MedPage Today media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place MedPage Today in the centre. We have seen it on 33 published stories of ours.
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Is MedPage Today biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place MedPage Today in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is MedPage Today left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place MedPage Today in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is MedPage Today reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for MedPage Today are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What MedPage Today has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with MedPage Today’s own report linked underneath.
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
MedPage Today reported it asPatrick Stewart's Death Highlights Lewy Body Dementia (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to promote women's health, establishing a new division within the National Institutes of Health and a specialized task force. Melania Trump spearheaded the initiative, which observers noted was accompanied by an apparent attempt to avoid a kiss from the President.
MedPage Today reported it asTrump Signs Order Aimed at Boosting Women's Health Research (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
American scientists are relocating to other countries due to concerns over delayed federal grants and perceived political interference in research. Foreign universities are actively recruiting US researchers by offering more stable funding and academic freedom.
MedPage Today reported it asMeet the Researchers Leaving the U.S. Due to Trump's Funding Cuts (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
Investments in pharmaceutical companies on behalf of President Donald Trump reportedly increased substantially after his return to the White House. A report from congressional Democrats details a rise in stock holdings in firms that benefited from Medicare drug price negotiation exemptions.
MedPage Today reported it asTrump Invested More in Drugmakers That Benefited From Medicare Exemptions, Dems Say (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
Iowa is experiencing high cancer rates and water quality issues, which have become central topics in the state's midterm election campaigns. Farmers and urban dwellers are at odds over agricultural runoff, while candidates debate potential solutions.
MedPage Today reported it asIowa Faces a Reckoning Over Water Quality and Cancer Rates in Midterm Campaigns (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
Eating late at night is associated with a 20-30% increased risk of liver disease, including fatty liver and cirrhosis, according to a US study of around 200,000 people. Researchers suggest timing of meals is key to liver health.
MedPage Today reported it asMidnight Snacks and Liver Scarring; IBD Risk After Pet Exposure; Hep B Trial Hubbub (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
An international study projects that annual new dementia diagnoses will more than double by 2050, reaching an estimated 24.7 million cases. The research also found that women and individuals in low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected.
MedPage Today reported it asDementia Cases Rising; Tylenol's Effect on Brain Organoids; Early-Onset Alzheimer's (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
A conspiracy theory alleging Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was treated for a mental breakdown at a facility in Ohio has been debunked. Talarico stated he had the flu, and the facility confirmed he was never a patient.
MedPage Today reported it asFact Check: Posts Falsely Claim Senate Candidate Talarico Was at a Mental Facility (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has proposed eliminating funding for the Children's Autism Program in its 2028-2029 budget request. The program provides applied behavior analysis therapy to autistic children, with the state spending $13.7 million on it over the past two years.
MedPage Today reported it asTexas Health Agency Proposes Eliminating Children's Autism Program (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
Pope Leo has undergone surgery to remove part of his right lung due to lung cancer. The Vatican reports he is recovering well, walking and eating normally, though questions remain about the extent of the cancer and its impact on his upcoming tour.
MedPage Today reported it asPope to Undergo Surgery; 4,080 U.S. Measles Cases; Ultrasound Issue Tied to 4 Deaths (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
The Food and Drug Administration's safety review of the nation's main abortion pill, mifepristone, will extend into next year, according to a court-ordered update. The agency expects to complete a safety study by mid-December and issue a report by March 2027.
MedPage Today reported it asFDA Says Its Safety Review of Abortion Pill Will Continue Into Next Year (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are suing New York, California, and Massachusetts, alleging their abortion shield laws unconstitutionally facilitate the distribution of abortion drugs. A separate suit targets individuals and groups for shipping these drugs.
MedPage Today reported it asGOP States Challenge Democratic-Led States' Abortion 'Shield' Laws at Supreme Court (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted to advance Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general. The committee advanced her nomination on a 12-11 vote.
MedPage Today reported it asSenate Committee Advances Surgeon General Nominee (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
Dr. Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, is scheduled for a Senate confirmation hearing. Lawmakers are expected to focus on her positions regarding vaccines and the abortion pill mifepristone.
MedPage Today reported it asFDA Nominee Voices Support for Vaccines at Senate Hearing Scrutinizing Trump's Moves (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
The White House has abandoned plans for an executive order that would have given political appointees more control over National Institutes of Health research grants. Bipartisan opposition, led by Senator Susan Collins, appears to have halted the initiative.
MedPage Today reported it asAI Hacks Health Network; White House Drops NIH Plan; RFK Jr. Makes Millions off MAHA (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
Stanford University scientists have found that the human brain develops from two distinct progenitor cell populations, suggesting an evolutionary merging of two ancient nervous systems. This discovery could aid research into neurological diseases.
MedPage Today reported it asThe Brain as Two Organs; Epstein-Barr and MS; Indigenous Bolivians and Dementia (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance's antifraud task force is removing hundreds of thousands of enrollments from the Affordable Care Act's public exchanges. The action targets 760,000 individual accounts for allegedly unauthorized and fraudulent applications, with an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds expected to be saved.
MedPage Today reported it asTrump Administration to Remove 760,000 ACA Enrollees, Claiming Fraud (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
MedPage Today reported it asHoldout Juror Didn't Doubt Former Nurse Clancy Was Responsible for Killing Her Kids (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
MedPage Today reported it asHoldout Juror Didn't Doubt Former Nurse Clancy Was Responsible for Killing Her Kids (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. This influential panel decides which preventive health services millions of Americans can access for free.
MedPage Today reported it asRFK Jr. Picks New USPSTF Members (opens MedPage Today in a new tab)
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How reliably it reports fact
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Very high factuality
Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
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- New York, New York, United States
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What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 33
- Reports listed
- 33
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
33 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. MedPage Today is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 33 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of MedPage Today: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
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