Judge Halts Trump Plan; RFK Jr.’s ‘Wolverine’ Peptide; Swapping Nurses for AI

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A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that halted the Trump administration’s plans to limit visa length for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to 4 years. (STAT)

The FDA launched a pilot program for its expedited investigational new drug process to speed the time to first-in-human clinical trials.

New U.S. Census data showed that 26.7 million people had no health insurance coverage in 2025, which was not significantly different versus the year prior.

Gov. Maura Healey (D) called for better postpartum care and support in Massachusetts after the Lindsay Clancy trial sparked discussions about unresolved postpartum psychosis. (AP)

New users of BPC-157 — an unapproved peptide backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that is often sold for pain relief and healing in a combination with the peptide TB-500, known as a “Wolverine stack” — increased 33-fold from 2020 to 2026, according to a study. (Reuters via AOL)

Here’s why one doctor won’t get a full-body MRI scan. (Washington Post)

An analysis from two reproductive policy organizations showed that 21.4 million women who need low- or no-cost birth control live in U.S. counties with limited access. (NPR)

A lawsuit over three retracted papers about the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone is set for an arbitration decision later this month. (Retraction Watch)

Air pollution rose after the U.S. shut down a worldwide monitoring effort at embassies and consulates. (PNAS)

Mild but transient cardiac changes emerged in a longitudinal study of 13 astronauts as they moved from Earth to simulated Martian gravity during a 164-day spaceflight. (Circulation)

A nationwide cohort study of Korean adults treated for colorectal cancer suggested the survival benefit associated with starting statins was small. (JAMA Network Open)

More than a third of a sample of social media posts about blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease discussed their usefulness for asymptomatic screening, which was inconsistent with guidelines. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

What happens when hospitals trade nurses for artificial intelligence? (Slate)

National Women’s Soccer League player Savannah DeMelo sued University of Louisville Health and two physicians for medical malpractice, alleging their failure to diagnose a heart condition caused her on-field cardiac arrest in 2025. (ESPN)

Harold Freeman, MD, an influential oncology surgeon who helped remove barriers to cancer treatment, died at age 93. (New York Times)

Here’s how one physician’s cancer diagnosis changed the way he trains physicians. (STAT)