A River of News

Health headlines, Thursday, September 17, 2026

44 items. Times are UTC.

22:00 UTC 1

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    Kennedy announces new effort to speed up autism diagnoses STAT by O. Rose Broderick

21:00 UTC 3

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    RFK Jr. Bolsters Vaccine Skepticism at Children's Health Defense Conference MedPage Today story
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    Study Assesses Who's at Risk for Young-Onset MASLD Cirrhosis MedPage Today
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    RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’ The New York Times by Christina Jewett, Teddy Rosenbluth story

20:00 UTC 3

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    WHO Spots Some 'Encouraging Signs' in Congo Ebola Fight MedPage Today story
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    Kennedy renews attacks on vaccines at Children’s Health Defense conference STAT by Isabella Cueto story
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    Brain Disorder Due to Vitamin Deficiency Often Goes Unrecognized MedPage Today

19:00 UTC 4

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    STAT+: FDA approves a new gene therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome, an ultra-rare disease STAT by Jason Mast story
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    Lawsuit Blames Texas Abortion Ban for Woman's Death MedPage Today story
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    Can an AI chatbot save lives by answering texts about pregnancy? NPR by Durrie Bouscaren
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    Andy Burnham urged to set dementia waiting-time target BBC

18:00 UTC 5

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    Pamela Anderson's Hepatitis; Statins After Colon Cancer; Fall Vaccines in Gastro/Hep MedPage Today
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    Are Resident Work-Hour Protections Being Rolled Back? MedPage Today
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    MD Questions ACGME Proposal; Don't Breathe in Raw Beef Air; 'Crunchy' SPF Recipe MedPage Today
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    Two Survival Wins in NSCLC With Bispecific Seeking Worldwide Status MedPage Today
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    STAT+: Why do ‘never smokers’ get lung cancer? In some cases, rare genetic variant may be a factor STAT by Andrew Joseph story

17:00 UTC 4

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    RFK Jr. Picks New USPSTF Members MedPage Today story
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    Video: Nurse Attacked; Doc's High-Speed Arrest; Fake Ob/Gyn Pleads Guilty MedPage Today
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    First Drug Approved for Type 1 Diabetes-Associated Kidney Disease in Decades MedPage Today
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    Where Does Medicine's Responsibility for Human Trafficking End? MedPage Today

16:00 UTC 3

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    A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened? NPR by Sydney Lupkin story
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    Definium’s new psychedelics data, and a reprieve for international scientists STAT by Elaine Chen, Adam Feuerstein
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    'Inspirational' 97-year- old wing walker gives back to hospital ward BBC

14:00 UTC 4

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    Kennedy names new members to Preventive Services Task Force, after months of vacancies STAT by Chelsea Cirruzzo, Elizabeth Cooney story
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    STAT+: New startup to test psychedelic-like drug against Parkinson’s symptom STAT by Meghana Keshavan, Elaine Chen story
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    STAT+: FDA has too few staffers to hire more staff STAT by John Wilkerson story
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    Purer fentanyl won’t solve the U.S. overdose death crisis, study says STAT by O. Rose Broderick, Theresa Gaffney

13:00 UTC 2

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    Twins Conjoined at Head Separated; Brain-Eating Amoeba Source; Mercury-Laden Lotion MedPage Today
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    STAT+: Zocdoc for chatbots and what’s new with Medicare’s ACCESS STAT by Mario Aguilar story

11:00 UTC 1

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    STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA hiring delays, a new Bavarian Nordic CEO, and more STAT by Andrew Joseph story

10:00 UTC 3

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    Trump's surgeon general pick faces questions on vaccines and vaping at Senate hearing NPR by Rachel Carlson story
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    STAT+: A Sellas immunotherapy study, long delayed, will end in failure STAT by Adam Feuerstein story
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    STAT+: A biotech hedge fund births a new immunology company STAT by Adam Feuerstein

09:00 UTC 3

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    Why reshaping memories may hold the key to raising self-esteem NPR by Malaka Gharib
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    3 Common Drugs Older Adults Might Be Overusing KFF Health News by Paula Span
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    California Eyes Prison Heat Protections That Fall Short of Workplace Standards KFF Health News by Erin Rode, Capital, Main

08:00 UTC 2

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    Opinion: What happened to oppositional defiant disorder? STAT by Lawrence Diller
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    STAT+: The FDA’s rebuilding effort is running into a new challenge STAT by Margaret Manto

07:00 UTC 1

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    STAT+: England to cover AstraZeneca breast cancer drug, a result of U.K.-U.S. drug pricing deal STAT by Andrew Joseph story

05:00 UTC 4

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    The Deadlifting Grandma: 'I'm a world champion' BBC
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    'My mother apologised': A survivor's journey after genital mutilation BBC
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    Cancer patient told she will get drug which could make her life longer BBC
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    Why caffeine makes some people buzz BBC

00:00 UTC 1

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    New lawsuit argues NIH violated First Amendment rights of grant applicants STAT by Anil Oza story