A River of News

Health headlines, Tuesday, September 15, 2026

37 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 1

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    Do you feel guilty when calling in sick at work? This might be why... BBC

21:00 UTC 1

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    Vax Beliefs of HHS Deputy Secretary Nominee Probed at Hearing MedPage Today

20:00 UTC 4

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    Psychedelic Drug Trials, Patient Safety Take Spotlight at FDA Hearing MedPage Today story
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    Letby hospital consultant says inquiry makes for grim reading BBC story
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    Pennsylvania Officials Report Fourth Measles Death, as Outbreak Grows The New York Times (limited free articles) by Dani Blum story
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    Hot-Button DCD Heart Transplants Bolstered by Survival Data MedPage Today

19:00 UTC 2

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    Fourth Measles Death Reported in Pennsylvania MedPage Today story
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    Novel Drug Cuts Risk for Death by 44% in Squamous Lung Cancer Trial MedPage Today

18:00 UTC 3

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    A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania STAT (paywall) by Associated Press story
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    Alzheimer's and Liver Enzymes; Pivotal Trial Hold; Lasker Awards Honor Brain Science MedPage Today
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    Drug Combo's Response Rates Top 90% in Small Cell Lung Cancer Trial MedPage Today

17:00 UTC 1

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    Early T1D Screening Guide; FDA Clears Mint Patch Pump; GLP-1s and Fertility MedPage Today

16:00 UTC 1

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    Letby failings go beyond one hospital - the whole system has been found lacking BBC story

15:00 UTC 6

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    Multidrug-Resistant Yeast Often Transferred to Hospital Workers' Gloves, Gowns MedPage Today
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    A Portrait of a Chart Note in Disarray MedPage Today
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    EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 18, Data as of 13 September 2026 WHO story
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    Crackdown on Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits Takes Effect MedPage Today story
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    Harold Freeman, Who Helped Remove Barriers to Cancer Treatment, Dies at 93 The New York Times (limited free articles) by Richard Sandomir
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    Expanded TAVR Coverage; Point-of-Care Troponins; 90-Year-Olds and PCI MedPage Today

14:00 UTC 3

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    STAT+: RFK Jr. returns to his roots STAT (paywall) by John Wilkerson story
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    STAT+: Medicare to expand its pilot that pays for technology to manage chronic diseases STAT (paywall) by Mario Aguilar story
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    STAT+: FDA takes applications for new program to shorten drug approval times STAT (paywall) by Margaret Manto story

13:00 UTC 5

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    STAT+: Obesity drugmakers are testing in kids as young as 6 STAT (paywall) by Elaine Chen
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    Mitch McConnell Returns; Anti-Vax Group Features RFK Jr.; Minnesota Doctors Strike MedPage Today story
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    What in the World BBC
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    STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a GSK deal for a drug from China, job losses in the U.S., and more STAT (paywall) by Ed Silverman story
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    STAT+: New documents reveal problems with Medicare’s prior-authorization pilot STAT (paywall) by Mario Aguilar story

12:00 UTC 2

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    Sobreviviente de cáncer esperaba trabajar, pero le sacaron su cobertura de Medicaid por discapacidad KFF Health News by Katheryn Houghton ES
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    Businesses can now apply for NIH funding STAT (paywall) by Amanda Erickson, Anil Oza story

10:00 UTC 2

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    STAT+: Vera kidney drug Trutakna shows strong final results in Phase 3 trial STAT (paywall) by Adam Feuerstein
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    Air pollution spiked after the Trump administration stopped embassy monitoring NPR by Jonathan Lambert story

09:00 UTC 3

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    Exercise — and echocardiograms — in space protected astronauts’ hearts in study STAT (paywall) by Elizabeth Cooney
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    A Cancer Survivor Hoped To Work — Then She Lost Her Medicaid Disability Coverage KFF Health News by Katheryn Houghton
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    Rising Healthcare Costs Have Hit Georgia’s Most Conservative District. But Its Politics Are Unlikely To Change. KFF Health News by Briah Lumpkins

08:00 UTC 2

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    Opinion: 3 lessons from the tobacco settlement on how states should use money from Meta STAT (paywall) by Susan Morrisey
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    STAT+: Medicare’s AI prior authorization pilot was rushed and full of problems, new documents reveal STAT (paywall) by Brittany Trang story

05:00 UTC 1

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    At-home cervical screenings to roll out in city BBC