21 Americans Infected With Monkeypox
As the number of cases outside Africa approaches 800, governments are scrambling for a limited pool of vaccines and treatments with unclear effectiveness.
Tag: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
Small Study on Rectal Cancer Results in Remission in Every Patient
The study was small, and experts say it needs to be replicated. But for 18 people with rectal cancer, the outcome led to happy tears.
A Balm for Psyches Scarred by War
MDMA-assisted treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder represents real hope for long-term healing, health experts say.
Targeting the Uneven Burden of Kidney Disease on Black Americans
New treatments aim for a gene variant causing the illness in people of sub-Saharan African descent. Some experts worry that focus will neglect other factors.
Seeking Covid Pills, Poor Nations Fear Repeat of AIDS Crisis
The antiviral pills, plentiful in the United States, are scarce overseas. Health groups and the White House want to expand access but face obstacles that evoke the H.I.V. epidemic.
Moderna Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Children 6 to 11
Antibody levels rose in the children who received it, suggesting the vaccine protects against infection. But the data were gathered before the arrival of Omicron.
Common Medications Can Prolong Back Pain When Overused
A clinical trial will be needed to verify the research, which offered a warning about taking steroids or nonprescription drugs for weeks on end.
Abortion Pills Will Be the Next Battleground in a Post-Roe America
Medication abortion allows patients to terminate early pregnancies at home. Some states are moving to limit it, while others are working to expand access.
Biogen C.E.O. to Step Down Following Launch of Alzheimers Drug, Aduhelm
The drug company will effectively give up on marketing Aduhelm, which comes with unproven benefit and serious safety risks.
Deadly Venom From Spiders and Snakes May Also Cure What Ails You
Efforts to tease apart the vast swarm of proteins in venom a field called venomics have burgeoned in recent years, leading to important drug discoveries.
Fuad El-Hibri, Who Led a Troubled Vaccine Maker, Dies at 64
His company, Emergent BioSolutions, won a lucrative contract to produce Covid vaccines but then had to throw out millions of contaminated doses.
Patients Taking Experimental Obesity Drug Lost More Than 50 Pounds
The data have not yet been peer reviewed or published. But experts said the drug may give people with obesity an alternative to bariatric surgery.
How to Get Covid Treatments in New York City
Both antiviral treatments and monoclonal antibodies that treat Covid-19 are available across the city, but some public health experts worry that too few people know how to get them.
Lawmakers Dismiss McKinseys Apology on Opioid Crisis as Empty
The consulting firms top executive was apologetic before Congress but denied that advising both opioid manufacturers and their federal regulator posed a conflict of interest.
Scientists Question Data Behind an Experimental Alzheimers Drug
Studies linked to Cassava Sciences, once a stock market favorite, have been retracted or challenged by medical journals.