A River of News

Health headlines, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

45 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 1

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    'I could never hear on my left side - until I got a prosthetic ear' BBC

22:00 UTC 1

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    Pope Leo XIV Has Lung Adenocarcinoma. What Is It? The New York Times (limited free articles) by Nina Agrawal, Maggie Astor, Dani Blum story

21:00 UTC 1

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    Cardiac Microcurrent Therapy Raises Eyebrows in Heart Failure MedPage Today

20:00 UTC 7

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    The Pope Has Cancer MedPage Today story
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    1.6 million women struggling with chronic UTIs BBC
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    AI Has a Darker Side in Healthcare, Expert Says MedPage Today story
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    Antioxidant May Influence Brain Changes in Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests MedPage Today
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    STAT+: BlackRock to buy majority stake in Humana’s CenterWell clinics for $2.8 billion STAT (paywall) by Tara Bannow
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    Assisted Reproductive Technology Effective in Women With IBD MedPage Today
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    CVS to Pay $315M to Settle Justice Department Case Over Opioid Prescriptions MedPage Today story

19:00 UTC 1

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    Bootleg Retatrutide Deaths? PMOS and Dementia; Weight-Loss Drug to Be Discontinued MedPage Today

18:00 UTC 4

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    Cardiac Implant ID-er; CVD Gaps by County; Gov. Asked to Act on Cardiology Lawsuit MedPage Today
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    Dementia Cases Rising; Tylenol's Effect on Brain Organoids; Early-Onset Alzheimer's MedPage Today
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    Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69 STAT (paywall) by Andrew Joseph
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    STAT+: Many patient, consumer reps on FDA advisory panels have ties to groups funded by pharma, analysis finds STAT (paywall) by Ed Silverman

17:00 UTC 3

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    No Effect of GLP-1s on Anti-VEGF Injection Frequency for Diabetic Macular Edema MedPage Today
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    Writer Yiyun Li lost both of her sons. When words fell short, she turned to music NPR by Terry Gross
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    Can States Put the Brakes on Healthcare Spending? MedPage Today

16:00 UTC 2

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    Nipocalimab Benefits Hold Up at 2 Years in Teens With Myasthenia Gravis MedPage Today
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    STAT+: Animosity in North Carolina, and MA shooting stars STAT (paywall) by Bob Herman

15:00 UTC 4

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    STAT+: Doctors are giving generously to doctors running for office STAT (paywall) by John Wilkerson
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    CT Classification Might Help Clear More TBI Patients for Early Discharge MedPage Today
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    Enzyme Supplement May Ease IBS Symptom Severity MedPage Today
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    The Surfer’s Guide to Living a Longer, More Active Life The New York Times (limited free articles) by Erik Vance

14:00 UTC 2

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    Fact Check: Posts Falsely Claim Senate Candidate Talarico Was at a Mental Facility MedPage Today story
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    STAT+: FTC demands Martin Shkreli divest his pharma stocks STAT (paywall) by Jason Mast story

13:00 UTC 3

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    Celeb Accused of Assaulting Nurse; 24M New Dementia Cases; Inappropriate Prescribing MedPage Today story
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    STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about concerns over a rare disease drug, pharma payments to docs, and more STAT (paywall) by Ed Silverman
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    STAT+: Takeaways from an evaluation of Google’s diagnostic chatbot, AMIE STAT (paywall) by Mario Aguilar

12:00 UTC 2

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    Demócratas y republicanos comparten una preocupación: la seguridad de los menores en internet KFF Health News by Darius Tahir ES story
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    Antes de decir que sí a una prueba médica, conoce sus riesgos y beneficios KFF Health News by Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Cara Anthony y Katherine Ruppelt ES

11:00 UTC 2

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    Mum told to prepare for 'worst' urges others to get respiratory illness vaccine BBC
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    How many ways can the Trump administration clamp down on international researchers? STAT (paywall) by Amanda Erickson, Theresa Gaffney

10:00 UTC 1

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    'I woke from surgery to find it hadn't been done' BBC

09:00 UTC 4

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    The Sometimes-Awkward Art of Asking for a Second Opinion KFF Health News by Cara Anthony, Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
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    Fears About Kids’ Online Safety Unite Democrats and Republicans KFF Health News by Darius Tahir
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    People Say These Peptides Hurt Them. Their Stories Are Muffled in MAHA’s Push for Medical Freedom. KFF Health News by Amy Maxmen
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    Inside Health BBC

08:00 UTC 4

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    Opinion: STAT+: The epidemic of learned helplessness in physicians STAT (paywall) by Frances Mei Hardin
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    STAT+: Concerns grow on safety issues tied to Neurocrine Biosciences rare disease drug STAT (paywall) by Adam Feuerstein
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    Opinion: Lethal injection will never be the same after Christa Pike’s botched execution STAT (paywall) by M. Sara Rosenthal story
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    Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, government urged BBC

05:00 UTC 2

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    Chronic UTIs made MP 'feel like a drug user' BBC
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    'I was dead for 10 minutes, but lived to tell the tale' BBC

00:00 UTC 1

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    I lost my hair to chemo - now my wigs are worn by A-list stars BBC