Medicare Begins to Rein In Drug Costs for Older Americans

Reforms embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act will bring savings to seniors this year. Already some lawmakers are aiming to repeal the changes.

Paxlovid para covid: ¿quién debería tomarlo?

Los expertos dicen que tomar este antiviral ayuda a evitar algunos síntomas persistentes de covid y la hospitalización. Pero los malentendidos impiden que más personas tomen el fármaco.

FDA Approves New Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s

The drug, Leqembi, may modestly slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease but carries some safety risks. Still, data suggests it is more promising than the small number of other available treatments.

Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says

Mifepristone, the first of two drugs in medication abortions, previously had to be dispensed only by clinics, doctors or a few mail-order pharmacies. Now, if local drugstores or chains like CVS agree to certain rules, they can provide it.

How Anthony Fauci Quietly Shocked AIDS Activists

An ACT UP veteran remembers the doctor’s AIDS legacy.

Justice Dept. Sues AmerisourceBergen Over Role in Opioid Crisis

Investigators said the pharmaceutical manufacturer, one of the nation’s largest, had knowingly distributed opioids that were later resold illegally.

Congressional Investigation into Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm Faults the F.D.A. and Biogen

The report said the F.D.A.’s approval process for Aduhelm was “rife with irregularities” and criticized Biogen for setting an “unjustifiably high price.”

Covid en China: el abrupto aumento de casos impulsa una escasez de medicinas

Hay millones de personas desesperadas por conseguir medicamentos para la fiebre y antivirales como el Paxlovid de Pfizer en un momento en que las infecciones le ganan la carrera al abastecimiento.

The F.D.A. Now Says It Plainly: Morning-After Pills Are Not Abortion Pills

Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb.

‘Tripledemic’ Forces Pharmacies to Limit Purchases of Children’s Pain Relievers

CVS, Walgreens and Kroger are limiting sales of products like Children’s Tylenol and Motrin as cases of the flu, R.S.V. and Covid-19 spike.