High school kids are vaping less, FDA and CDC say
Elf Bar disposable flavored e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store in El Segundo, California, on June 23, 2022.Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesE-cigarette usage…
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Federal judge declines to block Medicare drug price negotiations
A pharmacist holds a bottle of the drug Eliquis, made by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.George Frey | ReutersA federal judge on Friday declined to…
Johnson & Johnson sues Biden administration over Medicare drug price…
Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty ImagesJohnson & Johnson on Tuesday sued the Biden administration over Medicare's new powers to slash drug prices, making it the third pharmaceutical…
Bill Ackman explains why he embraced RFK Jr.’s skepticism on Covid vaccines
Bill AckmanScott Mlyn | CNBCBill Ackman said in 2021 that delaying Covid vaccinations for older Americans "seems like genocide."Today, the influential hedge fund chief and investor is…
NY Gov. Hochul signs bill to protect abortion providers sending pills into states…
Governor Kathy Hochul holds media availability press conference and makes an announcement on abortion rights at the office on 633 3rd Avenue. Governor Hochul updated the media on the status…
Biden to sign executive order expanding access to birth control
President Joe Biden signs an executive order in support of Joining Forces, the initiative to support military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors on June 9, 2023 at Fort Liberty,…
FDA recommends that updated Covid shots target omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 this fall
XBB.1.5 strain of CovidCFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended that Covid vaccine manufacturers make single-strain shots for the…
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 Joe Biden on Friday said he will appoint…
Eli Lilly CEO says Medicare price negotiations could harm drug development
David Ricks, CEO, Eli LillyScott Mlyn | CNBCEli Lilly CEO David Ricks on Tuesday said Medicare price negotiations, which aim to cut costs for older Americans, could potentially harm drug…
Bernie Sanders vows to oppose NIH nominee until Biden delivers plan to lower drug…
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill about 11 Senate Democrats who sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to invoke the 14th Amendment to…