The Medtech Landscape in 2026: Here is What to Expect
Medtech 2026: AI acceleration, regulatory changes, and economic shifts promise to reshape the industry landscape amid an innovation surge.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updates website to say vaccines may cause autism without new evidence
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its webpage on vaccines and autism with new claims undermining the Public Health Agency’s longtime position that vaccines do not cause the condition — garnering swift condemnation from public health advocates and the Senate’s top healthcare legislator.
In letter to Makary, biotech CEOs push for FDA stability and say volatility threatens US innovation
Hundreds of industry leaders have signed a letter to FDA Director Marty Makary, M.D., about the importance of having a predictable Regulatory Agency (United States Food and Drug Administration – FDA), citing a survey in which 82% of biopharma respondents said they were concerned about the FDA’s ability to function.
Toxic Guts: A bacterial toxin disarms gut defenses against inflammation
Macrophage-toxic bacteria from patients with ulcerative colitis worsen gut inflammation in mice
Research breakthrough could help regrow lost limbs: A team from Texas A&M University has uncovered a key to joint regeneration.
Researchers take a step toward limb regeneration: In a significant step toward full-limb regeneration, researchers at Texas A&M University have identified a fibroblast growth factor as a key protein that can regenerate an entire finger joint, including soft tissue. “Our expectation is that if we can figure out all the factors that regenerate a finger, then we could apply those factors anywhere on the rest of the arm, or even a leg, and regrow a limb,” said Assistant Professor Lindsay Dawson.
FDA questions on generative AI-enabled chatbots raise concerns from expert panel
During the second meeting of the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHAC), members of the panel seemed shocked and, at times, lost for words when grappling with the Agency’s discussion questions surrounding the potential regulation of generative Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital mental health medical.
Costa Rica Seeks United States Tariff Exemption for Medical Devices
Costa Rica has asked the United States to avoid medical device tariffs as the country becomes a manufacturing hotspot for major companies.
Metal scaffolds turn bacteria into live wires
Mud-dwelling cable bacteria construct metal organic frameworks to grow
There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases, and they mostly strike women. Here is what to know.
Autoimmune diseases are numerous, affect mostly women: There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases that collectively affect tens of millions of people, predominantly women, and diagnosing autoimmune diseases can be challenging due to vague and overlapping symptoms that mimic other illnesses. Multiple tests, including blood tests for specific antibodies, are often required. New research is focusing on reprogramming the immune system to cure autoimmune diseases.
Single antivenom protects against 17 different snakebites: Researchers immunized an alpaca and a llama with snake venoms, and combined some of the antibodies produced into a potent cocktail.
Llamas, alpacas source of broad-spectrum snake antivenom: Scientists working with llamas and alpacas have created a new antivenom that neutralizes venom from 17 species of deadly African snakes by combining eight (8) nanobodies derived from the animals’ immune responses. When tested with mice, the cocktail protected against multiple venoms and reduced tissue damage, suggesting a new path toward safer and broader antivenom treatments for humans.