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The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an emergency order temporarily blocking a Louisiana federal appeals court ruling banning the abortion drug mifepristone from being prescribed over the phone or by mail in the United States (PDF). The new ruling allows telemedicine access to mifepristone to remain in place while the case progresses in lower courts, and the case could eventually return to the Supreme Court. This is the second time this month that the Supreme Court has ruled against Louisiana. On May 4, three days after a lower court ruling immediately halted access to mifepristone, the Supreme Court issued an…

Researchers have identified a giant new species of long-necked dinosaur in Thailand. This dinosaur is currently thought to be the largest dinosaur ever discovered in Southeast Asia. The discovery was the result of a collaboration between scientists from University College London (UCL), Maha Sarakham University, Suranaree University of Technology and Thailand’s Sirindhorn Museum. The dinosaur was described in a magazine scientific report After researchers examined the fossil, which was first discovered near the edge of a pond in northeastern Thailand about 10 years ago, After examining its vertebrae, ribs, pelvic bones and leg bones, the researchers estimated that the giant…

Research results published in magazines this month American Managed Care Journal We examine how integrating behavioral health care into primary care can improve outcomes and increase cost-effectiveness for adults with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain receiving long-term opioid treatment. Care was provided via telehealth by a multidisciplinary team of community health workers, licensed clinical social workers, and clinical pharmacists. Eboni Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, MMM, FACP, System Medical Director for Health Outcomes and Inclusion at Ochsner Health, is the lead author. About research This study was conducted to compare the cost-effectiveness of behavioral health integration (BHI) in primary care and usual…

KINSHASA, Congo — Africa’s top public health agency on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded. The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement that deaths and suspected cases were mainly recorded in the Monwar and Rwanpara health zones. Ebola virus is highly contagious and can be transmitted through body fluids such as vomit, blood, and semen. The illness it causes is rare but serious and often fatal. “Four deaths have been reported among the laboratory-confirmed cases. Suspicious cases have also been reported in…

Recent research has revealed how specific pubertal hormones are related to the physical structure and functional wiring of the female adolescent brain. The findings suggest that hormones such as estradiol and testosterone are associated with different brain regions that support memory, emotion, and spatial cognition. This study was published in the journal human brain mapping. Adolescence is a period of rapid biological and emotional changes primarily caused by puberty. During this period, the brain undergoes significant development, and scientists believe this may be influenced by increased hormone levels. These changes coincide with an increased risk of mental health problems such…

In a debate about the best fruit, my STAT colleague Alexa Lee and I both agreed that peaches have fallen in the middle of nowhere in recent years. Is this just a New York City problem? Dial in your fruity feelings. You know what’s not in the middle? STAT’s great health and medicine journalism. Subscribe here. Supreme Court upholds mail-order access to mifepristone At this time, it is legal to buy abortion pills by mail. Three days after extending its own decision deadline, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a federal appeals court’s ruling that women seeking abortions must see a…

NASA is developing powerful new computer chips designed to dramatically improve the intelligence and performance of future spacecraft. Through commercial partnerships, the project is developing advanced processing technologies that will allow spacecraft to operate more independently during missions far from Earth. NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing Project focuses on improving the computing power of spacecraft used in space exploration. Current missions rely on older processors because they are durable enough to withstand the extreme conditions of space. These chips are reliable, but lack the performance needed for more advanced missions. The agency says newer, much more powerful processors are essential…

Health tech founders, engineers, and IT pros: Discover 2026 innovations in telemedicine, wearables, and AI diagnostics. Actionable strategies to lead the digital health surge.

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Henry Pharma have signed a major contract worth up to $15.2 billion. Takeda Pharmaceutical aims to reduce its workforce by 4,500 people by fiscal 2026. Daiichi Sankyo aims to become one of the world’s top five companies in the oncology field, expanding its business beyond antibody-drug conjugates. Even more. 1. Bristol-Myers Squibb signs $15 billion bioback deal to bag Hengrui assets, leveraging China’s R&D speed Bristol-Myers Squibb and Henrui Pharma have entered into a wide-ranging partnership potentially worth $15.2 billion. The agreement includes Hengrui’s four oncology/hematology assets, BMS’s four immunology assets, and five other assets jointly discovered…

A new study presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (12-15 May) in Istanbul, Turkey, showed that the use of a new GLP-1 class of obesity drugs in asthma patients was associated with a 26% reduction in the number of asthma exacerbations and a 14% reduction in the use of asthma inhaled painkillers. This study was conducted by Simon Høj and Dr. Kjell Erik Julius Håkansson from Copenhagen University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are currently widely used in the treatment of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), with increasing evidence demonstrating…