Health
Biden proposes first national limits on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first nationwide restrictions on so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water after discovering the compounds are more dangerous than previously known — even at undetectable levels. The chemicals, known as […]
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Veterans Health Administration will cover Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi, Eisai says
The Veterans Health Administration will cover Eisai and Biogen‘s Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi, the companies announced Monday. In a statement, drugmaker Eisai said veterans in the early stages of the disease who meet VHA criteria are eligible for coverage of Leqembi. The decision by VHA stands in contrast with Medicare, which has declined to cover the […]
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Judge shares date of abortion pill hearing after media outlets criticize him for secrecy
A federal judge in Texas publicly disclosed that he scheduled a hearing in a case seeking to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, after media outlets criticized him for attempting to keep the proceedings secret until the last minute. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the U.S. Northern District of Texas […]
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Moderna shares pop 7% after Cowen upgrades stock, saying it ‘will be a leader’ in RSV vaccines
A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, January 29, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters Moderna shares jumped by nearly 7% on Monday after TD Cowen upgraded the stock, saying the company […]
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Pfizer CEO says it will be able to deliver Seagen’s cancer therapy at a scale not seen before with $43 billion deal
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with European Commission President after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at the factory of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in Puurs, on April 23, 2021. John Thys | AFP | Getty Images Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Monday said the pharmaceutical […]
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North Carolina lawmakers intervene to defend abortion pill restrictions in case testing FDA power
Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal judge on Friday allowed North Carolina lawmakers to defend restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, after the state attorney general declined to do […]
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House votes unanimously to declassify intelligence on origins of Covid pandemic, sending bill to Biden
Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021. Thomas Peter | Reuters The House of Representatives on Friday unanimously voted to declassify information on possible […]
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Biden budget would cap monthly insulin prices at $35 for people with private insurance
A woman who had type 1 diabetes since she was a teenager, displays her insulin for injection, on March 02, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s federal budget proposal would cap insulin prices at $35 per month for people with private insurance plans. The Inflation Reduction Act capped […]
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Inside the mind of criminals: How to brazenly steal $100 billion from Medicare and Medicaid
A nondescript suite of offices in a bland building tucked in a quiet Miami suburb seemed as good a place as any for a medical supply company to rent some office space. But this company rented space two floors above a regional office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ criminal investigative unit. […]
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California will not renew $54 million contract with Walgreens over abortion pill policy
A Walgreens store in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California will not renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens over the drug store chain’s decision not to sell the abortion pill in some states due to legal restrictions. “California will not stand by […]
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