[ad_1] Barrington Sanders, a Miami-Dade Mosquito Control Inspector, sprays a pesticide to kill adult mosquitos on June 29, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images U.S. public health officials say the risk of locally transmitted malaria in the country remains low as seven new cases in Florida and Texas raise questions. The Florida…
[ad_1] Hundreds of 1199SEIU health care workers staged a rally and sit to block 3rd avenue where some were arrested. They protested against health care cuts in Governor Kathy Hochuls budget on Medicare. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images Medicare on Friday said it will allow pharmaceutical companies to publicly discuss the program’s historic…
[ad_1] (L-R) Kevin Chambers, Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement, Department of Justice; Hannibal “Mike” Ware, Inspector General, Small Business Administration; Michael Horowitz, Chair, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee; and Roy D. Dotson Jr., Acting Special Agent in Charge, National Pandemic Fraud Recovery Coordinator, United States Secret Service; testify during a hybrid hearing held by the House…
[ad_1] People make their way near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images Walgreens on Tuesday slashed its full-year earnings guidance as it fell short of Wall Street expectations for its fiscal third quarter due to lower consumer spending and a drop in…
[ad_1] Chief Executive Officers of pharmaceutical companies testify before the Senate Finance Committee on “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II” February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. From left to right are Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and CEO of AbbVie Inc; Pascal Soriot, executive director and CEO of AstraZeneca; Giovanni Caforio, chairman…
[ad_1] Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks at a news conference at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2021. Bryan Anderson | AP President Joe Biden on Friday said he will appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cohen served as the head of North Carolina’s Department…
[ad_1] In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images House Democrats on Thursday called on Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Safeway and Health Mart to publicly commit to sell the prescription abortion pill mifepristone at their retail pharmacies….
[ad_1] A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 testing site in New York, the United States, March 29, 2022. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images At least 1 million people have been kicked off Medicaid since coverage protections implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic expired in April,…
[ad_1] A panel of independent advisors to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Thursday that the antibody nirsevimab be approved for use to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of hospitalization among newborns. If the FDA approves nirsevimab, the antibody would become the first medical intervention available in the U.S. that…
[ad_1] Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA) speaks alongside US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after a tour of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach during a press conference at the Port of Long Beach on January 11, 2022 in Long Beach, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Two Democratic lawmakers…
