What A Turbulent Year Revealed About The Future Of Public Health

From partnerships to grassroots leadership, five lessons from 2025 show how public health is evolving—and what matters most heading into 2026.

Zero Sugar Oreos: Health Or Hype?

Zero Sugar Oreo cookies were released in early 2026. Is it a healthier option?

Wegovy’s New Weight Loss Pill: What It Changes From A Harvard Doctor

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight loss pill hit U.S. pharmacies this week. Here’s how it works, who qualifies, how to take it, side effects, cost, and why it matters now.

How An HIV Drug Is Now Helping People With Genetic Diseases

An HIV-derived nucleoside therapy now treats rare genetic diseases by restoring mitochondrial DNA and improving muscle strength, mobility, and survival.

The ‘Healthy Drink’ Myth Is Over, According To New U.S. Alcohol Guidelines

Breaking down the new 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines: why the alcohol limit is now one drink or less per day and the key research that prompted this shift.

What Medicare’s New TEAM Hospital Payment Model Will Mean For Seniors

TEAM may encourage hospitals to improve the quality of the care their patients receive after being discharged. But it also risks further burdening family caregivers. I

Surge In Obamacare Premiums Symptom Of Healthcare System In Need Of Reform

If a political debate takes place this year on the topic of ACA cost containment and the affordability of premiums, it’s hoped that reform initiatives won’t be piecemeal.

This CEO’s $1.7 Billion Health Startup Began With Moms. Now She Wants To Expand To All Women.

Former Flatiron Health exec Marta Bralic Kerns raised $92 million to expand her virtual care model to women at all stages of their lives.

RJK Jr.’s New Food Pyramid: A Radical Reset In U.S. Nutrition Policy

Sweeping changes prioritize protein and fats over processed carbs, challenging decades of dietary dogma and setting the stage for a major public health debate.

Broadening Push To Extend Medicare Telehealth Coverage Includes Amazon

A coalition of telehealth providers from Amazon and Hims & Hers to hospital systems is working to extend pandemic-era waivers that allowed Medicare telehealth coverage.