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Fierce Biotech · Jul 22, 2026

House passes bill directing FDA to update animal testing rules

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 this week, and lawmakers and animal welfare advocates are celebrating the bill as a step toward a new era in preclinical testing and drug development.

KFF Health News · Jul 22, 2026

American Scientists See Prosecutions as Part of Federal Campaign Against Them

Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell KFF Health News the inactivated samples they carried posed no threat to the public, and they characterize the arrests as part of a government harassment campaign.

BMJ Open · Jul 22, 2026

Developments in the field of reliability and agreement studies in health, psychological and educational measurement: a methods review protocol

Introduction The Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies (GRRAS) were developed to improve the completeness and transparency of reporting of reliability and agreement of health measurement instruments. However, since their publication in 2011 methodological standards, both for reporting guideline development and reliability, agreement and measurement error studies have advanced, highlighting the need for aligning and updating. In addition, related initiatives like COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) have emerged, offering…

BMJ Open · Jul 22, 2026

Association between emotional distress and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicentre, prospective observational study protocol

Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide, with immune checkpoint inhibitors transforming treatment paradigms despite modest response rates of approximately 30%. Emotional distress, encompassing depression and anxiety symptoms, affects 30–50% of cancer patients and may influence immunotherapy efficacy through immune system modulation. Recent studies in lung cancer, gastric cancer and melanoma demonstrate associations between pretreatment emotional distress and worse immunotherapy outcomes. However, this relationship remains unexplored in patients with…

BMJ Open · Jul 22, 2026

Narrative strategies in wild-mushroom-poisoning prevention videos: focus-group study among Chinese university students

Background Wild mushroom poisoning represents a significant global public health challenge, with China experiencing particularly high incidence rates. Despite continuous prevention campaigns by government and health authorities, existing educational videos demonstrate variable effectiveness and lack culturally adapted strategies for diverse audiences. Specifically, evidence on which narrative strategies engage young audiences across high-tradition and low-tradition cultural contexts remains limited. Objective This qualitative study aimed to identify effective narrative characteristics in wild…

BMJ Open · Jul 22, 2026

Adjuvant mecobalamin for anti-VEGF therapy in retinal vein occlusion: protocol of a single-centre, randomised, double-blinded controlled trial

Introduction Retinal vein occlusion (RVO), a common retinal vascular disease, is frequently treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents as first-line therapy. However, anti-VEGF monotherapy lacks neuroprotective effects, primarily targets vascular leakage and neovascularisation, and requires frequent long-term injections that impose substantial economic burdens. Therefore, combined therapeutic strategies that address both vascular pathology and neural damage are being explored. This article describes the protocol for evaluating mecobalamin (a widely used…

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