La nueva realidad mundial del dengue exige encontrar una mejor vacuna

Los gobiernos de América Latina han confirmado más de 3,5 millones de casos de dengue en los tres primeros meses de 2024, frente a los 4,5 millones de todo 2023. Es una advertencia de un panorama cambiante para la enfermedad.

The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent

A public research institute in Brazil has proved a new shot protects against the disease, but can’t make it fast enough to stop the huge outbreak sweeping Latin America.

Global Stockpile of Cholera Vaccine Is Gone as Outbreaks Spread

One company is going to great lengths to build it up, but it will be years before it returns to the minimum level.

Regulating Opioid Prescriptions

Pain management is an inexact science; there is plenty of blame to go around for the abuse of such drugs.

Un estudiomostró que se puede frenar el párkinson con lixisenatida

El ensayo duró solo un año y no es concluyente, pero dio señales de esperanza a algunos expertos.

A.L.S. Drug Relyvrio Will Be Taken Off the Market, Its Maker Says

Results of a large clinical trial found the treatment did not work any better than a placebo.

Amid Recalls, Are Eye Drops Safe to Use?

Here’s why some products have been pulled from store shelves, and what to know to protect your eyes.

An Ozempic Relative Slowed Parkinson’s Disease in a Small Study

The trial lasted only one year but offered embers of hope to some experts.

El caso sobre las píldoras abortivas en la Corte Suprema en 4 conclusiones

Varios jueces cuestionaron la conveniencia de aplicar restricciones nacionales a la mifepristona porque sería la primera vez que un tribunal cuestiona el juicio de los expertos de la FDA sobre un medicamento.

4 Takeaways From the Abortion Pill Arguments

Several justices questioned the remedy of applying nationwide restrictions to mifepristone because it would be the first time a court had second-guessed the F.D.A.’s regulatory authority.