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A new Labor Department regulation aims to pry open the business model of PBMs, powerful companies that oversee hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of drug spending

A new Labor Department regulation aims to pry open the business model of PBMs, powerful companies that oversee hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of drug spending

New Labor Department regulation will require pharmacy-benefit managers to disclose information to employers.

FDA recalls plant-based butter for yeast, mold, E. coli

The Food and Drug Administration is recalling a plant-based butter in 10 states due to yeast, mold and E. coli.

Drug Middlemen Will Soon Have to Share Details on How They Are Paid

Drug Middlemen Will Soon Have to Share Details on How They Are Paid

New Labor Department regulation will require pharmacy-benefit managers to disclose information to employers.

FDA recalls butter brand over potential illness caused by E.coli, mold and yeast

FDA recalls butter brand over potential illness caused by E.coli, mold and yeast

The recall was assigned a Class II risk level on Friday.

Shocking air travel study finds majority of pilots fall asleep on the job

Shocking air travel study finds majority of pilots fall asleep on the job

A study of 7,200 pilots found that 76.8% fell asleep while operating an aircraft, largely due to fatigue and fear of reporting exhaustion.

<a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/connecting-dots-improve-pediatric-developmental-care" hreflang="en">Connecting the dots to improve pediatric developmental care</a>

Long waitlists, insurance challenges and fragmented care can make pediatric developmental services difficult for families to navigate. In this week’s episode, we explore how one startup is using technology to...

Women are ditching alpha males for more ‘emotionally available’ partners: research

Women are ditching alpha males for more ‘emotionally available’ partners: research

But despite women turning their backs on alphas, men still feel pressure to live up to what was once viewed as the masculine ideal.

Mayo Clinic study finds measurable brain response within minutes of deep brain stimulation in patients with epilepsy

Mayo Clinic study finds measurable brain response within minutes of deep brain stimulation in patients with epilepsy

PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic researchers have detected measurable changes in the brain within 18 minutes of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in people with drug-resistant epilepsy, a finding that could eventually...

IBD may transform neurons in the gut, triggering pain even when inflammation is under control

IBD may transform neurons in the gut, triggering pain even when inflammation is under control

A new study with data from mice and human tissues suggests that, in ulcerative colitis, immune cells in the gut might make pain-sensing nerves hypersensitive.

<a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/look-how-employers-are-approaching-ai-enabled-benefits-solutions" hreflang="en">A look at how employers are approaching AI-enabled benefits solutions</a>

Most employers are weighing the potential of AI-enabled benefits programs and how best to offer them to workers, according to a new survey.

Mayo Clinic Platform Accelerate welcomes its largest cohort of digital health companies

Mayo Clinic Platform Accelerate welcomes its largest cohort of digital health companies

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform welcomes 31 digital healthcare companies to the October cohort of its developer program, which is the largest cohort to date. Participating companies work with...

NYC restaurants are cashing in on marathon weekend’s carb-loading craze

NYC restaurants are cashing in on marathon weekend’s carb-loading craze

For marathoners, the appeal goes beyond a satisfying meal

<a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/medicare-navigation-startup-chapter-acquires-hively-build-out-community-platform-older" hreflang="en">Chapter acquires Hively with ambitions to be the one-stop shop for retirement</a>

Medicare navigation company Chapter is expanding its ambitions in retirement support with the acquisition of Hively, a personalized retirement navigation and membership platform.

Our extinct cousins the Denisovans had a ‘distinctive’ appearance, new analysis reveals

Our extinct cousins the Denisovans had a ‘distinctive’ appearance, new analysis reveals

Paleoproteomic analysis of fossils from northern China reveals that Denisovans had a distinctive physical appearance.

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Universities should not be adopting AI to automate their own absurdities

The promise of AI automation to fix the administrative problems facing universities is a fallacy. These systems will only increase the burdens of already-struggling institutions says Akhil Barwadj.

Sandoz Shares Fall After Company Turns Cautious on Sales Guidance

Sandoz Shares Fall After Company Turns Cautious on Sales Guidance

Shares dropped after the company issued a more cautious outlook on top-line growth for 2026, citing challenging conditions in Germany and supply constraints for biosimilar drugs.

Ben Franklin Wasn’t Serious When He Implied the Wild Turkey Would Be a ‘Respectable’ National Symbol … But He Wasn’t Wrong, Either

Ben Franklin Wasn’t Serious When He Implied the Wild Turkey Would Be a ‘Respectable’ National Symbol … But He Wasn’t Wrong, Either

The birds strutted around North America for hundreds of thousands of years before hunters decimated their population. Credit its recovery to resourcefulness, a stubborn disposition and a little help

Workplace wellness staples — like your ergonomic chair — might be a huge waste of money, study reveals

Workplace wellness staples — like your ergonomic chair — might be a huge waste of money, study reveals

The long-held belief that workplace design forces a choice between productivity and repetitive injuries may have been debunked.

Horror movies can actually make you horny — Here’s the fun fix

Horror movies can actually make you horny — Here’s the fun fix

Screams with a side of sex toys.

Dear Abby: Even though I’m still with my unfaithful husband, my past flings are sending me DMs

Dear Abby: Even though I’m still with my unfaithful husband, my past flings are sending me DMs

Dear Abby advises a woman who is now getting messages from past flings amid her husband cheating on her earlier in their marriage.

<a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/work-requirements-state-directed-payments-front-and-center-namd-2026" hreflang="en">Work requirements, state-directed payments front-and-center at NAMD 2026</a>

The conference, hosted by the National Association of Medicaid Directors, gathered attendees from both sides of the aisle. The agenda focused largely on policy, including H.R. 1, and technology.

US cruise ship ends a global voyage over fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers who just lost their homes

US cruise ship ends a global voyage over fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers who just lost their homes

A US cruise ship on a residential world voyage suspended its operations in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to abandon their floating homes.

Sandoz Shares Fall After Company Turns Cautious on Sales Guidance

Sandoz Shares Fall After Company Turns Cautious on Sales Guidance

Shares dropped after the company issued a more cautious outlook on top-line growth for 2026, citing challenging conditions in Germany and supply constraints for biosimilar drugs.

A woman carried a ‘stone baby’ in her abdomen for 3 years

A woman carried a ‘stone baby’ in her abdomen for 3 years

A woman’s unexplained abdominal pain led doctors to a diagnosis that has only been documented a few hundred times over the past 400 years.

<a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/universal-health-services-grows-revenues-trims-earnings-q3" hreflang="en">Universal Health Services grows revenues, trims earnings in Q3</a>

The acute and behavioral health chain’s operating numbers further disappointed investors after fellow for-profit HCA Healthcare outlined a tepid 2027 outlook.

New study says Gen Zers feel more lonely, isolated than they ever thought they would

New study says Gen Zers feel more lonely, isolated than they ever thought they would

Seven in 10 Gen Zers feel more lonely and isolated than they ever thought they would, according to new research.

Northern California’s picturesque coastline vanishing at a truly startling rate: study

Northern California’s picturesque coastline vanishing at a truly startling rate: study

California’s iconic seaside cliffs are rapidly crumbling into the sea, according to a new study from UC San Diego.

The most mispronounced words in the US revealed — and some of these will shock you

The most mispronounced words in the US revealed — and some of these will shock you

Ordering a steak sauce or scanning a Greek menu can quickly turn into a total tongue-twister for Americans. A new report exposes the everyday words Americans can’t quite pronounce across the...

McDonald’s debuts new frosted cranberry and cookie butter drinks — here’s how to try them

McDonald’s debuts new frosted cranberry and cookie butter drinks — here’s how to try them

Mickey D’s is ready for the holidays.