U.S. senators on Friday called for Medicare to offer broad coverage of Alzheimer’s treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration, warning that current restrictions cost patients precio...
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Maker of Alzheimer drug Leqembi expects FDA’s full approval this summer
Tek Image/science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Japanese drugmaker Eisai expects the Food and Drug Administration to fully approve its Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi this s...
Biden says three recently downed aerial objects were not linked to Chinese spy program
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that three unmanned aerial objects shot down over the weekend by the U.S. military were “most likely tied to private companies, recreation or ...
Opioid overdose treatment Narcan recommended by FDA advisors for over-the-counter use
The Food and Drug Administration’s independent advisors on Wednesday unanimously recommended over-the-counter use of the nasal spray Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses, which would significantly...
Moderna CEO Bancel will testify before Senate on Covid vaccine price hike
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel will testify before the Senate health committee in March over the company’s plans to hike the price of its Covid-19 vaccine. Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the health ...
Biden outlines plans to cut U.S. deficit by $2 trillion over the next decade
(The stream is slated to start at 2:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) U.S. President Joe Biden is in Lanham, Maryland today where he will speak to the ...
States says pulling FDA approval would be ‘devastating’
The attorneys general from 21 states and Washington, D.C., on Friday argued that the attempt to pull the abortion pill from the U.S. market would have “devastating consequences” for women....
The Covid emergency in the U.S. ends May 11. HHS officials say here’s what to expect
People walk past a COVID-19 walk up testing site on July 28, 2022 in New York City. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images The Health and Human Services Department on Thursday laid out what will...
Senate holds first hearing on the suspected Chinese spy balloon
(The stream is slated to start at 10:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) The Senate on Thursday is holding its first hearing on the Chinese spy balloon t...
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on U.S.-China policy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing titled “Evaluating U.S.-China Policy in the Era of Extreme Competition.” The hearing comes two days after President Joe Biden hi...
Biden proposal to cap all insulin prices at $35 a month has little chance of passing Congress
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 7, 2023 Pool | Getty Images President Joe Biden used the bully pulpit during the State of the Union a...
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks on the debt ceiling
(The stream is slated to start at 5:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will deliver an address Monday on the debt ceiling. ...
Hispanic dialysis patients face 40% higher risk of staph infection than whites, CDC says
A COVID-19 patient using a ventilator rests while his blood goes through a kidney dialysis machine (L) on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) floor at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center on April 21, 2020 i...
FDA clearance of Covid shots and treatments won’t slow with end of public health emergency
Vials and a medical syringe seen displayed in front of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States logo. FDA finds the COVID-19 vaccine. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images The ...
Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt tapped for federal biotech commission that allows members to keep investments
On Dec. 30, leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees announced the selection of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and 11 others to serve on a new federal commission on biotechnology. Tas...
Pfizer (PFE) Q4 earnings 2022
Vials containing the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are displayed before being used at a mobile vaccine clinic, in Valparaiso, Chile, January 3, 2022. Rodrigo Garri...
Obamacare special enrollment for people who lose Medicaid
An Obamacare sign is seen outside of the Leading Insurance Agency, which offers plans under the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) on January 28, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ...
WHO says Covid remains a global emergency but pandemic could near its end in 2023
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing on global health issues, including COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine in Geneva, Swit...
CDC urges immunocompromised to take precautions after Evusheld pulled
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday urged people with weak immune systems to take extra precautions to avoid Covid after the dominant omicron subvariants knocked out a key antibod...
FDA proposal would allow gay men in monogamous relationships to donate blood
A nurse fills test tubes with blood to be tested during an American Red Cross bloodmobile in Fullerton, CA on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Paul Bersebach | Medianews Group | Getty Images The Food and D...
FDA pulls Evusheld because it’s not effective against subvariants
Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) injection, a new COVID-19 treatment that people can take before becoming symptomatic. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Chris Sw...
FDA advisors recommend using Covid omicron shots for all doses
The Food and Drug Administration’s independent advisory committee on Thursday recommended replacing Pfizer and Moderna’s original Covid vaccine used in the U.S. for everyone’s first ...
GenBioPro sues West Virginia, argues FDA preempts ban
Abortion pill manufacturer GenBioPro on Wednesday sued to overturn West Virginia’s ban on abortion because it restricts access to a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The l...
FDA proposes new lead limits for baby food
Jgi/jamie Grill | Tetra Images | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration proposed new limits Tuesday on lead in baby food, in an effort to reduce exposure to a toxin that can impair childhood de...
FDA says most people probably need only one annual vaccine shot
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has laid out a road map for what Covid-19 vaccination may look like moving forward. In a briefing document published Monday, the FDA sai...
Moderna says RSV vaccine is 84% effective at preventing disease in older adults
Moderna on Tuesday said its vaccine targeting respiratory syncytial virus is effective at preventing disease in older adults. The vaccine was 83.7% effective at preventing lower respiratory tract dise...
China should set aside political issues on vaccine imports, CEO says
China needs to move past political considerations and look at importing Covid-19 jabs to end the pandemic globally, according to the chief executive of the world’s latest vaccine manufacturer. &...
Pfizer Covid booster likely doesn’t carry seniors’ stroke risk: CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said it is “very unlikely” the Pfizer omicron booster carries a risk of stroke for seniors after it launched an investigation into ...
U.S. uninsured rate fell during Covid pandemic, Medicaid, Obamacare coverage grew
The number of people in the U.S. without health insurance declined during the Covid-19 pandemic even as millions of people lost coverage through their employers due to layoffs. The uninsured rate in t...
250,000 kindergarteners are vulnerable due to drop in vaccination rate
Nearly a quarter of a million kindergartners are potentially vulnerable to measles due to a dip in vaccination coverage during the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Bernie Sanders urges Moderna not to hike vaccine price
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged Moderna not to quadruple the price of its Covid-19 vaccine once distribution of the shots moves to the commercial market. In a letter to Moderna CEO Stephane Bance...