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Rundown · Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Healthcare news on March 25, 2026

On Wednesday, March 25, 2026 the Healthcare desk recorded 15 news events, 2 of them carried by 5 or more outlets. The earliest report came from woonsocketcall.com at 00:08 UTC. 3 more events were reported; they are listed at the end.

  1. 01

    Large study finds covid shot in pregnancy protects babies, reports say

    14 outlets · first: wvasfm.org Health IT

    Machine summary A large study found that a covid shot during pregnancy protects the baby, according to reports.

    Reported by wvasfm.org, wdiy.org, delawarepublic.org, northernpublicradio.org, wuft.org and ktep.org.

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  2. 02

    Hope Medicine Doses First Phase III Patient for Non-Hormonal Endometriosis Drug

    13 outlets · first: woonsocketcall.com Market trends Mostly press releases

  3. 03

    Merck to buy Terns Pharmaceuticals in $6.7B deal

    4 outlets · first: STAT News Acquisition

    Machine summary Merck agreed to buy Terns Pharmaceuticals for $6.7 billion, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg reported that the deal gives Merck access to a leukemia treatment as it faces patent expiration of its bestselling cancer drug.

    1. Bloomberg reported the deal gives Merck access to a leukemia treatment.
    2. Merck to buy Terns Pharmaceuticals in $6.7B deal

    Reported by Bloomberg, STAT News, clickorlando.com and ABC News.

    • Terns Pharmaceuticals
  4. 04

    Report projects GCC medical consumables market at USD 635.29 million by 2032

    2 outlets · first: Pr Newswire Uk Market trends Mostly press releases

    Machine summary prnewswire.co.uk reported that the GCC medical consumables market is to reach USD 635.29 million by 2032, driven by expanding healthcare infrastructure and rising surgical demand.

    Reported by Pr Newswire Uk and finanznachrichten.de.

    • GCC Medical Consumables Market

    Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (2 outlets)

  5. 05

    IKS Health and Certilytics Scale Agentic AI to Bridge Payer-Provider Gap

    2 outlets · first: news.webindia123.com Health IT

    Machine summary IKS Health and Certilytics have expanded their strategic partnership to deploy Agentic AI and Human-in-the-Loop oversight across the healthcare ecosystem.

    1. Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) oversight is integrated to ensure clinical and administrative accuracy.

    Reported by news.webindia123.com and Aninews.

  6. 06

    Coverage recordfinanznachrichten.de: “USound GmbH: ZenoWell Announces Strategic Cooperation with USound to Explore Advanced Sensing Technologies for Next - Generation Wearable Devices”

    2 outlets · first: finanznachrichten.de Medical devices

    The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

    Reported by finanznachrichten.de and manilatimes.net.

    • ZenoWell
    • USound GmbH
  7. 07

    ImmunityBio announces approval for ANKTIVA in Macau SAR, China

    2 outlets · first: finance.yahoo.com Regulation

    Machine summary ImmunityBio Inc. announced that it has received regulatory approval for ANKTIVA in the Macau Special Administrative Region of China. ImmunityBio Inc. announced approval for ANKTIVA in Macau SAR, China.

    Reported by finance.yahoo.com and Insider Monkey.

    • ImmunityBio
    • ANKTIVA
  8. 08

    AHF seeks lawmaker backing to boost HIV, AIDS funding

    2 outlets · first: punchng.com Funding

    Machine summary The Eagle Online reports AHF is also seeking lawmaker support to boost funding for HIV and TB.

    Reported by punchng.com and theeagleonline.com.ng.

    • AHF (AIDS Healthcare Foundation)

    Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (2 outlets)

  9. 09

    Drone strike on hospital in Darfur leaves millions without care

    2 outlets · first: ABC News Market trends

    Machine summary A drone strike on a major hospital in Darfur has left millions of people without proper care, according to reports from CP24 and ABC News.

    1. A drone strike hit a major hospital in Darfur, according to CP24.
    2. The strike left millions without care, according to CP24.
    3. Millions in Darfur were left without proper care after the strike, according to ABC News.

    Reported by ABC News and Cp24.

    • Darfur
  10. 10

    Neural implant smaller than a grain of salt can read the brain

    1 outlet · first: sciencedaily.com Medical devices

    Machine summary Researchers have developed an ultra-miniature neural implant smaller than a grain of salt capable of wireless brain activity monitoring for over a year.

    1. The implant is smaller than a single grain of salt.
    2. It is powered wirelessly by laser light that safely passes through biological tissue.
    3. The device is capable of tracking and transmitting brain activity for over a year.

    Reported by sciencedaily.com.

    • Neural Implant
  11. 11

    Coverage recordbusinessghana.com: “Govt begins nationwide hospital bed tracking to power new emergency command centre”

    1 outlet · first: businessghana.com Health IT

    The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

    Reported by businessghana.com.

  12. 13

    Takeda announces next steps in transformation to strengthen competitiveness

    1 outlet · first: au.marketscreener.com Market trends

    Machine summary Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced next steps in its transformation to strengthen competitiveness and accelerate future growth outlook.

    Reported by au.marketscreener.com and ca.marketscreener.com.

    • Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

    Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (1 outlet)

  13. 15

    Infosys to acquire Optimum Healthcare IT

    1 outlet · first: markets.ft.com Acquisition Mostly press releases

    Machine summary Infosys announced it will acquire Optimum Healthcare IT, a healthcare digital transformation company, according to a PR Newswire report. The report said that the acquisition is intended to unlock, for healthcare providers, AI-powered cloud and digital transformation.

    Reported by markets.ft.com.

    Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (1 outlet)

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Also covered for this desk

7 events homed on another desk that the Healthcare desk also carried on March 25, 2026.

  1. Mar 25 · Startups Avee Health launches virtual walk-in clinic 9
  2. Mar 25 · Legal Chinese citizens, companies indicted for allegedly delivering chemicals to make fentanyl 8
  3. Mar 25 · Legal Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in social media addiction trial 2
  4. Mar 25 · Legal Study finds AI-generated X-rays can deceive radiologists and AI models 2
  5. Mar 25 · Supply chain Flooding in Kenya killed 88 people and displaced thousands, reports say 1
  6. Mar 25 · Supply chain Clarity signs supply agreement with Theragenics for copper-64 1

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Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).