Pandemics
Medicare rejects Alzheimer’s Association request for unrestricted coverage of treatments like Leqembi
Medicare will not provide broader coverage of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi until it receives more evidence that the treatment is reasonable and necessary, according to the federal agency that runs the program for seniors. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rejected a request from the Alzheimer’s Association for unrestricted coverage of antibody treatments approved […]
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Moderna misses on earnings as costs rise from surplus production capacity, lower Covid shot demand
A vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, September 8, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters Moderna on Thursday missed earnings expectation for the fourth quarter, as costs rose from surplus production capacity and lower demand for its Covid-19 […]
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West Virginia asks judge to dismiss lawsuit seeking to overturn state restrictions on abortion pill
West Virginia’s attorney general is urging a judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s restrictions on the abortion pill. State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday asked the federal court in West Virginia’s southern district to throw out the suit brought by GenBioPro, which manufactures the generic version of the abortion pill […]
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Flu vaccine was 68% effective at preventing hospitalization in children but less protective for seniors this season
Paquita Bonillo, 84 years old, receives the fourth dose of Covid-19 and flu vaccine in the garden of the Feixa Llarga nursing home on September 26, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Zowy Voeten | Getty Images The flu vaccine has been 68% effective at preventing hospitalizations in children but has been less protective for seniors this […]
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CDC advisors recommend mpox vaccine for at-risk adults in future outbreaks
Vials of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine are prepared at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent advisors on Wednesday unanimously recommended administering the two-dose Jynneos vaccine to adults at risk of mpox in the […]
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Pfizer RSV vaccine that protects infants could receive FDA approval this summer
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pfizer‘s vaccine that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus could receive Food and Drug Administration approval by the end of this summer. Pfizer on Tuesday said the FDA is reviewing the vaccine on an expedited basis. The agency is expected to make a decision on whether to […]
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Enjoy are living: Biden speaks in Poland forward of a person-12 months anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine
(The stream is slated to start out at 11:30 a.m. ET. Remember to refresh the web page if you do not see a video clip above at that time.) President Joe Biden is in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday to supply a speech on the 1-yr anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The president will make […]
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Senators call on Medicare to offer broad coverage of Alzheimer’s treatments as public pressure grows
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 precious time as their disease progresses. “Given the progressive nature of this terminal disease, we encourage you to take steps now to ensure patients have immediate access to […]
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Maker of promising Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi expects full FDA approval this summer, expanded Medicare coverage
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 summer, which would expand access to the pricey new antibody under Medicare. U.S. CEO Ivan Cheung said the FDA, which granted accelerated clearance in January, could give […]
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Biden delivers speech on downing of Chinese spy balloon, other aerial objects
(The stream is slated to start at 2 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) U.S. President Joe Biden will address the nation for the first time on his decisions to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon and three additional unidentified aerial phenomena over the […]
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