The Latest Breaking News from Eric Topol

FDA to discuss easing restrictions on peptides despite safety concerns

Committee will meet in July to discuss peptides now sold in gray market despite limited evidence of safety and efficacy

The Guardian - US · Jun 26

RFK Jr.'s peptide push could become next wellness boom

The heavily touted but loosely regulated proteins could fuel the kind of boom we've seen with weight-loss drugs.

Axios · Apr 23

Americans are injecting themselves with unproven peptides sold by influencers and RFK Jr. allies

More Americans are turning to peptides for muscle building, skin rejuvenation, and to try and live longer even though the substances aren’t FDA approved

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

‘Get rid of the pseudoscience’: top doctor’s plan to improve America’s health

Eric Topol says we can prevent age-related disease and live fuller lives – but only if we reject anti-science ‘malarkey’

The Guardian - US · May 8, 2025

Woman’s diabetes reversed after world-first stem cell transplant

Researchers report ‘no indication of abnormalities’ and ‘functional reversal’ of patient’s diabetes a year after procedure

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024

Will the XEC COVID subvariant bring a fall wave of infections? What to know about symptoms and spread

The U.S. is coming down from its biggest COVID summer surge yet as a new subvariant emerges—but new vaccines are here, too.

Fortune · Sep 18, 2024

New Covid XEC variant starting to spread in Europe – what we know about signs and symptoms

More contagious virus is sublineage of omicron variant, scientists say

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024

Long COVID is still a problem, racking up a global cost of $1 trillion

Experts want government agencies to act.

Fortune · Aug 9, 2024

Highly mutated COVID variant ‘Pirola’ JN.1 is fueling the pandemic’s second highest U.S. wave—and it’s still growing

COVID-related ER visits, hospitalizations, and deaths are also on the rise.

Fortune · Jan 5, 2024

Why hasn't the WHO assigned a Greek letter to JN.1 "Pirola"? How it decides when to name COVID-19 variants

In an exclusive interview with Fortune, the WHO's COVID-19 lead said the organization is ready to assign a new Greek letter on a moment’s notice, but is holding out for a variant that's "truly different." Not all experts agree with the approach.

Fortune · Jan 4, 2024