Trump’s New Pharmaceutical Tariffs Will Hit Small Drugmakers Hardest

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the first robotic cataract surgeries in humans, the underbelly of marketing compounded GLP-1s, and more.

A New Way To Target Metastatic Cancer

A lymph node–targeted delivery platform releases antibody therapy only in tumor-like conditions, strengthening immune attack on metastatic cancer.

What A Florida Birth Case Reveals About Post-Dobbs Maternal Healthcare

Should a judge decide a mother’s birth plan? The case of a Florida woman in active labor exposes how post-Dobbs healthcare is eroding patient autonomy.

5 Reasons Why the Medicare Program Can’t Go Broke

Medicare insolvency is not inevitable, and it’s important to question why politicians continually present it as if it is.

Lowering Healthcare Costs Without A Disastrous Government-Run Model

The right prescription for our healthcare ills is free markets, not more government.

Promising Study Links Coffee Consumption To Reduced Dementia Risk

Caffeinated coffee and tea consumption may reduce the risk of dementia, new study shows.

Gene Regulation May Control How Long We Live

Cross-species research shows that RNA splicing patterns, not just gene activity, track maximum lifespan in mammals, revealing a new axis of longevity control.

Insurers Get 2.5% Medicare Advantage Rate Increase, Bigger Than Earlier Flat Proposal

The Trump administration announced a 2.48% payment increase for Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, a much bigger boost than an earlier proposal that kept rates flat.

Engineered Antibodies Pry Apart The Most Difficult Viruses

New structural insights reveal a clever new use of antibodies to treat and possibly prevent infections by on the of the world’s deadliest viruses.

Centene Latest Health Insurer To Shakeup Management Ranks

Centene is bolstering its management team by creating two new senior executive positions as health insurers battle higher costs and new policies at the federal level.