The drug, which is named MariTide and delivered in a monthly injection, is some time from being sold.
The proposed rule could give millions of Americans access to the new drugs; it would also put pressure on the federal budget.
Cassava Sciences said that its drug did not significantly reduce cognitive decline in 1,900 people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.
President-elect Donald J. Trump chose Dr. David Weldon, a former congressman, on Friday to serve as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers are beginning to quantify the burdens.
President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Friday that he would nominate Dr. Martin A. Makary, a Johns Hopkins University surgeon with a contrarian streak, to be...
President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, where he would have limited power...
Americans are dying of illnesses related to alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999.
Experts are puzzling over which interventions are saving lives. The evolving illicit supply itself may hold important clues.