Europe’s tentative embrace of agricultural gene editing could revolutionize food production and health in Asia Arif Hossain | Dhaka Tribune | July 28, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/07/28/europes-tentative-embrace-of-agricultural-gene-editing-could-revolutionize-food-production-and-health-in-asia/

Prioritizing AI, robotics, and nuclear energy: Trump administration is guiding research funding away from independent universities to private companies Christopher Flavelle, Sheryl Gay Stolberg | New York Times | July 28, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/07/28/prioritizing-ai-robotics-and-nuclear-energy-trump-administration-is-guiding-research-funding-away-from-independent-universities-to-private-companies/

Viewpoint: RFK, Jr.’s depressingly misguided (and litigator-funded) crusade against antidepressants Aaron Carroll | Washington Post | July 28, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/07/28/viewpoint-rfk-jr-s-depressingly-misguided-and-litigator-funded-crusade-against-antidepressants/

The PEPTIDE-L Wave Rolls On! PCAC Adds Two More Bulk Drug Substances for the 503A List July 28, 2026 By Charles D. Snow & Karla L. Palmer & Mary Bass —

https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2026/07/the-peptide-l-wave-rolls-on-pcac-adds-two-more-bulk-drug-substances-for-the-503a-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-peptide-l-wave-rolls-on-pcac-adds-two-more-bulk-drug-substances-for-the-503a-list Well, don’t say we didn’t tell you what was coming. Day 2 of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC or the Panel) Meeting (mostly) followed in the footsteps and at the pace of Day 1 (see our prior coverage of Day 1). Over the course of the day, the Panel worked through three more nominated peptides for possible inclusion on the Section 503A bulk drug substances list, ultimately recommending two—Epitalon and Semax—for inclusion, while declining to recommend Emideltide (the delta sleep-inducing peptide, aka “DSIP”). Was the DSIP “no-vote” the sacrificial lamb here? As on Day 1, the real drama was less in the vote counts than in the recurring, and still-unresolved, question that FDA pressed from the outset: When a prescriber writes a prescription for one of these peptides, does anyone actually know what the patient is receiving?

Number of Measles Cases Roars Past Last Year's Total As Vaccine Hesitancy Takes Hold

Number of Measles Cases Roars Past Last Year's Total As Vaccine Hesitancy Takes Hold A little more than halfway through the year, the United States has already confirmed more cases — 2,318 — than it had in 2025. Public health experts say a full-throated vaccination push at the national level would stem the tide in cases but acknowledge that seems unlikely under the current administration. Plus, the latest on rising cyclosporiasis cases. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/monday-july-27-2026/

Cyclospora Boosts Fears That Worse Foodborne Outbreaks Are Ahead

Cyclospora Boosts Fears That Worse Foodborne Outbreaks Are Ahead The recent outbreak of a foodborne parasite sickened thousands and hospitalized hundreds across the U.S. before federal investigators identified the suspected source. Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse. ( Kate Wells and Stephanie Armour , 7/28 ) https://kffhealthnews.org/latest-morning-briefing/

Trump Administration Demands Hospitals Share Emergency Room Records By Amanda Seitz, Maia Rosenfeld, and Darius Tahir July 27, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/cpsc-consumer-product-safety-commission-trump-er-injury-data-grab-neiss-konza/ A tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that some of the nation’s biggest health systems turn over detailed, personally identifiable medical records of all patients who seek help at their emergency rooms.