Health Care
Top FDA tobacco official leaving for Philip Morris job
A top official in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) office of tobacco policy is leaving to join Philip Morris...
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Sanders says Democrats’ prescription drug reform bill is ‘weak’
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday that the prescription drug reform proposal that Democrats plan to move...
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Dem Finance chair floats longer ObamaCare extension, IRS enforcement
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Tuesday said he is calling for a longer extension of enhanced ObamaCare...
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NYC monkeypox infections surpass 1,000
Over 1,000 cases of monkeypox were reported in New York City with cases still rising as the city continues to...
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Fauci: Monkeypox emergency declaration under ‘active consideration’
White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN New Day on Tuesday that making an emergency declaration around...
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Poll: Most parents of kids under 5 have no plans to give them COVID shots
Most parents of young children do not plan to get them vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new poll from...
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Biden illness shows importance of vaccines, boosters
Just four days after testing positive for COVID-19, President Biden met virtually with administration officials, labor leaders and business executives...
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DC postpones second monkeypox vaccine citing shortage, increase in cases
The D.C. health department has announced that it has postponed administering a second dose of the monkeypox vaccine to residents,...
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Health Care — Dems enter final stretch on drug price push
The 560-million-year-old fossil of an animal believed to be the first animal predator has received the honor of being named...
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Fauci holds up BA.5 booster as best approach to handling COVID this fall
Anthony Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser, said on Monday that a COVID-19 vaccine booster specific to the BA.5 omicron...
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