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One in Four Adolescents Had No Active Day Last Week, and the Figure Has Not Moved Since 2010, WHO Says

A pooled analysis of 389 surveys covering 3.2 million 11 to 17 year olds in 140 countries puts the global average at 2.7 active days a week, with girls further behind boys almost everywhere.

Nov 4, 2026/3 min read

Boys playing basketball on an outdoor public court in a park in Taipei, Taiwan, photographed on 14 March 2010, a file photograph illustrative of adolescent physical activity and not of anyone in the WHO study

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Children's E-Bike Injuries Rose 33 Percent a Quarter at Six US Hospitals, With Twice the Rate of Severe Harm

A JAMA research letter from Stanford-led researchers tracked 13,307 under-18s treated for bike, scooter and skateboard injuries and found electric riders far more likely to suffer brain injuries.

Nov 3, 2026/2 min read

A white Cowboy 3 pedal-assist electric bicycle standing on a gravel path through a green forest, photographed on 6 June 2021, a file photograph of an e-bike and not of any rider or injury in the study

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FDA Proposes More Iodine and Vitamin D in Infant Formula in Its First Nutrient Rewrite Since 1998

A proposed rule published on 29 October would triple the iodine minimum, double vitamin D, cap manganese for the first time and lower vitamin A, with 120 days for comment and three years to comply.

Oct 30, 2026/2 min read

A clear plastic baby bottle with a brown teat, filled with milk to just above the 100 millilitre mark, standing on a blue surface, photographed on 17 April 2020, an illustrative image of a formula bottle and not of any product in the FDA proposal

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HHS Lets Pharmacies Compound Six Unapproved Peptides, Including BPC-157, Over FDA Scientists' Objections

Kennedy's HHS will not act against pharmacies that compound six peptides, from BPC-157 to Semax. It is not an approval, and FDA scientists found little human safety data.

Oct 30, 2026/3 min read

Rows of small unlabelled medicine vials with turquoise and amber caps standing in a tray, photographed on 16 October 2024, a file photograph of injectable vials in general and not of any of the six peptides

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Lilly's Retatrutide Beat Ozempic 2 mg on Blood Sugar and Weight in an 80-Week Diabetes Trial

Topline data from 1,298 adults with type 2 diabetes show a bigger A1C and weight drop than the semaglutide comparator, alongside more reports of an abnormal-sensation side effect and dropouts.

Oct 29, 2026/2 min read

A pale blue Ozempic semaglutide injection pen lying on a grey surface, photographed on 30 June 2023, a file photograph of the comparator drug named in the trial and not of retatrutide, which is not approved

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About 75 Percent of NFL Players Who Died in 2008 to 2023 Had CTE, a Bias-Adjusted Estimate Suggests

A Boston University team adjusted for who donates brains and estimates 74.5 percent of 2,362 deceased former players had CTE. That is below the 94 percent in donors and still high, with caveats.

Oct 28, 2026/3 min read

A high school football game under floodlights at sunset in Woodbridge, Virginia, seen from a distance with the players small on the field, photographed on 4 October 2019, a file photograph illustrative of American football and not of any NFL player in the study

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Adding Tarlatamab to Durvalumab Maintenance Lifted Median Survival to 21.1 Months in Small Cell Lung Cancer

A phase 3 trial presented at ESMO and published in NEJM reports a 58 percent lower risk of death in extensive-stage disease, with frequent but mostly mild cytokine release syndrome.

Oct 27, 2026/2 min read

A stained micrograph of small cell lung cancer cells from a fine needle aspirate, showing tightly moulded dark nuclei, a laboratory file image illustrative of the disease and not of any trial patient

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ACOG's New Menopause Guideline Backs Hormone Therapy, Adds Non-Hormonal Drugs and Rejects Soy and Herbal Supplements

The first full US update since 2014 gives strong backing to hormone therapy started early, puts newer neurokinin drugs on the list, and says the evidence does not support herbal remedies.

Oct 26, 2026/3 min read

Several boxes of estradiol transdermal patches from different manufacturers laid on a wooden table, photographed on 4 June 2025, a file photograph illustrative of menopausal hormone therapy and not of the ACOG guideline

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Personalized mRNA Melanoma Vaccine Plus Keytruda Cut Recurrence or Death Risk 42 Percent in Phase 3 Trial

Detailed INTerpath-001 data from Merck and Moderna show the individualized vaccine lowered recurrence risk in resected melanoma, but only after six months, and overall survival is not yet mature.

Oct 25, 2026/3 min read

A close-up of an irregular, dark brown melanoma on pale skin, from a 1985 slide, a file medical photograph illustrative of the disease and not of any trial participant

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Heart Failure and Heart Attack Admissions Rose Faster Where US Cannabis Was Legalised, Study Reports

A BMJ Open analysis of 50 million hospital discharges found faster yearly rises in heart failure, heart attack and atrial fibrillation admissions in the Western states. It cannot show cause.

Oct 23, 2026/2 min read

A coloured botanical plate of the Cannabis sativa plant with leaves, flowers and seed details, published in 1887, an illustration of the plant and not of any patient or hospital

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FDA Approves Hibsago, the First Antisense Drug for Chronic Hepatitis B, With a Boxed Warning

GSK's bepirovirsen cleared 19 percent of adults in pooled phase 3 trials of a surface-antigen cure marker, but it carries warnings for liver flares and falling platelet counts.

Oct 22, 2026/2 min read

A black and white transmission electron micrograph of hepatitis B virus particles, photographed in 1981 by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a file image illustrative of the virus and not of Hibsago or its trials