Child poverty surged after stimulus checks, tax credits ended
Children ages 3 to 5 participate at the Head Start classroom in the Carl and Norma Miller Children’s Center in Frederick, Maryland, March 13, 2023. Maansi Srivastava | The Washington …
Biotechnology
Judge withdraws from Medicare drug price case after stock ownership is revealed
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, right, shakes hands with Judge Thomas Rose of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio after taking his oath of office, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, …
CDC advisors recommend Pfizer and Moderna shots
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 An …
Decongestant phenylephrine doesn’t work, FDA advisors say
A combination package of Procter & Gamble Co. DayQuil Severe and NyQuil Severe brand cold and flu medicine is arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg …
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight loss drug launches in the UK
Packages of the weight-loss drug Wegovy from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk lie on the sales counter in a Danish pharmacy. Stefan Trumpf | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Novo …
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 …
Ozempic, Wegovy may curb drinking, smoking: What we know
An Ozempic (semaglutide) injection pen is seen on a kitchen table in Riga, Latvia on 06 August, 2023. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Heather Le Biller shed 9 …
What it means for other pharma deals
Robert Galbraith | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission last week allowed Amgen to move forward with its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics under a settlement agreement – a move …
Illumina names CEO Jacob Thaysen after Icahn proxy fight over Grail
A building on the campus at the world headquarters of Illumina is shown in San Diego, California, Sept. 1, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters Illumina‘s board on Tuesday named Jacob …