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Feb 2026
Most statin side effects are not backed by trials
Research indicates that many statin therapy side effects are not supported by evidence, suggesting a need for revised labeling to improve treatment decisions.
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Feb 2026
This Ballad hospital, flooded by Hurricane Helene, will be rebuilt for $44M in a flood plain
A small Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will soon be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face several feet of flooding in a much smaller storm, risking another disaster if the new facility is not built to withstand extreme weather, according to a KFF Health News analysis.
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Feb 2026
Public health workers are quitting over assignments to Guantánamo
Rebekah Stewart, a nurse at the U.S. Public Health Service, got a call last April that brought her to tears. She had been selected for deployment to the Trump administration's new immigration detention operation at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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Feb 2026
Late sleepers have higher heart risk, and it's mostly preventable
Researchers explore the association between an individual’s chronotype and cardiovascular risk.
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Feb 2026
Cellares to expand automated manufacturing to gene-edited stem cell therapies
Cellares, the first Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO), today announced a collaboration with the Stanford Center for Definitive and Curative Medicine (CDCM) and Stanford Innovative Medicines Accelerator (IMA) to automate manufacturing and release testing for gene-edited hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) therapies, expanding the application of Cellares' automation platforms beyond T cell therapies into a new cell modality.
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Feb 2026
UK air ambulance critical care expands but unequal access still limits lifesaving treatment
A national UK survey found physician-based helicopter emergency medical services have expanded substantially since 2009, with more teams and improved overnight coverage. However, geographic and time-of-day disparities persist, and variation in funding, staffing, and interventions continues to affect equitable access to advanced prehospital care.
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Feb 2026
Large Swedish study finds COVID-19 vaccination unrelated to fertility or childbirth rates
A Swedish registry-based cohort study evaluated whether COVID-19 vaccination affected childbirth rates among women aged 18 to 45 years during the pandemic period. No statistically significant association was found between vaccination, childbirth, or recorded miscarriage rates, suggesting demographic and socioeconomic factors likely explain observed fertility trends.
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Feb 2026
High-quality family dinners reduce teen substance use risk yet severe adversity blunts the benefit
Higher-quality family dinner interactions were associated with lower adolescent alcohol, vaping, and cannabis use in a U.S. survey of parent–adolescent dyads. This protective association was evident mainly among adolescents with low or moderate adverse childhood experiences, but not those with high adversity exposure.
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Feb 2026
AI stethoscope doubles detection of serious valve disease in primary care study
A prospective primary care study found that an AI-enabled digital stethoscope substantially improved sensitivity for detecting clinically significant valvular heart disease compared with standard auscultation. The technology identified more previously undiagnosed moderate-to-severe disease but showed reduced specificity, highlighting a trade-off between earlier detection and potential false positives.
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Feb 2026
Early tuberculosis treatment reduces sepsis deaths in HIV patients
Sepsis is a leading global cause of hospital deaths, occurring when the body's response to infection damages tissue and causes organs to fail. Africa bears the world's highest burden of sepsis, with an estimated 48 million cases each year leading to about 11 million deaths.
