Health

• Taking collagen keeps skin more elastic but won't stop wrinkles, say scientists - BBC

  1. Taking collagen keeps skin more elastic but won't stop wrinkles, say scientists  BBC
  2. Collagen supplements 'may boost skin health' but they're not an 'anti-wrinkle quick fix', study suggests  Sky News
  3. Pill for skin 'reduces symptoms' of arthritis, new study suggests  Lancs Live
  4. Clinically-backed collagen supplements gain popularity for multi-benefit joint and skin health  Nutrition Insight
  5. These Collagen Creams Are So Good, You’ll Start Getting Asked for ID Again  ELLE

• The science behind the 'super-ager' brain - NBC News

  1. The science behind the 'super-ager' brain  NBC News
  2. Human hippocampal neurogenesis in adulthood, ageing and Alzheimer’s disease  Nature
  3. Super-Agers’ Brains Have a Special Ability, New Study Suggests - The New York Times  The New York Times
  4. ‘SuperAgers’: Scientists discover a key to staying mentally sharp in old age  CNN
  5. Researchers uncover secrets of superagers’ extraordinary cognitive function  WGN-TV

• Diagnosis of Endometriosis - ACOG

  1. Diagnosis of Endometriosis  ACOG
  2. Oskari Heikinheimo discusses fertility counseling and pregnancy outcomes in endometriosis  Contemporary OB/GYN
  3. Endometriosis and links to miscarriage/ectopic pregnancies  Contemporary OB/GYN
  4. Weekly review: Endometriosis updates, ISSWSH coverage, and more  Contemporary OB/GYN
  5. Navigating early pregnancy surveillance, fertility and endometriosis, with Oskari Heikinheimo  Contemporary OB/GYN

• Why heart disease and stroke are expected to rise significantly among younger women - AOL.com

  Why heart disease and stroke are expected to rise significantly among younger women  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News

• Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting - NPR

  Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News

• Florida uses emergency rule to cut patients off AIDS medication - Tampa Bay Times

  1. Florida uses emergency rule to cut patients off AIDS medication  Tampa Bay Times
  2. Florida Department of Health cuts thousands of dollars in funds from HIV and AIDS drug program  CBS News
  3. Why is Florida ending longtime HIV drug assistance to more than 10,000?  The Palm Beach Post
  4. HIV progam rule challenge back in administrative court; attorneys conference in circuit court case  Florida Phoenix
  5. AHF Sues FL Health Dept. to Block Emergency Rule Cutting HIV Drug Access for Thousands  AIDS Healthcare Foundation

• Bird flu kills dozens of elephant seal pups at California state park - The Guardian

  1. Bird flu kills dozens of elephant seal pups at California state park  The Guardian
  2. Bird Flu Strikes California Elephant Seals for the First Time - The New York Times  The New York Times
  3. First Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Northern Elephant Seals Confirmed in California  UC Davis
  4. Popular Bay Area park suddenly closes public tours following animal deaths  SFGATE
  5. Officials Confirm Small Bird Flu ‘Outbreak’ in Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo State Park  KQED

• Game-Changing Drugs - The New York Times

  1. Game-Changing Drugs  The New York Times
  2. Fancy clothes, mealtime alarms and Disney princess gigs: How GLP-1s are changing people's lives in unexpected ways  CNBC
  3. GLP-1 Medications for Weight Loss: How to Get Started  Yale Medicine
  4. My biggest GLP-1 ethical problem: patients who don’t want to stop  statnews.com
  5. Beyond the scale: How GLP-1 medications are affecting both body and mind  KSL TV 5

• ‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies - The Guardian

  1. ‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies  The Guardian
  2. When ChatGPT Health Becomes The Health Record For Direct-To-Consumer Care  Health Affairs
  3. Research Identifies Blind Spots in AI Medical Triage  Mount Sinai
  4. AI chatbots pose an unregulated, unmanaged risk in healthcare  Health Data Management
  5. Gen Z, ChatGPT Health, and the 15-minute visit: A new counseling playbook  MDLinx

• Measles exposure site identified at medical center in Oregon City, OHA says - KPTV

  1. Measles exposure site identified at medical center in Oregon City, OHA says  KPTV
  2. Another Clackamas County location labeled measles exposure site  KATU
  3. Measles exposure reported at Oregon City hospital emergency room  KOIN.com
  4. Oregon health officials identify new measles exposure site  Statesman Journal
  5. Officials warn of possible measles exposure at Oregon City hospital  OregonLive.com

• Evaluating the analytical performance of direct-to-consumer gut microbiome testing services - Nature

  1. Evaluating the analytical performance of direct-to-consumer gut microbiome testing services  Nature
  2. Scientists gave the same sample to seven at-home microbiome tests. The results were dramatically different  Scientific American
  3. Same Poop, Different Results: At-Home Gut Health Tests Are Wildly Inconsistent, Study Finds  Gizmodo
  4. PRESS BRIEFING: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 @ 10 am EST (Registration link below.) | Newswise  Newswise
  5. Direct-to-consumer gut-microbiome companies cannot provide consistent results  C&EN

• Severe Heart Attacks Are Becoming Deadlier for Younger Americans, Study Finds - Gizmodo

  1. Severe Heart Attacks Are Becoming Deadlier for Younger Americans, Study Finds  Gizmodo
  2. More Americans Under 55 Are Dying of Severe Heart Attacks  WSJ
  3. Heart disease on the rise in young adults, University of Michigan study finds  WILX
  4. Heart attack deaths increase in young adults, especially women  News-Medical
  5. Heart attacks deaths increasing among adults younger than 55, study finds  McKnight's Long-Term Care News

• Men in their 50s may be aging faster than women due to toxic "forever chemicals" - KSL.com

  1. Men in their 50s may be aging faster than women due to toxic "forever chemicals"  KSL.com
  2. Men in their 50s may be aging faster than women due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’  CNN
  3. Middle-aged men may be aging faster due to 'forever chemicals'  USA Today
  4. Men in their 50s and 60s suffer faster aging because of forever chemicals  The Independent
  5. PFAS found in most americans linked to rapid biological aging  ScienceDaily

• 90% of Prostate Cancer Tumors Contain Microplastics, New Study Raises Concerns - Indian Defence Review

  1. 90% of Prostate Cancer Tumors Contain Microplastics, New Study Raises Concerns  Indian Defence Review
  2. 90% of Prostate Cancer Tumors Contained Microplastics  SciTechDaily
  3. Microplastics found in prostate tumors in small study  NBC News
  4. Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals  ScienceDaily
  5. Microplastics Found in Men’s Reproductive System  AOL.com

• Client zero: The first Kenyans to receive the HIV injection - Daily Nation

  1. Client zero: The first Kenyans to receive the HIV injection  Daily Nation
  2. Zimbabwe launches groundbreaking HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir  africanews.com
  3. Zimbabwe-US-Health  GazetteXtra
  4. A nurse administers lenacapavir to Tambudzai Ndlovu during the launch of the new HIV prevention drug in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Thursday.  Sandusky Register
  5. Kenya to roll out HIV prevention shots in March  Medical Xpress

• Giving stem cells in utero to babies with spina bifida boosts quality of life, trial finds - The Guardian

  1. Giving stem cells in utero to babies with spina bifida boosts quality of life, trial finds  The Guardian
  2. 'Miracle' boy expected to be paralysed due to spina bifida able to walk after ground-breaking surgery in the womb  Sky News
  3. Stem Cell Therapy Safe, Feasible in Spina Bifida  Medscape
  4. Stem cell patch reverses brain damage in fetuses with spina bifida  New Scientist
  5. Stem cell therapy on babies in the womb ‘can reverse brain issues linked to major birth defect’  The Independent

• Aging: DASH diet beats 5 others in lowering cognitive decline risk - Medical News Today

  1. Aging: DASH diet beats 5 others in lowering cognitive decline risk  Medical News Today
  2. How the DASH diet could lower risk of dementia, according to study  ABC News
  3. 10 Foods That Can Boost Your Memory and Brain Health, According to Registered Dietitians  Real Simple
  4. The Best Foods to Boost Brain Health  AOL.com
  5. Healthy diet in midlife may protect brain decades later  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

• How Deciding to Donate a Kidney Saved My Own Life - Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

  1. How Deciding to Donate a Kidney Saved My Own Life  Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
  2. Opinion | The Many Gifts of Kidney Donation  The New York Times
  3. Living Donor Donation Works When Relationships Matter With Mary Roberts, PhD  HCPLive
  4. Former Woodland Park Man Seeks Living Kidney Donor as Dialysis Takes Toll  TAPinto
  5. Donor–Recipient Closeness, Perceived Life Extension Drive Living Kidney Donation Decisions, With Mary Roberts, PhD  HCPLive

• Dry eye often precedes autoimmune disease diagnosis, new study finds - Medical Xpress

  1. Dry eye often precedes autoimmune disease diagnosis, new study finds  Medical Xpress
  2. Dry Eye Disease May Occur Years Before Autoimmune Disease  Medscape
  3. Dry Eye: Handmaiden to Many Autoimmune Conditions, Not Just Sjogren's Disease  MedPage Today

• Rainier Beach High School confirms active tuberculosis case, 130 people possibly exposed - KOMO

  1. Rainier Beach High School confirms active tuberculosis case, 130 people possibly exposed  KOMO
  2. About 130 people at Rainier Beach High School advised to get TB testing  KING5.com
  3. Active tuberculosis case linked to Rainier Beach High School; 130 to be tested  MyNorthwest.com
  4. Case of ‘active’ tuberculosis diagnosed at Rainier Beach High School  KIRO 7 News Seattle
  5. Tuberculosis case linked to Seattle's Rainier Beach High School  FOX 13 Seattle