Healthcare news on July 15, 2026

1. 0122:30 UTC

   Ultra-processed food linked to quarter of heart disease cases and deaths – study

   19 outlets · first: Reading Chronicle

   Machine summary A study has linked ultra-processed food to a quarter of heart disease cases and deaths, according to reports.

   1. A study linked ultra-processed food to a quarter of heart disease cases and deaths, according to reports.

   Reported by Reading Chronicle, edp24.co.uk, leaderlive.co.uk, Northwich Guardian, kilburntimes.co.uk and yourlocalguardian.co.uk.

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   • thurrockgazette.co.uk
   • cravenherald.co.uk
   • brentwoodlive.co.uk
   • clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk
   • newsshopper.co.uk
   • swindonadvertiser.co.uk
   • sthelensstar.co.uk
   • dudleynews.co.uk
   • Surrey Comet
   • Ludlow Advertiser
   • enfieldindependent.co.uk
   • chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk
   • bucksfreepress.co.uk

   • Ultra-processed food

2. 0220:30 UTC

   Health unit issues alert as wildfire smoke affects air quality

   5 outlets · first: simcoereformer.ca Regulation

   Machine summary A health unit issued an alert after smoke from wildfires impacted air quality, according to reports.

   1. A health unit issued an alert.
   2. Smoke from wildfires impacted air quality, according to the reports.

   Reported by simcoereformer.ca, woodstocksentinelreview.com, chathamdailynews.ca, theobserver.ca and brantfordexpositor.ca.

3. 0300:45 UTC

   Coverage recordprnewswire.com: “Insilico Medicine and Bora Pharmaceuticals Announce Strategic Alliance for AI - Driven Drug Discovery and Development”

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

   Reports ran between 00:45 and 02:42 UTC on Jul 15.

   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 Pr Newswire and news-medical.net.

   • Insilico Medicine
   • Bora Pharmaceuticals

4. 0403:12 UTC

   Coverage recordnews-medical.net: “Micro and nanoplastics in the blood linked to increased heart attack risk factors”

   2 outlets · first: news-medical.net

   Reports ran between 03:12 and 20:16 UTC on Jul 15.

   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 news-medical.net and GEN.

5. 0511:15 UTC

   UN warns of cracks in global immunization system; 13.5M zero-dose children in 2025

   2 outlets · first: hurriyetdailynews.com Regulation

   Machine summary Despite a slight uptick in global infant vaccination rates, 13.5 million children received no vaccines in 2025.

   1. 90% of infants globally (nearly 116 million) received at least one DTP dose in 2025, up from 89% in 2024, but still 1 point below the 2019 pre-pandemic level.
   2. 85% of infants completed the three-dose DTP series in 2025, a one-point improvement over 2024 but also below 2019.
   3. 13.5 million children were ‘zero-dose’ in 2025, meaning they received no vaccines in their first year—750,000 fewer than in 2024.
   4. 7.3 million infants received the first DTP dose but did not receive their first measles dose.
   5. Global measles first-dose coverage stalled at 84% in 2025, with second-dose coverage at just 77%, far below the 95% needed to prevent outbreaks.

   Reported by hurriyetdailynews.com and channelstv.com.

   • UNICEF

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