In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields
Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing [...]
F.D.A. Authorizes a New Covid Drug to Protect High-Risk People
Pemgarda, available in the coming weeks, is intended for immunocompromised [...]
RSV Vaccines: What to Know For Babies, Pregnant Women and Older Adults
New vaccines for older adults and an antibody therapy for [...]
New Covid Variants Are Circulating. Here’s What to Know.
The “nightmare variant” is not as bad as it sounds.
Inside a Campaign to Get Medicare Coverage for a New Alzheimer’s Drug
The Alzheimer’s Association has pushed relentlessly to get broad access [...]
Antibody Drug to Protect the Vulnerable From Covid Goes Unused
The treatment could be lifesaving for many who cannot get [...]
F.D.A. Clears Monoclonal Antibody Drug From Eli Lilly
The federal government has ordered 600,000 doses of the monoclonal [...]
Covid Treatments Including Paxlovid Are Rationed as Cases Spike
Scarce supplies and surging Covid cases have caused health officials, [...]
F.D.A. Authorizes AstraZeneca Drug for People With Immune Problems
The antibody drug, Evusheld, was found to be strongly effective [...]
Merck’s Covid Treatment Pill Wins Blessing of F.D.A. Panel
The treatment, known as molnupiravir, could be authorized in the [...]