Xavier Becerra, who has led the Department of Health and Human Services, says federal agencies are outmatched in a world of “instantaneous information and disinformation.”
US health officials announced Friday they were awarding $590 million to Moderna to develop mRNA vaccines against influenza, including advancing the company's bird flu vaccine, as fears of a new pandemic grow.
Xavier Becerra, President Joe Biden’s outgoing Health and Human Services secretary, is lamenting Americans’ abysmal distrust in federal health agencies while
Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.
President Joe Biden's outgoing administration on Thursday announced $211 million in new funding to develop mRNA vaccines against emerging biothreats and said it
With controversy continuing to swirl around President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as HHS secretary, physicians against and in support of the nomination are organizing to try to persuade lawmakers to vote their way.
Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will be subject to the next round of Medicare price negotiations, the Biden administration announced Friday.
Diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to the list of medications selected for Medicare price negotiations, federal health officials announced Friday. The negotiations for the 15 additional drugs, which will be handled by the incoming administration, assure major savings for Americans.
The former Democrat has faced surprisingly little opposition from Republicans and advocates concerned about his beliefs.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the FDA to revoke its authorization for the Covid-19 vaccine just six months after it was made available.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's nominated to become the next health secretary, asked the federal government to revoke its authorization of all COVID-19 vaccines in May 2021, just as vaccinated Americans began returning to a sense of normalcy after pandemic lockdowns.