The real data behind the new COVID vaccines the White House is pushing
What if I told you one in 50 people who took a new medication had a “medically attended adverse event” and the manufacturer refused to disclose what exactly the complication…
FDA decongestant move shows agency does more harm than good
Why should Americans trust the Food and Drug Administration at all anymore? The FDA’s latest bungle: One of its advisory panels just announced that phenylephrine — the active ingredient widely…
Decongestant phenylephrine doesn’t work, FDA advisors say
Cold and flu medicine including Nyquil sits on a store shelf on September 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The main ingredient used in many popular…
CDC recommends updated Covid vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and up
A vial of the Moderna coronavirus booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters The…
FDA approves new shots from Pfizer, Moderna
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg…
How to check if expired tests still work as cases rise
In this photo illustration, Abbott’s at-home covid-19 rapid test kits are seen on display in Orlando. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images As Covid cases surge again in the…
Startups investing millions to make drugs and semiconductors in space
In-space manufacturing may sound like science fiction but it’s happening already, albeit on a very small scale. It’s a fledgling market that analysts and several startups are projecting will take…
Sage Therapeutics plunges after FDA decision on depression drug
In this photo illustration, the Sage Therapeutics logo of a biopharmaceutical company seen on a smartphone and on a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty…
Obesity drug from Eli Lilly helped boost weight loss to 26%
The Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company’s offices in San Diego, California, September 17, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters An Eli Lilly experimental drug helped patients…
Pfizer Group B strep vaccine for infants returns strong trial results
Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria, responsible for vaginal and urinary tract infections and newborn infections including meningitis and septicemia. Optical microscopy view. Cavallini James | BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty…