Senators urge Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments

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...

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...

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...

U.S. plans to stop buying Covid shots in the fall. What that means

A pharmacist delivers a COVID-19 booster dose at a Chicago CVS store in October. Antonio Perez | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The U.S. will stop buying Covid shots at reduced price for the enti...

Pfizer Is Moving Beyond Covid. Why Its Stock Is a Buy.

Pfizer probably did more than any other company to help the world normalize from the pandemic, and it reaped a financial windfall from its twin Covid-19 franchise—the top-selling vaccine and the leadi...

Pfizer CEO: Covid Infections Will Rise. So Will Paxlovid and Vaccine Sales.

Pfizer executives say Wall Street analysts haven’t understood just how powerful a hit the company’s Covid-19 products will take this year. That’s the explanation the company’s chief financial officer,...

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 ...

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...

GE set to report final pre-breakup earnings

General Electric Co. is scheduled to report next week its final quarterly results before the start of its breakup, with the industrial conglomerate expected to report its highest profit since before t...

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...

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...