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Friday, October 30, 2026

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

Morning edition

15 stories

  1. 1Judge blocks added Medicaid frailty test for work requirement exemptionsMedicare and Medicaid · 6 outlets
  2. 2HHS eases enforcement for compounding six unapproved peptidesDrugs and FDA · 6 outlets
  3. 3Labor Department requires PBMs to disclose compensation to employersHealth policy · 4 outlets
  4. 4Voters are making health-care costs a campaign issue before midtermsHealth policy · 2 outlets
  5. 5Medline removes or corrects all Medline brand beds and accessoriesMedical devices · 1 outlet
  6. 6Genmab shares hit record highs after cancer drug succeeds in key trialCancer · 2 outlets
  7. 7Silicon Practice enters administration, taking hundreds of GP websites offlinePrimary care · 2 outlets
  8. 8SLR Food Distribution recalls Wise Wife ground cinnamon over lead levelsRecalls · 1 outlet
  9. 9UK experts urge public-health response to harms from the manospherePublic health · 2 outlets
  10. 10Study finds discarded fruit and vegetable parts can contain more fibreResearch · 2 outlets
  11. 11Patrick Stewart dies at 86 after Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementiaBrain health · 2 outlets
  12. 12FDA warns consumers not to use Ort-Flx after finding hidden drugsDrug safety · 1 outlet
  13. 13FDA warns consumers not to use RX7 ArticulacionesDrug safety · 1 outlet
  14. 14LITMUS study finds multimarker panels may improve MASH detectionDiagnostics · 2 outlets
  15. 15Nature Medicine publishes atlas of colorectal tumors across agesResearch · 2 outlets

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