Nathaniel’s Substack
Sharing the daily medical news and my journey through medical school.
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Nathan’s Notes August 31st - September 4th, 2026 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Nathan’s Notes!I break down the top stories and latest research so you don’t have to dig through journals or headlines each day. Let’s get into it.HealthcareUnitedHealthcare Is Finally Cutting Back on Prior Authorization Red TapeUnitedHealthcare announced it’s removing prior authorization requirements for about 1,700 medical codes, effective in October. The change applies across commercial plans, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and A
Nathan’s Notes August 17-21, 2026 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Nathan’s Notes!I break down the top stories and latest research so you don’t have to dig through journals or headlines each week. Let’s get into it.HealthcareTrump Nominates Heidi Overton to Lead the FDAOn August 18, the White House announced that Dr. Heidi Overton, currently a policy aide within the administration, has been nominated to serve as the next FDA Commissioner. Overton has been involved in some of the
Nathan's Notes August 10th-15th, 2026 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Nathan’s Notes!I break down the top stories and latest research so you don’t have to dig through journals or headlines each day. It’s first week back at school and it's surprisingly calmer compared to the first week of my first year last year. The workload seems more manageable and I'm a better student now. Here's hoping for an easier year. Thank you to everyone who reads and supports this.I’m a
Nathan's Notes August 3rd - 7th, 2026 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Nathan’s Notes!I break down the top stories and latest research so you don’t have to dig through journals or headlines each day. Let’s get into it.ResearchNew Insight On How Alzheimer’s Disease Might WorkStanford Medicine researchers found a new way that tau, a protein long linked to Alzheimer’s disease, damages brain cells. Tau has to go through a specific set of chemical changes, adding phosphate groups at up to 80
Nathan's Notes July 25th - July 31st (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Nathan’s Notes!I break down the top stories and latest research so you don’t have to dig through journals or headlines each day. Let’s get into it.ResearchImproving immune therapy in prostate cancerA new study found that researchers may be able to make immunotherapy more effective against prostate cancer by using a CRISPR-based tool that changes how cancer cells process RNA. Prostate cancer is often considered an “imm
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