Researchers are increasingly interested in the connection between the gut microbiome and obesity, but a new study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital suggests that transferring microbiota from a lean donor to an obese recipient might not improve the recipients' metabolic health, contrary to other research, Anahad O'Connor writes for the New York Times.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as early as this week could release a bill to tackle rising prescription drug costs—and a summary of the bill obtained by media outlets suggests Pelosi is considering allowing HHS to negotiate drug prices for certain treatments and establishing a drug price ceiling based on the prices paid for the drugs in other countries.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law legislation that will give the state oversight of medical exemptions for vaccines that children must have to attend public school, private school, or daycare, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Michigan, and Minnesota.