Past briefings

Saturday, October 10, 2026

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

Morning edition

15 stories

  1. 1CMS releases 2027 Medicare Advantage star ratingsMedicare and Medicaid · 3 outlets
  2. 2NIH plans public-private initiative to speed personalized cancer vaccinesResearch · 3 outlets
  3. 3FDA approves pritelivir for herpes lesions in immunocompromised adultsDrugs and FDA · 3 outlets
  4. 4FDA approves atezolizumab and chemotherapy for stage III dMMR colon cancerDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
  5. 5HHS announces initiatives to study and address vaccine injuriesVaccines · 2 outlets
  6. 6England review calls for needs-led ADHD and autism supportHealth policy · 3 outlets
  7. 7CooperSurgical recalls INCA infant CPAP sets over loose connectionsMedical devices · 1 outlet
  8. 8Hospitals sue again to block federal 340B rebate pilotHospitals · 2 outlets
  9. 9Russia faces questions over reporting lab worker’s death to WHOInfectious disease · 2 outlets
  10. 10Patients sue GLP-1 makers over alleged vision loss and other serious harmsDrug safety · 2 outlets
  11. 11Gardeners Basics recalls broccoli sprouting seeds over possible SalmonellaFood safety · 1 outlet
  12. 12FDA documents show Rasonque responses varied by pancreatic cancer mutationDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
  13. 13Officials revisit firing squads after lethal-injection failuresHealth policy · 2 outlets
  14. 14Utah expands AI prescription pilot as physician groups call for reevaluationHealth policy · 2 outlets
  15. 15Oliva recalls hummus and baba ghanouj over undeclared sesameRecalls · 1 outlet

Evening edition

14 stories

  1. 1CMS releases 2027 Medicare Advantage star ratingsMedicare and Medicaid · 3 outlets
  2. 2WHO seeks more information from Russia about lab worker's deathGlobal health · 3 outlets
  3. 3FDA approves pritelivir for herpes lesions in immunocompromised adultsDrugs and FDA · 3 outlets
  4. 4NIH plans public-private initiative to speed personalized cancer vaccinesResearch · 3 outlets
  5. 5FDA approves atezolizumab and chemotherapy for stage III dMMR colon cancerDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
  6. 6England review calls for needs-led ADHD and autism supportHealth policy · 3 outlets
  7. 7Hospitals sue again to block federal 340B rebate pilotHospitals · 2 outlets
  8. 8CooperSurgical recalls INCA infant CPAP sets over loose connectionsMedical devices · 1 outlet
  9. 9Oliva recalls hummus and baba ghanouj over undeclared sesameRecalls · 1 outlet
  10. 10Krasnyi Oktyabr recalls Starfish smoked seafood trio over possible Listeria riskRecalls · 1 outlet
  11. 11FDA documents show Rasonque responses varied by pancreatic cancer mutationDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
  12. 12Utah expands AI prescription pilot as physician groups call for reevaluationHealth policy · 2 outlets
  13. 13Par Health recalls two Brevital lots over cellulose contaminationRecalls · 1 outlet
  14. 14Carolina Infusion recalls compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide products over sterility concernsDrugs and FDA · 1 outlet

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