AI could soon renew prescriptions without clinician help. Should the FDA make sure it’s safe? Doctronic claims its AI doctor doesn’t need FDA approval. Experts aren’t so sure

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/utah-doctronic-ai-doctor-prescription-renewal-fda-regulation/ By Mario AguilarFeb. 3, 2026 Health Tech Correspondent

From Croatia to MAHA: How an unapproved drug became the next hot peptide BPC-157 is touted as healing, but limited data raise safety concerns By Sara Talpos — UndarkFeb. 3, 2026

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/bpc-157-peptide-science-safety-regulatory-questions/

Fearing ICE crackdown, immigrants nationally are avoiding treatment, sometimes with dire consequences Doctors blame aggressive tactics for higher no-show rates and fewer kids getting shots

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/ice-immigration-crackdown-impact-on-health-care/ By Daniel PayneFeb. 3, 2026 Washington Correspondent

Poll: People View Prior Authorization as Greatest Burden in Navigating the Health System Many Report Impact on their Care, Finances and Well-being Published: Feb 2, 2026

https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-people-view-prior-authorization-as-greatest-burden-in-navigating-the-health-system/

Viewpoints: Who Pays If America Abandons Vaccine Development?; Plain Language Can Tackle Misinformation

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/viewpoints-who-pays-if-america-abandons-vaccine-development-plain-language-can-tackle-misinformation/

Emerging Bat-Borne Virus Found In Suspected Nipah Virus Patients’ Swabs

Emerging Bat-Borne Virus Found In Suspected Nipah Virus Patients’ Swabs Bangladeshi researchers are uncovering a worrying co-circulation of the dangerous bat-borne virus Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV) and NiV, which has led to the recommendation that patients with NiV-like illness also be scanned for PRV. Plus: The fallout from foreign aid cuts, and more. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/emerging-bat-borne-virus-found-in-suspected-nipah-virus-patients-swabs/

Researchers Discover How To Turn Off Chronic Inflammation

Researchers Discover How To Turn Off Chronic Inflammation Researchers at the University College London have found that promoting tiny, fat-derived molecules called epoxy-oxylipins can help regulate a type of immune cell linked to chronic inflammation. Plus: why men develop heart disease earlier than women; the gap in hypertension control in the U.S.; and more. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/researchers-discover-how-to-turn-off-chronic-inflammation/