Sam's News — health — 2026-09-23¶
Health¶
7 Experimental Drug CS18 Shows Promise in Breaking Cancer Drug Resistance¶
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine developed CS18, an experimental drug that targets TopBP1 to overcome cancer drug resistance. In preclinical studies, CS18 restored sensitivity to existing therapies across multiple cancer types and reduced toxicity to healthy cells.
- Targets TopBP1 protein involved in cancer growth regulation
- Effective across triple-negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung adenocarcinoma, and acute myeloid leukemia
- Restored drug sensitivity in resistant lung cancer cells when combined with PARP inhibitors
- Published in Science Advances on September 22, 2026
Sources: ScienceDaily AI Web Searched, ScienceDaily — Health RSS
Healthcare Policy¶
5.5 UnitedHealth and CVS push back against Medicare's remote patient monitoring restrictions¶
Major health insurers UnitedHealth and CVS are opposing a Medicare proposal that would limit billing for remote patient monitoring services.
Sources: STAT News RSS
Healthcare¶
5.5 Private equity-owned hospital chain converts to nonprofit status¶
A private equity-backed hospital chain operated by Quorum is transitioning to nonprofit status amid pressure from financial difficulties.
Sources: STAT News RSS
5 Pharma companies and biotech VCs show renewed interest in osteoporosis treatments¶
The pharmaceutical and biotech investment communities are showing reinvigorated interest in osteoporosis treatments following recent regulatory changes.
Sources: STAT News RSS
5 Patient dies after visiting multiple specialists without receiving flu vaccination¶
A patient died after visiting multiple specialists, none of whom administered a flu shot.
Sources: nytimes.com Web Search
4 Opinion: Mentally ill women require greater support for parenthood¶
An opinion piece argues that maternal mental health support for women with mental illness has been inadequately prioritized in American healthcare.
Sources: STAT News RSS
Medical Research¶
5.5 Middleman gift funds new research engine at Penn Medicine¶
A transformational gift has established a new research engine at Penn Medicine to accelerate medical breakthroughs.
Sources: Penn Medicine Web Search
5 Pet gecko genome offers insights for cancer research¶
Researchers are using pet gecko biology as a promising model for advancing cancer research.
Sources: News-Medical Web Search