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Adtalem Global Education has partnered with Google Cloud to launch a new AI credential program that will train healthcare workers to use artificial intelligence safely and effectively. The program is designed to help medical students, nurses, and practitioners apply AI in real-world clinical settings while understanding its ethical and technical dimensions. Starting in 2026, the…
Danes’ biotech powerhouse Novo Nordisk has agreed to pay up to $2.1 billion to license and acquire rights to Omeros’ experimental drug, zaltenibart, positioning itself for a bigger role in rare disease treatment. Under the deal, Novo will gain global development and marketing rights to zaltenibart, while Omeros receives $340 million upfront, plus additional milestone…
Eli Lilly’s experimental oral GLP-1 drug orforglipron delivered strong blood sugar control in two late-stage trials, showing greater reductions in A1C than rival therapies and promising added weight loss benefits. In head-to-head comparisons, orforglipron reduced A1C by up to 1.7%, outperforming AstraZeneca’s dapagliflozin (0.8%) in patients already on metformin. When combined with insulin glargine, the…
In a groundbreaking first, researchers have successfully converted a donor kidney from blood type A to blood type O before transplanting it — a breakthrough that could reshape transplantation for patients waiting with rarer blood types. Blood type O recipients, who form more than half of those on kidney waiting lists, typically wait years longer…
New York health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus in the state, marking the first such U.S. case in six years. The patient lives in Nassau County, Long Island, and began experiencing symptoms in August. Although the individual had traveled domestically, there was no overseas travel, suggesting the infection…
Doctors in the UK have been given new evidence-based guidance suggesting that eating several kiwi fruits a day can significantly relieve constipation — and may even work better than simply increasing fibre intake. The updated advice, produced by King’s College London (KCL) and published in the Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, recommends focusing on…
The World Health Organization (WHO), along with the European Commission and Germany’s health ministry, has unveiled version 2.0 of its Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) system. Since 2017, EIOS has been a key tool for early detection of global health threats. More than 110 countries and 30 organizations now use it to sift through…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have signed a new agreement to modernize health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. The plan will deploy the Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) across the region. The GDHCN lets countries securely verify digital health credentials across borders. It builds on the EU’s digital COVID certificate…
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that neurological disorders now claim over 11 million lives each year. These disorders affect more than 40% of the world’s population—over 3 billion people. The top 10 causes of death and disability include stroke, Alzheimer’s, migraine, meningitis, epilepsy, and neurological complications from prematurity. Yet, fewer than one in three…
