A River of News

Health headlines, Wednesday, September 16, 2026

37 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 2

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    New hope for breast cancer patients as life-extending drug now on NHS in England BBC
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    Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths NPR by Alejandra Borunda

21:00 UTC 4

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    Fiji Declares a National Emergency as H.I.V. Cases Skyrocket The New York Times by Zane Irwin story
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    Trump's Surgeon General Pick Grilled Over Vaccine Stance MedPage Today story
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    Mom's Extra Egg, Peanut Intake Doesn't Reduce Baby's Allergy Risk MedPage Today
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    Less Frequent Colonoscopy After Polyp Removal Could Be the Way to Go, Study Suggests MedPage Today

20:00 UTC 5

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    Air Pollution May Influence Suicide Risk, Meta-Analysis Suggests MedPage Today
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    Contaminated Glutathione Injections Sicken Dozens in U.S. MedPage Today story
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    Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths NPR by Juana Summers
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    STAT+: GOP aims to change Medicare adviser’s math to help out private insurers STAT by John Wilkerson story
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    Aging Doctors Face a Patchwork of Cognitive Screening Policies, Study Shows MedPage Today

19:00 UTC 3

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    FDA Warns of Serious Risks Tied to Misuse of Double-Chin Fat Dissolver MedPage Today
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    LSD Drug's Anxiety Win; Alanis Morissette's 'Psychosis'; ADHD and GI Issues MedPage Today story
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    STAT+: Senators highlight the power Chris Klomp wields at confirmation hearings STAT by Chelsea Cirruzzo

18:00 UTC 2

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    People Fear AI Will 'Kill All Humans.' But What if It Can Save Our Patients? MedPage Today story
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    Unprecedented PFS in HER2-Mutant Lung Cancer, but With a Touch of Controversy MedPage Today

16:00 UTC 1

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    WHO expresses cautious optimism about bid to control Ebola outbreak in DRC STAT by Helen Branswell story

15:00 UTC 4

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    Health, Defense Secretaries Pave Way for Ketamine Drug MedPage Today story
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    NIH Vax Harms Study; Dems Seek CDC Measles Briefing; HHS Pushes AI Despite Risks MedPage Today story
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    Mice with human brain cells offer a tool to study disease. Ethicists ask: What's next? NPR by Pien Huang story
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    STAT+: Scientists made mice with half a brain. Then they filled them with human organoids STAT by Megan Molteni story

14:00 UTC 1

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    Inquiry Slams Hospital for Failure to Protect Babies After Nurse's Murder Conviction MedPage Today story

13:00 UTC 4

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    STAT+: Sen. Warren demands to see Trump drug-pricing pharma contracts, accuses RFK Jr. of hiding them STAT by Elaine Chen, Chelsea Cirruzzo story
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    Judge Halts Trump Plan; RFK Jr.'s 'Wolverine' Peptide; Swapping Nurses for AI MedPage Today story
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    STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about faster FDA approvals, access to experimental drugs in Montana, and more STAT by Ed Silverman story
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    Beyond the Hype: Dr. Xiao Liu on Evaluating Medical AI NEJM

11:00 UTC 2

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    U.S. reaches highest number of measles deaths in decades STAT by Theresa Gaffney story
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    Seated exercises help physical and mental health BBC

10:00 UTC 1

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    Senators question Trump's picks for top health positions, including surgeon general NPR by Rachel Carlson story

09:00 UTC 4

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    Burnham thanks well-wishers following his father's death BBC
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    Outcome of Suit Against Department of Labor Could Boost Skimpy Employer Health Plans KFF Health News by Julie Appleby
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    States Bet Big on Rural Health Startups, With a Silicon Valley Twist KFF Health News by Sarah Jane Tribble
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    21 million women live in U.S. counties with limited birth control access NPR by Selena Simmons-Duffin

08:00 UTC 4

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    Alcohol consumption scorecard to help track intake BBC
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    Opinion: STAT+: Dementia should be a campaign issue — not an insult STAT by Jason Karlawish
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    Opinion: How my cancer diagnosis changed the way I train physicians STAT by David Elkowitz
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    STAT+: House Democrats may use oversight powers to plan for health care overhaul STAT by John Wilkerson story