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FDA approves Moderna’s new lower-dose COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna late Friday but with limits on who can use it…
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FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s effort to impose new requirements on Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine — the nation’s only traditional protein-based…
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US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions
DEERFIELD, Ill. — The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and…
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The Nobel Prize in medicine opens 6 days of award announcements
STOCKHOLM — STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel prizes award season begins Monday with the announcement by a panel at the…
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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease
The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults,…
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‘Shoot me up with a big one’: A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry
LOS ANGELES — The arrest of five people in the overdose death of Matthew Perry has revealed key details about…
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Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is it?
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one…
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Paramedic convictions in Elijah McClain’s death spur changes for patients in police custody
DENVER — Medical responders across the U.S. are rethinking how they treat people in police custody after a jury last…
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OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal goes before the Supreme Court on Monday
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield…
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South African company to start making vaginal rings that protect against HIV
A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them…
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