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FDA approves first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Regeneron’s Otarmeni, the first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss
RFK Jr. set to face Bill Cassidy in back-to-back Senate hearings
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday on a potential collision course with the Republican who helped put him in…
Drugmakers raised prices on hundreds of drugs despite Trump deals, report finds
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said his deals with drugmakers would bring down prescription drug prices in the U.S.
This CEO wants to cover weight loss drugs for employees. They’re just too expensive.
For Dr. Joseph Cacchione, the math on GLP-1 drugs stopped making sense.
Former deputy surgeon general is recommended for CDC director, sources say
HHS recommended Dr. Erica Schwartz, a deputy U.S. surgeon general during Trump’s first term, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sources say.
FDA asks Lilly for more safety data on weight loss pill Foundayo
The Food and Drug Administration is asking Eli Lilly to gather more safety data on its new weight loss pill, Foundayo, including whether it could…
Ophthalmologist is front-runner for next FDA vaccine chief, sources say
Dr. Houman Hemmati, an ophthalmologist critical of the government’s Covid vaccine response, is the front-runner for the role of the FDA's vaccine chief, sources say.
RFK Jr.’s new vaccine panel rules may help sidestep court order, experts say
New rules approved by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could blunt the impact of a federal judge’s order freezing the CDC’s ACIP.
FDA approves lower-cost daily weight loss pill from Eli Lilly
A new daily pill, called Foundayo, is the second oral GLP-1 to reach the market in recent months, following the FDA approval of Novo Nordisk’s…
White House pushes Senate to move quickly on Casey Means nomination
The White House is calling on the Senate to confirm Dr. Casey Means as U.S. surgeon general "without further delay," even as President Donald Trump…