Medication

FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration's effort to impose new requirements on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine — the nation's only traditional protein-based…

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Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there’s new hope

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering…

6 days ago

San Francisco inches closer to adopting drug policy with abstinence as its primary goal

SAN FRANCISCO -- Reeling from drug overdose deaths and scenes of people smoking fentanyl on sidewalks, San Francisco moved closer…

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Bluebells and other spring flowers can be nature’s antidote to stressful times

HALLE, Belgium -- Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the…

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Novavax says its COVID-19 shot is on track for full FDA approval after delay

WASHINGTON -- Novavax's closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is on track for full approval after additional discussions with the Food and…

1 week ago

Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs from the state online

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs directly from the state under a program aimed at making…

2 weeks ago

More pharmacies offer to speed prescription deliveries to customers

America’s two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep in as little as a few hours.Amazon and Walmart…

2 weeks ago

Experts make new recommendations on RSV and meningitis vaccines, but it’s unclear what happens next

ATLANTA -- A federal panel of experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new…

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European regulators OK Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi after initial doubts

European regulators have finally approved the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi after an advisory committee initially rejected the drug last summer and…

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FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure

WASHINGTON -- U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure…

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