Friday, October 23, 2026
The top medical stories of the day, as they ran.
Morning edition
14 stories
- 1Moderna and Merck report vaccine cut melanoma recurrence or death risk by 42%Drugs and FDA · 9 outlets
- 2Employer health premiums rise 5%, while workers’ family contributions rise 9%Insurance · 5 outlets
- 3France reports first known human Shamonda virus infectionInfectious disease · 5 outlets
- 4Officials investigate possible link between Ebola cases in Nigeria and KenyaOutbreaks · 3 outlets
- 5Study estimates 50,391 heat deaths in European cities this summerResearch · 4 outlets
- 6Alnylam says Huntington’s RNA drug shows promise in early studyResearch · 2 outlets
- 7Calley Means resigns from Trump administration health advisory roleHealth policy · 4 outlets
- 8AbbVie reports Phase 3 success for lutikizumab skin treatmentDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
- 9FDA approves Ultomiris for proteinuria in primary IgA nephropathyDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
- 10Commonwealth Fund finds uninsured rate rose to 11.2% in 2026Insurance · 2 outlets
- 11The Lancet publishes comment on mitapivat in RISE UP trialResearch · 1 outlet
- 12FDA grants traditional approval for pembrolizumab in TMB-high tumorsDrugs and FDA · 1 outlet
- 13WinCo recalls hoagie rolls over undeclared sesameRecalls · 1 outlet
- 14Natural Grocers recalls organic mung beans over possible glassRecalls · 1 outlet
Evening edition
15 stories
- 1Moderna and Merck’s personalized melanoma vaccine cuts recurrence risk by 42%Cancer · 10 outlets
- 2Health officials investigate possible Ebola link between Kenya and Nigeria casesInfectious disease · 7 outlets
- 3Calley Means resigns as adviser in Trump administrationHealth policy · 5 outlets
- 4Carolina Infusion recalls compounded tirzepatide products nationwideDrug safety · 3 outlets
- 5Quest Diagnostics investigates cyberattack involving patient informationDiagnostics · 3 outlets
- 6Study estimates 50,391 heat deaths in European cities this summerResearch · 3 outlets
- 7Bristol Myers reports patient death in autoimmune CAR-T trialResearch · 2 outlets
- 8Tango draws attention with pancreatic cancer combination therapyResearch · 2 outlets
- 9Treasury proposes restrictions on U.S. investment in Chinese biotechHealth policy · 3 outlets
- 10Commonwealth Fund reports uninsured rate climbed to 11.2% in 2026Insurance · 2 outlets
- 11Flu activity, state by stateInfectious disease · 2 outlets
- 12FDA approves once-weekly insulin for children with type 2 diabetesDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
- 13Study links living kidney donation with higher pregnancy complication riskResearch · 2 outlets
- 14Give more people weight-loss jabs on the NHS, say MPsDiabetes and obesity · 2 outlets
- 15American Diabetes Association releases review and apologizes for convention incidentResearch · 2 outlets