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Barrington Sanders, a Miami-Dade Mosquito Control Inspector, sprays a pesticide to kill adult mosquitos on June 29, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle [...]
Medicare will allow pharma firms to discuss drug price negotiations
Hundreds of 1199SEIU health care workers staged a rally and sit to block 3rd avenue where some were arrested. They protested against health care cuts [...]
Fraudsters stole $200 billion in Covid loans: watchdog
(L-R) Kevin Chambers, Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement, Department of Justice; Hannibal "Mike" Ware, Inspector General, Small Business Administ [...]
Drugmakers aim to fight Medicare negotiations at SCOTUS
Chief Executive Officers of pharmaceutical companies testify before the Senate Finance Committee on "Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Chang [...]
Biden to appoint Mandy Cohen to lead the CDC
Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks at a news conference at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2021.Bryan Anderson | APPresident [...]
Democrats press Walmart, Costco, Kroger on mifepristone
In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. Anna [...]
FDA advisors OK AstraZeneca, Sanofi antibody for infants for RSV
Narisara Nami | Moment | Getty ImagesA panel of independent advisors to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Thursday that the ant [...]
Universal flu vaccine based on mRNA tech to be tested by NIH
A woman receives a booster dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, February 1, 2022.Jo [...]
U.S. Covid public health emergency ends
A sign outside of a hospital advertises COVID-19 testing on November 19, 2021 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe U.S. public health emer [...]
U.S loses HIV patent suit against Gilead Sciences over PrEP
The logo of Gilead Sciences pharmaceutical company is seen in Oceanside, California, April 29, 2020.Mike Blake | ReutersA Delaware federal court jury [...]
CVS earnings Q1 2023
CVS Health on Wednesday reported first-quarter results that beat earnings and revenue expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit guida [...]
Gilead, U.S. fight in court over HIV prevention drug
Gilead Sciences logo displayed on a laptop screen and medical pills are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on October 18, 2021. ( [...]
Patients may wait years for new drugs
Juanmonino | E+ | Getty ImagesSeniors with early Alzheimer's disease will face major hurdles to get treated even if promising new drugs roll out more [...]
Eli Lilly weight loss drug tirzepatide data released
Patients who took Eli Lilly's weight loss drug tirzepatide lost up to 34 pounds on average, or 16% of their body weight, the company said in clinical [...]
Eli Lilly (LLY) Q1 earnings 2023
Medical bottles and syringe are seen with Eli Lilly and Company logo displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Krako [...]