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In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at AbbVie’s new megadeal, an agentic AI startup saving Medicare $2 million a week, how new student loan rules could degrade healthcare and more.

More than 1,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the DRC in 2026. A comparison of three major outbreaks shows how unusual this trajectory is — and what the absence of a vaccine means for the response.

The OMB proposal threatens scientific research and ALL federal funding for states, cities, and nonprofits. It politicizes ALL funding. Call your reps and write an objection.

Healthy homes are in high demand and buyers are willing to pay for the features that will mean more comfort and longer, healthy lives.

Scheduling doctor appointments is its own form of hell for both physicians and patients. Assort Health’s AI fix helped it raise its third venture round in 14 months.

A public health expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise, what they are, and how to keep yourself and loved ones protected.

America's future depends on expanding opportunity while preserving merit and competition. Creating opportunity is critical to improving our strength and competitiveness.

The concept of biological age, distinct from chronological age, is gaining public traction, though often misinterpreted. "Aging clocks" are real, but beware of hype.

Companies are aggressively marketing home medical kits containing prescription antibiotics and other drugs for self-treatment, bypassing traditional medical evaluation.

Cadence reached a $1.2 billion valuation by using AI to track seniors’ chronic health conditions and improve their care.

A first-in-class nanoparticle injection sneaks antibodies into pancreatic cancer cells to clear mutant KRAS, shrinking tumors in mice while sparing healthy tissue.

GenAI’s breakthrough in mathematics offers a lesson for medicine: solving healthcare’s biggest problems means questioning old assumptions.

A Father’s Day reflection on caregiving, distance, dignity, and why the right AI should help families care without replacing them.

Give dad the gift of more time this Father's Day. 10 evidence-based healthy habits and screening tests that can add over a decade to a man's life.