Paxlovid, a drug to treat COVID-19, has been free so far. Next year, patients will have to pay the cost.
Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying, and it may even reduce the risk of developing long COVID. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within months, and millions of people who More...
Family block “urgent operation” for infant as authorities won’t guarantee blood without COVID-19 vaccine
Wellington, New Zealand — New Zealand authorities on Tuesday launched a battle for custody of an infant whose parents are blocking life-saving surgery because blood donors may have been vaccinated against More...
Frozen raspberries recalled due to potential hepatitis A contamination
Frozen raspberries are being recalled because of potential hepatitis A contamination. Exportadora Copramar, a company that exports fruit, is voluntarily recalling 1,260 cases of frozen raspberries sold under More...
Hospital shutdown in Pennsylvania spurs questions about private equity in health care
After a car accident last month, Latifa Dixon, a mother of two, arrived at the emergency room at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in suburban Philadelphia only to learn the ER had just shut down. Twenty-eight-year-old More...
Former medical director at Virginia children’s hospital charged with sex crimes: “This was a long time coming”
A former medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children has been charged with four felony sex crimes in connection with abuse that authorities say happened at the facility years ago. More...
China signals possible shift from “zero-COVID” policy after unprecedented protests
Beijing — Three years after the first COVID-19 patient was documented in central China, officials in Beijing appear, finally, to be coming to terms with some realities that most other countries eagerly seized More...
FDA likely to end blanket ban on sexually active gay men donating blood
Research backed by the Food and Drug Administration “will likely support” ending a blanket ban on blood donations from sexually active gay men, the agency said Wednesday. The move would mark a significant More...
Use of drugs for weight loss, such as Wegovy, cause supply shortage
Dramatic stories about weight loss seem to be everywhere on social media. Jennifer Huber, who shared her own story online, has lost more than 50 pounds in five months after starting Mounjaro, an injectable drug More...
Hailey Bieber opens up about a cyst on her ovary “the size of an apple”
Hailey Bieber has opened up about a health issue affecting her – ovarian cysts. On Instagram, the model posted about the condition, which causes sacs, usually filled with fluid, to grow on the ovaries. “I More...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces new initiative that will involuntarily hospitalize more mentally ill people
Mayor Eric Adams makes mental health treatment announcement Mayor Eric Adams makes mental health treatment announcement More...
