New Study Links Common Birth Control Methods to Brain Tumor Risk

A new study links Depo-Provera and hormonal IUDs to an elevated risk of benign meningioma brain tumors, while separate research finds traumatic brain injury history causes false-negative results on a widely used Alzheimer’s blood test. Here’s this week’s health research roundup, including unresolved questions about multicancer early detection tests.

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Record-Breaking Ebola Trial Launches as Israeli Study Finds Hearing Loss Reversal Path

The first patients have been enrolled in a record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in the DRC, while a breakthrough Israeli study points toward a potential path for reversing hearing loss. Combined with a mysterious Colorado River illness cluster and proposed 14% health insurance rate hikes, here’s this week’s health roundup.

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US Measles Elimination Status at Risk as 2026 Outbreak Surges Past 2,200 Cases

The US measles elimination status is genuinely at risk as 2026 case counts surpass 2,231 across 32 outbreaks, unfolding alongside major institutional turmoil at CDC and ACIP over vaccine policy. Plus Eli Lilly’s $3.83 billion vaccine acquisition spree and an early, record West Nile season. Here’s this month’s health landscape.

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