin B12, including protein, folate and pyridoxine, along with alcohol use, may help explain Karnataka's high rates of cerebral venous thrombosis, a stroke caused by clots in the brain's veins.
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The Indian Patent Office refused TB Alliance's application for BPaL, combining bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid for drug resistant TB. The 27 October order upheld objections on novelty, inventive step and disclosure raised in two oppositions from 2020.
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Public health campaigners say the Centre did not cut prices of 159 of 643 cancer drug packs, and cut another 45 by only 0 to 10 per cent, Deccan Herald reports. They questioned the 30 per cent trade margin cap formula.
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With pollution irritating airways, Dr Manisha Mendiratta of Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad, tells the Indian Express that people with asthma should keep prescribed inhalers within reach, among other preparations to reduce exposure and manage symptoms.
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An RTI reply from the CPCB dated 26 October says the 2009 National Ambient Air Quality Standards still apply, while a revised IIT Kanpur report remains with a steering committee set up in May 2020, ET HealthWorld reports.
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FSSAI has proposed front of pack nutrition labelling for packaged foods high in sugar, salt or fat. Hindustan Unilever says the norms will bring transparency and it will comply, ET HealthWorld reports.
Read more at health.economictimes.indiatimes.com →Ahead of World Stroke Day, experts called for sustained tobacco cessation support and blood pressure control. A 2024 Global Burden of Disease analysis estimated tobacco contributed to 12 per cent of stroke deaths in India and high blood pressure to 56 per cent.
Read more at DT Next →Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav launched the 60 day campaign at Dr RML Hospital to prevent tobacco use among young people. Earlier editions declared over 5.8 lakh educational institutions and 73,000 villages tobacco free, the ministry says.
Read more at health.economictimes.indiatimes.com →A district level analysis of 2020 to 2024 data, published in Frontiers in Public Health, finds recorded domestic violence against women in India forms stable hotspots, with a belt across northern and central India and a smaller southern cluster.
Read more at Bioengineer.org →Fortis Healthcare has acquired the 110 bed Suguna Hospital in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, for about Rs 277 crore through a slump sale. The deal by its subsidiary International Hospital Limited closed on 28 October.
Read more at health.economictimes.indiatimes.com →Draft rules set out which animals can be used in research, which experiments are allowed and what safeguards should limit suffering, The Hindu explains. The public can comment until 5 November, and the key question is whether protections go far enough.
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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, and nearly half of those infected have died. Some experts fear it could become the worst outbreak on record, while others doubt it, and new projections are being prepared.
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Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, compared the Ebola outbreak to Covid and said every country is at risk if it does not take appropriate measures, ET HealthWorld reports, citing the Guardian.
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Pennsylvania confirmed 1,398 measles cases in 44 counties this year as of 28 October, with 265 hospitalisations and five deaths. Medical Economics says practices need to know staff immunity, who is in the waiting room and how fast to report cases.
Read more at medicaleconomics.com →
The 10th Lancet Countdown report finds average annual heat related deaths rose nearly 36 per cent globally in 2016 to 2025 compared with the previous decade. In 2023 alone heat was linked to a record 710,000 deaths.
Read more at The Hindu →Kate O'Brien says WHO's vaccine advisory group SAGE met from 5 to 8 October on HPV, diphtheria, yellow fever, mpox and polio vaccines, and on vaccination in the Bundibugyo virus outbreak, weighing priorities when budgets are under pressure.
Read more at who.int →Three children are in intensive care with E. coli in San Luis Obispo County, in an outbreak officials say may be linked to a popular pumpkin patch, Patch reports. Authorities are investigating.
Read more at patch.com →After a wasp sting, Stephanie Rowell, uninsured since 2025, stopped at a Virginia urgent care fearing her throat was closing, KFF Health News reports. She says staff asked for payment after she disclosed she had no insurance.
Read more at KFF Health News →Zimbabwe's Health and Child Care ministry is stepping up free breast cancer screening and awareness, Newsday reports. Experts say many patients arrive late, and breast cancer is among the leading cancers affecting women there.
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Healthtech startup Docterz raised Rs 5 crore from about 35 investors, nearly 60 per cent of it from doctors on its platform, with Vineeta Singh and Avnish Anand joining. It plans growth, acquisitions and practical AI tools for doctors.
Read more at entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com →
A Nigerian study finds about 75 per cent of 130 facilities in institutional records claim digital or hybrid record systems, but only 23 per cent of 26 facilities surveyed directly ran fully electronic systems, with unreliable power a key barrier.
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A review of six randomised trials with 589 patients and 367 caregivers, in BMC Palliative Care, found digital interventions help in some forms but not others, and that impact depends more on how they are structured and delivered than on the technology.
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Austria is taking its first funded steps toward reimbursing digital health applications, Taylor Wessing says. It has not created a German style DiGA fast track, instead combining policy goals with performance linked funding for statutory insurers.
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NanoTess, founded in 2020, is supplying its tissue regenerating gel NanoSALV, approved by Health Canada in 2022, to treat Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, the Globe and Mail reports. It is also building its market at home.
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A 47 year Karolinska Institutet study tracking 427 Swedes from 16 to 63 found strength and endurance begin declining around 35, even in active people, yet starting exercise at any age still produced meaningful improvements.
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Using data from Türkiye's Mars Athletic Club, researchers in EPJ Data Science built a survival metric from attendance patterns to pinpoint critical periods for forming a lasting gym habit and test which interventions help.
Read more at Bioengineer.org →The Sax Institute launched a study following 100,000 Australians aged 18 to 45 to understand drivers of mental illness and early onset cancer. Its 45 and Up study has more than 267,000 participants.
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Diabetologists Dr Aarti Ullal and Dr Rajiv Kovil tell the Indian Express that cholesterol levels can offer clues about how the body handles sugar and fat, so a normal report does not necessarily mean metabolic health is in the clear.
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A study in Ageing International proposes a taxonomy splitting caregiver distress into eight domains, beyond the single word burden, and maps each against available digital tools to show where support is missing.
Read more at Bioengineer.org →A Manitoba study following siblings for up to 24 years found siblings of autistic children were more likely to be diagnosed with mental disorders, prescribed psychotropic drugs and to show reduced early school engagement, in one of the largest studies of such families.
Read more at Bioengineer.org →Women with lupus tell The Hindu they were told their symptoms were all in their head before diagnosis, and that ongoing symptoms and lived experience still need more attention in care.
Read more at The Hindu →In Chamwino, Dodoma, 30 adolescents and young people worked with 16 adults in a two day workshop to identify mental health challenges and generate solutions with young people rather than for them, a new qualitative study reports.
Read more at Bioengineer.org →Facing online scrutiny of her postpartum appearance, Katrina Kaif says she will get there at her own pace, the Indian Express reports, in a piece on the unrealistic pressure placed on new mothers.
Read more at The Indian Express →A school based study of children in Bukavu, eastern Congo, published in BMC Pediatrics, found children who wet the bed had no higher rates of depressive symptoms, ADHD or low self esteem than classmates.
Read more at Bioengineer.org →Healthcare and pharma roles checked today, health tech included. Every listing links to the original posting. No referral needed, for once.
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Peer-reviewed clinical and public-health findings that landed recently. Preprints say so on the card. No miracle claims.
Nature Medicine, Published online: 29 October 2026, doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04723-w A 5-year secondary analysis of the phase 2 PHERGain trial supports the clinical utility of a PET-guided adaptive strategy for treatment de-escalation in HER2-positive early breast cancer and provides circulating tumor DNA insights that could inform further treatment approaches.
Nature Medicine, Published online: 29 October 2026, doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04655-5 A multimodal vision language foundation model, EVLF-FM, integrates extensive clinical data and advanced training techniques, achieving superior diagnostic accuracy and explainability across diverse imaging modalities, enhancing clinical decision-making through robust reasoning and interpretability.
Nature Medicine, Published online: 29 October 2026, doi:10.1038/d41591-026-00055-x Preclinical analysis and a phase 1 trial support VG-3927 as a promising drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease, demonstrating successful penetration of the central nervous system, target engagement and tolerability.
Nature Medicine, Published online: 29 October 2026, doi:10.1038/d41591-026-00056-w Researchers developed a digital twin framework to safely evaluate the effects of drugs on the immune system and time to labor, which could enable personalized interventions to prevent preterm births.
Nature Medicine, Published online: 29 October 2026, doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04721-y A high-resolution snRNA-seq atlas of 189 colorectal tumors from patients aged 20, 90+ years uncovers age-associated features of colorectal cancer. Insights into early-onset colorectal cancer from a single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of colorectal cancer across the age continuum
Cranberry juice may offer an unexpected benefit beyond its reputation for helping prevent urinary tract infections: protecting teeth from decay. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago discovered that pure, unsweetened cranberry juice slowed the regrowth of dental plaque bacteria and reduced their production of acids that damage.
Researchers have discovered a small group of brain cells that prevents dangerous blood pressure swings, even when average readings appear normal. The finding reveals a hidden source of cardiovascular risk and could open the door to new treatments that protect the heart and brain.
Missing blood pressure medication could mean losing much of its protection against heart attacks and strokes, according to an analysis of more than 91,000 people. Patients who consistently took their medication experienced an 11% reduction in major cardiovascular events, while those who missed too many doses saw little.