Biden Receives Updated Covid Booster and Urges Americans to Follow Suit
While many younger, healthier Americans already have significant protection against Covid-19 from past vaccinations and …
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Biden Administration Offers Plan to Get Addiction-Fighting Medicine to Pregnant Women
Medication-assisted treatment has been controversial in the United States because opioid recovery drugs like buprenorphine …
FDA Authorizes Updated Covid Booster Shots For Kids 5 to 11
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators broadened access to updated coronavirus booster shots on Wednesday to include …
As Overdoses Soar, Rhode Island Embraces Drug Consumption Sites
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Cristina Ramsey, frail but defiant, arrived at the headquarters of Project Weber/Renew …
An Abortion Ban With Unexpected Consequences for Older Mothers
When Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, proposed a national ban on abortions after …
Lawmakers Dismiss McKinseys Apology on Opioid Crisis as Empty
The top executive at McKinsey & Company, appearing on Wednesday for the first time before …
Why Hasnt the U.S. Asked for a Stay in the Mask Mandate Case?
Michele Goodwin, a law professor who specializes in health policy at the University of California, …
Biden to Issue Second Executive Order on Abortion
President Biden intends to sign an executive order on Wednesday aimed at helping Americans cross …
Democrats Long-Sought Plan for Lowering Drug Costs Is at Hand
For decades, as prescription drug costs have soared, Democrats have battled with the pharmaceutical industry …
Biden Administration to Allow New Injection Method for Monkeypox Vaccine
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has decided to stretch out its limited supply of monkeypox …
Biden Says the Pandemic Is Over. But at Least 400 People Are Dying Daily.
The pandemic, she said in an interview, feels like “a hell that I am never …
FDA’s Drug Industry Fees Fuel Concerns Over Influence
Every five years, top officials of the Food and Drug Administration go behind closed doors …
Biden Picks Biotech Executive to Lead New Biomedical Research Agency
WASHINGTON — President Biden, sketching out a vision for “bold approaches” to fighting cancer and …
F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Booster Shots Targeting Omicron Subvariants
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first redesign of coronavirus vaccines since …
No Magic Bullet for Preserving Abortion Access
With the White House under pressure to push back on the Supreme Courts abortion ruling, the health secretary unveiled steps aimed at preserving access to abortion.