New anti-obesity medicines like Wegovy promise dramatic weight loss, but there’s a long way to go to make them accessible to those who need them.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
Experimental flu shot aims to target 20 influenza viruses in a single vaccine
Researchers want to target all 20 different types of influenza virus in a single shot. They have a new approach, using mRNA technology.
Thousands of babies and children are hospitalized by RSV every year. Why that could soon change.
Six drug companies are now developing RSV vaccines or antibodies, suggesting this year could be the last without adequate tools to fight the virus.
For patients with earliest stage of breast cancer, how much treatment is enough?
Doctors are getting better at figuring out who with the earliest stage of breast cancer needs aggressive treatment and who can get less care.
These rats have human cells in their brains. They may help scientists understand autism and schizophrenia.
Stanford researcher Sergiu Pașca’s experiments, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, are both significant and ethically challenging.
FDA approves Relyvrio, the first new ALS drug in five years. Patients had wanted it sooner.
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the use of Relyvrio to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS.
‘Food as medicine’: White House pilot program would bring medically tailored meals under Medicare
Medically tailored meals are one of many new programs proposed Tuesday by the Biden administration to reduce hunger and diet-related diseases.
CDC panel clears way for new COVID boosters for all Americans over 12
The CDC expert panel recommendation paves the way for reformulated COVID-19 booster shots to be available in the coming days.
FDA authorizes reformulated COVID-19 booster shot for the fall
The new booster shots could be available within days, after a CDC committee on Thursday recommends who should get them and its director signs off.
FDA allows new delivery of monkeypox vaccine to make more doses available
The FDA emergency use authorization will allow 5 doses to be obtained from a current single dose.