Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims

The ruling in bankruptcy court caps a long legal battle over the fate of a company accused of fueling the opioid epidemic and the family that owns it.

Joe Rogan, A Podcasting Giant Who Has Been Dismissive of Vaccination, Has Covid

“I got fevers, sweats, and I knew what was going on,” he said in a video on Instagram on Wednesday, after returning from a series of shows in Florida.

F.D.A. Needs to Be More Critical of the Industry It Oversees

The agency that regulates drug safety has become too cozy with the industry it’s supposed to oversee.

House Committees Demand F.D.A. Records on Alzheimer’s Drug Approval

The agency approved Biogen’s Aduhelm “despite concerns raised by experts,” committee leaders said in a letter.

Ivermectin Won’t Treat Covid-19, but Demand Is High Anyway

Clinical trials have repeatedly failed to show that the drug is effective against the virus. Still, U.S. demand is high.