Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

AstraZeneca taps Oracle to improve clinical trial recruitment with AI

AstraZeneca and Oracle will explore AI tools to identify eligible patients earlier, improve trial efficiency and strengthen safety monitoring.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 20, 2026 · 6 min read

Public Health·Becker H

Baylor Scott & White partners with Thrive Global for between-visit patient support

Baylor Scott & White Health is partnering with Thrive Global to deliver behavior-change content that supports patients between…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·Fierce HC

Judi Health launches employer Medicare Part D plan with transparency focus

Judi Health is entering employer-sponsored Medicare Part D with an EGWP built around unified data, compliance support and…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·MedCity

Health system M&A activity holds steady in Q3 as mega-mergers build

Vizient’s Q3 report found steady hospital M&A activity, with 16 deals and $8.2 billion in revenue, as larger…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·WHO

WHO-EU Support Brings Free Infectious Disease Care to Northeastern Afghanistan

WHO and EU support is expanding free specialized infectious disease care in northeastern Afghanistan, bringing treatment closer to…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·WHO

Malaria Elimination Lessons From Suriname, Timor-Leste and Georgia

A review of malaria-free certification in three countries identifies surveillance, financing, community mobilization and cross-border control as key…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·PNAS

Brazil Mangroves Face Escalating Climate and Human Pressures

Semiarid mangroves on Brazil’s northeast coast face aquaculture, damming, heat and sea-level rise, with distinct biogeochemical vulnerability.

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·PNAS

Power System Decarbonization Framework Links Policy, Markets and Consumers

PNAS Nexus proposes a three-layer feedback framework for faster power-system decarbonization, linking policy, markets, carbon visibility, and consumer…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·STAT

Resident Work Hour Protections Face New Pressure Amid Burnout Concerns

An opinion piece warns that weaker resident work hour protections could erode recovery time between high-intensity shifts and…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·NIH

NIGMS training dashboard tracks 24 active Wisconsin awards

NIH’s NIGMS training dashboard lists 24 active Wisconsin awards and explains how weekly RePORTER-linked data are organized and…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

In Brief The 5-minute rounds

New hypertension guideline lowers the treatment threshold to 130/80 mm Hg.
Phase 3 GLP-1 trial reports a 20% cut in major adverse cardiac events.
FDA clears a next-generation CAR-T therapy for relapsed lymphoma.
Meta-analysis links early mobilisation to shorter ICU length of stay.
Rapid guidance broadens empiric antibiotics for suspected sepsis.