Wednesday, October 28, 2026
The top medical stories of the day, as they ran.
Evening edition
13 stories
- 1HHS allows compounding of six unapproved wellness peptidesDrugs and FDA · 8 outlets
- 2Lilly says retatrutide beat Ozempic in phase 3 diabetes trialDrugs and FDA · 4 outlets
- 3Study estimates about 75% of deceased former NFL players had CTEResearch · 5 outlets
- 4CDC deputy director Jennifer Shuford to leave agency Nov. 12Public health · 5 outlets
- 5Artiva ends AlloNK development after two trial deathsIndustry · 3 outlets
- 6FDA outlines approval route for gene-editing therapies tailored to one personDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
- 7Senators press 10 insurers over ACA coverage terminations affecting 760,000Health policy · 2 outlets
- 8FDA assigns Class II risk level to recalled plant-based butterRecalls · 1 outlet
- 9Trump administration backs down from plan to ban kratomDrugs and FDA · 2 outlets
- 10Haifa Smoked Fish recalls cold-smoked sprats over botulism riskRecalls · 1 outlet
- 11Zocdoc opens appointment booking to patients’ personal AI agentsIndustry · 2 outlets
- 12HCA says ACA coverage losses have cost about $950 million in pretax earningsHospitals · 2 outlets
- 13AI bots submitted 76% of responses to UK vape consultation, analysis findsHealth policy · 2 outlets