In a viewpoint article published in JAMA Internal Medicine today (Oct. 20, 2025), researchers Audun Brendbekken, MD (University of Bergen, Norway) and Stacie Dusetzina, PhD (Vanderbilt University, USA) discuss the current status of regulatory approval and reimbursement for cell and gene therapies, often the only hope for patients with rare diseases, in the US and Europe. They argue that a nationwide single-payer system in the US can reduce inequality in terms of access and strengthen price negotiation opportunities for providers, and that the US can learn from Europe’s approach.

Christina Economos, professor and dean of the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, has been named a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). 

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) will hold the International Symposium focusing on weather controllability from October 30 to 31 in Tokyo and online. Moonshot program members will report on their achievements and top researchers from around the world will give lectures concerning research and development of "weather-control technologies."