Past briefings

Thursday, September 24, 2026

The top medical stories of the day, as they ran.

Evening edition

19 stories

  1. 1FDA advisers back Grail’s Galleri blood test for multiple cancersDiagnostics · 8 outlets
  2. 2FDA nominee Heidi Overton faces Senate questions on vaccines and abortion drugDrugs and FDA · 13 outlets
  3. 3Pennsylvania doctors estimate at least six babies born with measlesOutbreaks · 3 outlets
  4. 4White House halts plan to give political appointees control over NIH grantsHealth policy · 4 outlets
  5. 5FDA approves Onswik as once-weekly insulin for type 2 diabetesDrugs and FDA · 3 outlets
  6. 6FDA approves lirafugratinib for previously treated bile duct cancerDrugs and FDA · 3 outlets
  7. 7Stroke incidence nearly doubled among young adults from 1993 to 2020Research · 2 outlets
  8. 8Merck reports remigromig met primary endpoint in diabetic eye disease trialDrugs and FDA · 3 outlets
  9. 9Kyverna reports sustained benefits from autoimmune CAR-T therapyDrugs and FDA · 3 outlets
  10. 10BCBS analysis estimates hospital AI billing tools added roughly $942 million to plan costsInsurance · 3 outlets
  11. 11OpenAI agent breached Australian government health portalIndustry · 3 outlets
  12. 12FDA approves Welireg and Lenvima combination for advanced kidney cancerDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
  13. 13Danish study links oral menopausal hormone therapy to clot riskResearch · 2 outlets
  14. 14Authorities found kratom during investigations into two Mississippi student deathsPublic health · 2 outlets
  15. 15Senate Finance Committee advances Chris Klomp’s HHS nominationHealth policy · 3 outlets
  16. 16Roche and Ionis report positive Phase 3 interim results for IgAN drugResearch · 2 outlets
  17. 17Idaho authorities investigate possible link to 1982 Tylenol poisoningsDrug safety · 2 outlets
  18. 18Coroner says Panettiere died from toxic effects of fentanyl and other drugsDrug safety · 2 outlets
  19. 19UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and Centene join CertifyOS credentialing programInsurance · 2 outlets