[ad_1] Respiratory syncytial virus – viral vaccine under research Hailshadow | Istock | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration’s independent panel of advisors on Thursday recommended full approval of Pfizer’s vaccine that protects infants from RSV, but raised safety concerns over premature births that may be tied to the shot. The committee unanimously said…
[ad_1] New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Scott Mlyn | CNBC New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday said he would consider defying the Supreme Court and continue to provide mifepristone if the court rules in favor of a ban on the abortion pill. When asked if the state would prescribe mifepristone after such a ruling,…
[ad_1] Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, is prepared for a patient at Alamo Women’s Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 20, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal appeals court will hear arguments Wednesday afternoon in a closely watched lawsuit that seeks to pull the abortion pill mifepristone from the U.S. market. The…
[ad_1] As former President Donald Trump blinks on the abortion debate, his likely top rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is taking an opportunity to fight him on a key 2024 election issue that is shaping up to be as divisive in the Republican primary as it will be in the general. DeSantis, who is expected…
[ad_1] Americans in most states will no longer receive Covid exposure notifications on their smartphones now that the U.S. public health emergency has ended. Since 2020, nearly 30 states have used a Bluetooth system developed by Apple and Google to track the spread of Covid infections and send push alerts to any smartphone user who…
[ad_1] Pharmacist Uchita Parikh prepares a dose of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic opened today by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health at the West Hollywood Library on August 3, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end…
[ad_1] A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uninsured Americans can still access Covid-19 vaccines at no cost, for now, even though the U.S. public health emergency…
[ad_1] Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with the president of the European Commission after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in Puurs, Belgium, April 23, 2021. John Thys | AFP | Getty Images Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on…
[ad_1] A sign outside of a hospital advertises COVID-19 testing on November 19, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. public health emergency declared in response to Covid-19 comes to an end Thursday more than three years after the pandemic began. The Biden administration‘s decision to end the emergency comes…
[ad_1] (L-R) Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and CEO of AbbVie Inc., Pascal Soriot, executive director and CEO of AstraZeneca, Giovanni Caforio, chairman of the board and CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Jennifer Taubert, executive vice president and worldwide chairman of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Kenneth C. Frazier, chairman and CEO of Merck & Co….
