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Three or Four Teaspoons of Nepali Mad Honey Sent a Man's Heart Rate Plunging to 42 Beats a Minute

About an hour after eating 3 to 4 teaspoons of mad honey, a man's blood pressure fell to 60/40. Similar poisonings have surfaced in the U.S.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

A Pet Bird's Bite Punched a Hole Through a Woman's LASIK Flap 14 Years After Her Surgery

A bird bite tore through a woman's LASIK flap 14 years after surgery. Clinics first called it a scratch. Laser care restored her vision to 20/25.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Ice-Cold Beer Paused His Heart for 7.9 Seconds, but Cold Soda, Cold Sake, and Room-Temperature Beer Did Not

A 63-year-old man kept fainting after beer. Only fridge-cold beer, not cold soda or sake, caused a 7.9-second heart pause. A pacemaker helped.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Galleri Blood Test Draws No Major Safety Questions From FDA Staff, but It Missed Most Stage I Cancers

FDA reviewers raised no major safety questions about the Galleri cancer blood test, but the agency's own data show it missed most stage I cancers.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Commercial Plans Covered GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs for 52% Fewer Massachusetts Residents After Major Insurers Dropped Routine Coverage

A state report estimates that 112,000 fewer commercially insured Massachusetts residents had GLP-1 weight-loss drugs covered in early 2026 after insurers cut benefits.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Every State Applied, and 40 Have Signed Medicaid Drug Pricing Deals Ahead of the September 30 Deadline

Forty states and Puerto Rico signed on to a Medicaid most-favored-nation drug pricing model. Others face a Sept. 30 deadline. What it means for enrollees.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Nearly 600 FDA Postmarket Drug Studies Are Behind Schedule While Many of the Medicines Stay on the Market

Nearly 600 postmarket studies of FDA-approved drugs and biologics are behind schedule. What the delays mean for patients and how to check a study's status.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Global Dementia Trials Testing 158 Therapies May Need 350,000 Volunteers Because Strict Screening Turns Many Away

Dementia trials testing 158 therapies may need 350,000 volunteers to fill about 55,000 spots. Where U.S. families can search for trials and what to ask.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Bears List Caleb Williams Week to Week After Hamstring MRI, but His Exact Strain Grade Remains Unconfirmed

Caleb Williams is week-to-week after a hamstring MRI, but no strain grade has been confirmed. What each grade means and why re-strains happen.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Jayden Daniels Dislocates the Same Left Elbow Again, and Specialists Now Weigh Whether Ligament Damage Changes Recovery

Jayden Daniels dislocated the same left elbow for a second time. Ligament damage, not the dislocation alone, may determine how long his recovery takes.

Medical Daily · Sep 22