Sperm donor with rare cancer-causing mutation fathers nearly 200 children across Europe By Andrew Joseph statnews.com – A sperm donor who unknowingly carried a gene variant that can cause cancers fathered nearly 200 children across Europe, some of whom have already died, according to an investigation published Wednesday by a group of 14 European

The world's healthiest countries aren't the richest, study finds By Georgie Gould, University of Surrey phys.org – Wealth alone doesn't make a nation healthy, according to new collaborative research from the University of Surrey and its international partners, which ranks 38 OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries on their progress toward

10 best countries for a comfortable retirement in 2025 By Michael S. Fischer benefitspro.com – For the 13th year, Natixis Investment Managers and CoreData Research have developed a global retirement index to examine factors that drive retirement security and to provide a comparison tool for best practices in retirement policy. The index includes International Monetary

Drugmakers meet Trump only halfway on pricing plan  By Peter Sullivan  axios.com – Big drug companies so far are responding to President Trump's demand they commit to his "most favored nation" pricing policy by raising prices abroad without cutting them in the U.S.  Why it matters: That only gets halfway toward Trump's goal of ending what

Lawmakers air concerns about risks of AI chatbots for mental health support but offer no proposals to rein it in  By Emma Beavins   fiercehealthcare.com – At a hearing Wednesday, House Republicans and Democrats aired their concerns about direct-to-consumer artificial intelligence chatbots that pose risks to the mental health of American youth, while

Medicare ACOs saved $2.4B in 2024, setting a new record for the program By Paige Minemyer fiercehealth.com – Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $2.4 billion last year, according to new federal data. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released (PDF) the latest results from the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which shows that 75% of

Health Plan Sponsors Must Prepare for Regulatory Shifts Under New Administration, Advises aequum Leadership Team CLEVELAND, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  aequum LLC, a tech-driven, cost containment company serving more than 425 self-insured health plans and their participants in all 50 states, today issued guidance to plan sponsors and administrators

April is Healthcare Thought Leadership and Innovation Month – Driving Change, Inspiring Innovation This April, the Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation (TLI) invites you to celebrate Healthcare Thought Leadership and Innovation Month, a dedicated time to spotlight groundbreaking ideas and programs shaping the future of healthcare. Bridging Gaps in Healthcare Access Advocating for

Maternal Mortality Crisis Persists Despite Medical Advances By Giuliana Miranda medscape.com - In 2020, approximately 287,000 women worldwide died from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications, equivalent to one death every 2 minutes. Hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders, such as preeclampsia, remain the leading causes of maternal mortality globally, highlighting persistent gaps in access to

Judge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information By Melissa Quinn cbsnews.com - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration to restore webpages and data that had been scrubbed in