Companies Finalize $26 Billion Deal With States and Cities to End Opioid Lawsuits

The first checks could be cut in April. The money — from the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson — will be used for addiction treatment and prevention.

Why Do I Wake Up With a Headache?

And is there anything I can do to find relief?

U.S. House Candidate Apologizes for Behavior at Sleepover

Parents said Abby Broyles of Oklahoma drank and swore at children at a friend’s home. She said she had mixed wine with medication and had no memory of the night.

¿Por qué China no ha aprobado o desarrollado una vacuna de ARNm?

El país había dicho que tenía dos vacunas con esta tecnología a su alcance y listas para ser aprobadas: una nacional y otra producida por una empresa extranjera. Hoy, ninguna de las dos está disponible.

Why China Doesn’t Have an mRNA Vaccine for Covid

Beijing once said it had two mRNA shots within reach and ready for approval — one homemade and one produced by a foreign company. Today, neither are available.

Este no es el fin de la pandemia del coronavirus. Veamos lo que pasó con el sida

Todos queremos volver a la normalidad y declarar el fin del peligro de la COVID-19. Pero eso no es cierto para una buena parte del mundo.

The Moral Danger of Declaring the Pandemic Over Too Soon

There has to be a better way out of the rubble of the past two years.

Senate Confirms Califf as F.D.A. Chief in Tight Vote

The narrow 50-46 decision underscored the divisions on both sides of the aisle over agency policies on opioids and abortion medications and his ties to the drug industry.

Covid Drugs May Work Well, but Our Health System Doesn’t

The people who need treatments the most may be the least likely to get them. 

F.D.A Delays Review of Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine for Children Under 5

The agency will wait for data on whether three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid vaccine are effective in young children after new, disappointing data.