Robotic gastrectomy delivers measurably better perioperative outcomes than conventional laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer, according to a nationwide analysis of Japanese surgical practice covering more than 22,000 patients. Gastric cancer is the fifth most...
Life science news 24 August 2026: the FDA clears Regeneron’s Pasatru for an ultra-rare bone disorder and grants Ultragenyx the first gene therapy for glycogen storage disease type Ia, authorises the first standalone robotic blood-draw device, and the MHRA opens a...
The ketogenic diet has transitioned from a highly specialized therapeutic intervention to a widely promoted dietary strategy for weight loss, metabolic health, inflammation, and, in some circles, cancer prevention or treatment. Its popularity has outpaced the strength...
The link between physical activity and dementia depends on where that activity happens, according to a meta analysis of 74 studies covering more than four million adults. Leisure time exercise was associated with a lower risk of dementia, while activity undertaken at...
Cancer Council calls on Australians to help fund the next 40 years of breakthroughs One of Australia's most iconic and enduring fundraising campaigns, Daffodil Day, will return on Thursday 20 August 2026, marking 40 years of Australians coming together to support...
Eli Lilly has filed six lawsuits against United States companies. It accuses them of selling illegal versions of its experimental obesity drug, which remains in Phase 3 trials. The retatrutide black market runs through peptide websites, medical spas and wellness...
Life science news 25 May 2026: Lilly's retatrutide delivers bariatric-surgery-level weight loss in Phase 3, two landmark FDA approvals reshape oncology and hepatology, and a UK biotech targets the global AMR crisis. The week of 17 to 24 May 2026 delivered a dense...
The healthcare sector has a burnout problem it keeps trying to solve with the wrong tools. Across Australia and globally, rates of psychological distress, absenteeism and early career exit among healthcare workers have reached levels that can no longer be attributed...
Across the life sciences sector, a quiet crisis is unfolding. Researchers, clinicians, nurses, and social workers describe feeling trapped in a cycle with no exit: outwardly productive, inwardly depleted. Burnout is not a new phenomenon, but the life sciences...
Life science news 18 May 2026: FDA leadership turmoil, a landmark Alzheimer's breakthrough and a $15 billion China licensing deal define a historic week for the global industry. The week of 10 to 17 May 2026 delivered a concentration of high-impact events across...
Life science news 11 May 2026: M&A momentum, artificial intelligence diagnostics and a record week for deal-making define an active seven days for the global life science industry. The week of 4 to 10 May 2026 produced a dense cluster of major acquisitions, a...
GSK has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Chinese biotech Suzhou Siran Biotechnology (SiranBio), securing global rights to the company's early-stage small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy, SA030, in a deal worth up to $1.005 billion in potential...
For the life sciences sector, the global nursing shortage is not a background public health concern. It is a clinical trial staffing problem, a pharmaceutical market access problem, and a real-world evidence problem. The WHO's 2025 State of the World's Nursing report...
Life science news 4 May 2026: Eli Lilly's record $19.8 billion quarterly earnings, the FDA's real-time clinical trial revolution and a landmark week for UK regulatory reform define a momentous seven days for global life science. Eli Lilly reported worldwide revenue of...
Precision medicine is no longer a futuristic concept. Genomic panels, pharmacogenomic testing, advanced biomarker analysis, and individualized risk stratification tools are all available today. Yet for the vast majority of patients walking into a primary care office,...
India's largest pharmaceutical company, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, has agreed to acquire New Jersey-based Organon & Co. in an all-cash transaction valued at $11.75 billion, marking the largest acquisition ever undertaken by an Indian biopharmaceutical company....
Healthcare organisations invest significantly in psychosocial risk frameworks, governance structures and leadership development. Yet a new international study highlights a type of organisational risk that most of those frameworks are not designed to detect. It is a...
Life science news 27 April 2026: Eli Lilly's $7 billion in vivo CAR-T deal, Trump's psychedelics executive order and a first-ever gene therapy for hearing loss headline a landmark week across global life science. Eli Lilly announced on 20 April its acquisition of...