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Habitual -- 200-300 mg of caffeine/day -- was tied to a lower risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity, a U.K. Biobank analysis found. (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)

The U.S. has seen a sudden after decades of increases. (NPR)

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice presidential candidate, gave Democrats a new attack line with his (STAT)

Two human cases of are under investigation in Los Angeles. (CBS News)

After 32 years, closed its operations in Russia. (AP)

Physicians urged Finland's government to change its plans to from migrants, warning it could cost lives. (The Guardian)

After a series of strikes this year, accepted the government's pay offer. (Reuters)

Here's what from their current position. (Fierce Healthcare)

An estimated 40% of all cancer cases are associated with modifiable risk factors including tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, ultraviolet exposure, excessive alcohol consumption, pathogenic infections, and obesity, according to a new .

Researchers expressed concern after drug and paraphernalia testing found an industrial stabilizer known as BTMPS in the ; the findings were published as a preprint on medRxiv.

The FDA (Keytruda) with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma.

The agency also alerted patients and providers about an increased risk of with the Zimmer Biomet CPT Hip System.

And the FDA for randomized controlled drug trials that are integrated into clinical practice.

New data from the NIH's RECOVER program suggested prevalent metformin use was tied to a in adults with diabetes. (Diabetes Care)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said major generic drugmakers told him for less than $100 a month. (NBC News)

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) says that to a year after birth is not necessary, the only state without that type of coverage for new moms. (KFF Health News)

Fallout from a retracted 2023 Springer Nature journal paper about opened a rift among academic editors and journal staff and led to one editor's resignation. (STAT)

A systematic review showed that electronic health record (EHR) nudges were tied to descriptive and patient-centered measures, but was less consistent. (JAMA Network Open)

Two common surgeries were equally effective for treating , a potentially blinding eyelid condition. (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases)

After years of remaining relatively flat, about kids consuming energy drinks jumped by 20% in 2023. (ABC News)