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Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
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This autism therapy is covered by many insurers. Why does the military’s plan restrict it?
TRICARE, the military’s healthcare program, limits coverage of applied behavior analysis, a type of therapy for people with autism. Kristi Cabiao is trying to get…
Medicaid and ACA enrollment falls by more than 5 million, new report finds
The number of people enrolled in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act plans fell by more than 5 million in the last 12 months, according to…
FDA panel recommends Moderna’s mRNA flu shot for older adults
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended the approval of Moderna’s mRNA-based flu shot for older adults.
U.S. plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to facility in Kenya
The Trump administration is preparing a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to Ebola amid the escalating outbreak in the Democratic…
No child deaths definitively linked to Covid shots, FDA says
No child deaths have been definitively linked to Covid vaccines, according to a report from the Food and Drug Administration that was quietly made public…
People lost up to 85 pounds on Lilly’s experimental weight loss drug, company says
Eli Lilly’s highly anticipated new weight loss drug, retatrutide, helped people lose up to 30% of their body weight, about 85 pounds, in a late-stage…
Ebola vaccine for Bundibugyo strain could take months before human trials
A vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is likely months away from human trials, and…
FDA shakeup continues with departure of top drug regulator, just days after agency chief resigns
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg is leaving her role as head of the FDA division that regulates over-the-counter and prescription drugs, according to a Department of…
Dr. Marty Makary is out as FDA commissioner
Dr. Marty Makary is out as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the fourth high-profile departure of a member of the Trump administration this…
He pitched military service with a promise of lifetime healthcare. When he needed it, the system failed.
For more than a decade, Guy Shoemaker pitched military service to potential new recruits with one key promise: healthcare for life.“You’re going to have medical…