The Food and Drug Administration said late Thursday it would like drugmakers to update the Covid vaccines to target the LP.8.1 strain, fueling concerns that the shots may be limited to only the most at-risk Americans this fall. The FDA’s […]
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President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday that aims to cut prescription drug costs in the U.S. by aligning what the government pays for certain medications to the prices paid in other countries. The order, experts say, is
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WASHINGTON — Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, on Friday sidestepped several questions from senators about whether he supports a House budget resolution that could lead to significant cuts to Medicaid. The budget plan, adopted
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, whose opposition to Covid lockdowns made him a polarizing figure during the pandemic, is set to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday to lead the National Institutes of Health. As director, Bhattacharya would oversee an agency
Trump this afternoon is expected to meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House. The two will hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office followed by a press conference. Starmer, as French President Emanuel Macron did during
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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for next week — the first since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in — has been postponed, a senior HHS official said
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H5N1 bird flu samples collected from a severely ill patient in Louisiana show signs of mutations that may make the virus more transmissible to humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The unidentified patient, who was hospitalized
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Starting Jan. 1, older adults on Medicare will spend no more than $2,000 a year on prescription drugs when a new price cap on out-of-pocket payments from the Inflation Reduction Act goes into effect. Experts say the change is expected
The Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, the drugmaker Eli Lilly said Friday. The decision makes it the first drug treatment for the disorder, which
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Biden administration officials said Wednesday they have no current plans to authorize a stockpiled bird flu vaccine, despite an escalating outbreak among livestock in the U.S. and at least 58 human infections across seven states. The move means any decisions
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