Ischemic heart disease remains the top cause of death globally in 2025 This underscores the persistent global burden of non-communicable diseases despite decades of medical advancement. This continued dominance is closely linked to gaps in prevention, early diagnosis, and long-term management of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Climate change is increasingly recognised as a major health risk in 2025 Rising temperatures, extreme weather

Singapore-Led Asia PGI Unveils AI-Powered PathGen Platform to Strengthen Regional Outbreak Response Asia PGI, led by Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School, unveiled PathGen, an AI-powered, sovereign-by-design outbreak intelligence platform that integrates pathogen genomics with clinical, population, and environmental data to enable faster, secure cross-border detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks, with regional partners involved and pilots planned from early 20

Microrobots That Navigate Blood Vessels to Deliver Drugs Precisely Imagine treating a blocked vessel without flooding the entire body with medication. Researchers at ETH Zurich have built a tiny microrobot, small enough to move through intricate blood vessels, that can swim its way to a specific site inside the body. Once it reaches its target, the robot can release medicine directly where it’s needed, potentially reducing side effects and making treatments far more efficient

Struggling with a rare mitochondrial disease that steals strength and breath? The FDA just approved Kygevvi, the first-ever treatment for TK2 deficiency—offering a real survival boost for children who previously had almost no options. Wondering which biotech just scored big for pushing ALS research forward? MediciNova won a major innovation award for its drug MN-166, a promising therapy aiming to slow tough neurodegenerative diseases like ALS. Wish Alzheimer’s treatments coul

A Hot Flash Fix - No Hormones Required Hot flashes, meet your match. The FDA just gave the green light to Lynkuet (elinzanetant) - the first non-hormonal treatment for moderate to severe menopausal hot flashes. Approved on October 27, 2025, this breakthrough offers a new way to tackle one of menopause’s most infamous symptoms without using hormones. It’s a big deal for women who can’t - or prefer not to - take hormone therapy. Experts say it could reshape how menopause is man

'Stealth' CAR-NK Cells for Cancer MIT and Harvard scientists have developed “stealth” CAR-NK (natural killer) immune cells that can...

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3D-Printed Scaffold Restores Spinal Cord Function in Rats Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a 3D-printed scaffold...

CD40 Breakthrough: Tumors Vanish in Trial A phase 1 trial of the engineered CD40 antibody 2141-V11 has shown remarkable results, with two...

Babies with DNA from 3 People: A Genetic First In a world-first clinical trial in the U.K., eight healthy babies have been born using an...

The future of healthcare isn’t coming—it’s here, and it’s awesome. From blood that fits everyone, to vaccines that give themselves, to AI...