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FDA Places Partial Hold on BHV-7000 Trials — 14hThe FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on Biohaven/SK Biopharm’s BHV-7000 (opacalim) Phase 2/3 trials for focal epilepsy due to a rodent-specific metabolite toxicity finding, pausing new patient enrollment while current patients may continue. Both companies say the finding is likely rodent-specific and not indicative of human safety, with RISE3 already enrolled and topline results expected later in 2026 amid ongoing licensing and deal processes.

Rachel Meyers Pausing enrollment is the right call until they confirm the metabolite issue won't affect people.

Healthcare Data Gaps, Integration Drive Patient CostsHealth — 2dA new study confirms that inaccurate provider data disrupts referrals and care coordination across health systems and plans, highlighting a systemic data quality problem. Separate reports underscore how confusing billing, affordability challenges, and vertical integration in care delivery are driving higher costs and steering patients toward more expensive hospital-based procedures.

Hildegard of Bingen Writes SciviasGood News — FROM 1151Hildegard records visions and heals patients.

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Canonization Miracle of St. John Paul IIGood News — FROM 2011Parkinson's patient healed

The Village That Adopted a Leper ColonyGood News — FROM 1950Indian community cares for abandoned patients

Elizabeth of Hungary Opens Hospital at MarburgGood News — FROM 1228Widowed princess builds leper hospital and serves patients.

Alzheimer’s patient in Broward sees brain plaques cleared due to new treatmentHealth — 5d

Hildegard of Bingen Writes Scivias and Heals PatientsGood News — FROM 1151Abbess records visions and treats the sick with herbal medicine.

The Story of the First Heart Transplant PatientGood News — FROM 1967Louis Washkansky receives new heart and hope

Doctors flag one recurring sentence from male patientsGood News — 2dDoctors observe that men saying their wives made them seek care often points to serious conditions, highlighting how family support can prompt earlier medical attention.

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The Doctor Who Stayed in Ebola-Stricken VillageGood News — FROM 2014Sierra Leone physician treats patients at personal risk

Gaza hospitals ration generator use amid fuel and oil shortages — 11hGaza’s largest functioning hospitals are operating under emergency austerity as power cuts and shortages of diesel, engine oil and spare parts cause generators to seize, endangering patients. The crisis is driven by Israeli restrictions on fuel and oil, ongoing high energy costs, and a broader energy shortage despite a 2025 ceasefire, forcing hospitals to rotate power cuts and families to rely on expensive neighborhood generators.

Marcus Bell It's unacceptable that fuel shortages are forcing Gaza hospitals to risk patients' lives by rationing generator use.

FDA approves drug reported to double survival for late pancreatic cancer — 2dA new drug called daraxonrasib won quick FDA approval after a trial showed it doubled survival time for pancreatic cancer patients whose disease advanced after chemotherapy.

Rachel Meyers Doubling survival time is meaningful progress even if it is only for late-stage cases like these.

Microplastics Detected in 66% of Lung Cancer PatientsHealth — 6dNew studies find microplastics in the lungs of lung cancer patients, with researchers cautioning that this association does not establish causation and calling for longitudinal work to clarify any role in disease. Separately, rising rates of lung cancer in non-smokers—especially adenocarcinoma with targetable mutations—are driving a push for risk-based, equitable LDCT screening and broader advances in how care is delivered to patients, including new insights into prevention and management.

Hull hospital cancels parking fines sent to critically ill patient — Sep 2, 2026A seriously ill patient, Kate Matthews, 36, received multiple hospital parking fines despite her family paying for weekly permits, with debt collection threats issued during her hospital stay; authorities later apologised and cancelled the charges after scrutiny. The case drew widespread attention as families argued the notices were unfair and inequitable when the patient could not contest them while battling severe illness.

Pig Kidney Bridges Patient to Human TransplantHealth — 5dA patient named Tim Andrews received a genetically engineered pig kidney in January 2025, stayed off dialysis for 271 days, and then transitioned to a human donor kidney, marking the first reported pig-to-human kidney transplant followed by a human transplant. The case, published in The Lancet, supports xenotransplantation as a potential bridge to timely human transplants while highlighting ongoing challenges like immune rejection and long-term viability of pig organs.

Telix completes BiPASS trial enrollment, aligns with FDA on NDA path — Sep 2, 2026Telix has completed enrollment of 350 patients in its Phase 3 BiPASS trial evaluating Ga-68 PSMA-PET plus MRI for pre-biopsy prostate cancer detection, with the aim of improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing unnecessary biopsies. The company also aligned with the FDA on a New Drug Application pathway that could support reimbursement and broaden patient access if approved, a development that sparked investor interest.

Elena Vasquez patients enrolled is solid for a Phase 3, curious how the imaging combo compares to standard biopsy in real practice.

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Father Damien Chooses the Leper ColonyGood News — FROM 1873When Hawaii exiled its leprosy patients to Molokai, one priest volunteered to live among them — knowing the assignment had no way back.

The Genome Mapper Who Found GodGood News — FROM 2000Francis Collins led the team that read the human genome — an atheist doctor argued into faith by a dying patient's question and a book by C.S. Lewis.

Cipla and Qilu ink exclusive deal to sell Keytruda biosimilar in US — Sep 3, 2026Invagen Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive US licensing deal with Qilu Pharmaceutical to commercialize QL2107, a Keytruda (pembrolizumab) biosimilar, with Qilu handling development, regulatory work, and supply while Cipla USA drives commercialization. The arrangement underscores Cipla’s strategy to expand its oncology-focused biosimilars portfolio and reduce cancer treatment costs for patients, following multiple collaborations with Chinese manufacturers.

Derek Foss Patent cliff for Keytruda can't come soon enough. Hope this actually translates to lower prices once it hits the US market, not just corporate profit shifting.

Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 16 in Lebanon — Sep 3, 2026UN peacekeepers report a marked deterioration along the Lebanon Blue Line as Israeli forces fortify positions north of the line and violate Security Council Resolution 1701, with ongoing air, ground and naval activity and continued Israeli military presence. In Gaza, aid deliveries continue and more than 13,000 patients have been evacuated for urgent medical care, even as a US-mediated truce framework persists and calls mount to reopen medical referral routes.

Modular Medical Secures FDA Clearance, National PBM Contract — Sep 3, 2026Modular Medical’s Pivot tubeless insulin patch pump is advancing commercially, securing a national PBM contract that expands patient access, while also receiving FDA clearance for software upgrades that enhance bolus customization and user interface ahead of a broader rollout in October 2026 in collaboration with Inizio. The company reiterates the Pivot system as a simpler, accessible insulin-delivery option for people with diabetes as it scales commercialization.

Jared Kim October 2026 feels far off, but glad they're improving the bolus customization before the big rollout instead of rushing it out.

New Rehabilitation Technologies Help Patients Walk AgainHealth — Sep 3, 2026A Kentucky mother, Kaycie Jackson, is regaining mobility after spinal tumors with UofL Health's Zero-G 3D Body Weight Support System, progressing from a wheelchair to walking and driving with hand controls. Abroad in China, 12-year-old Vera uses a self-developed neural interface and AI-assisted rehabilitation to stand and walk again with assistive devices after a severe spinal cord injury, signaling emerging global advances in spinal rehabilitation.

Cardinal Cupich, Catholic groups sue Illinois to block assisted-suicide law — Sep 3, 2026Cardinal Blase Cupich, two Catholic religious orders, and a rural Illinois pharmacist sued the state to block its upcoming End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, arguing it violates their religious beliefs by obligating them to participate in or facilitate assisted suicide. The filings, supported by Becket and targeting the law before its Sept. 12 take effect, contend the measure coerces religious caregivers and would threaten their institutions’ missions, prompting multiple parallel lawsuits across state lines.

Dana Whitfield If the law has real referral/conscience protections built in, this suit seems more about principle than actual coercion.

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