FDA outlines stricter Covid vaccine booster approval standards for healthy people
Brandon Guerrero, of Compton, California, is given both a flu and Covid vaccine at CVS in Huntington Park, California, Aug. ...
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Walgreens doubles down on prescription-filling robots to cut costs, free up pharmacists amid turnaround
A robotic arm fills prescriptions at a Walgreens' micro-fulfillment center.Courtesy: WalgreensAs struggling drugstore chains work to regain their footing, Walgreens ...
CVS tops estimates, hikes guidance as insurance business shows some improvement
CVS Pharmacy logo is seen in Washington DC, United States on July 9, 2024.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCVS ...
Tariffs threaten a pharmaceuticals shortage, as 95% of ibuprofen comes from China
The U.S. gets the vast majority of common, generic medications from China, meaning President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on Chinese ...
Novo Nordisk opens weight loss drug Wegovy to telehealth; Hims & Hers shares rocket 18%
The "Wegovy" brand slimming syringe is sold in the Achat pharmacy in Mitte. The "Wegovy" slimming syringe has been available ...
FDA guts division that trains staff and health-care professionals on key practices like opioid safety, avoiding drug errors
The Food and Drug Administration has gutted a division responsible for training agency staff and outside health-care professionals on an ...
Medicare, Medicaid agency cuts jobs from minority health office, other divisions, as RFK Jr. guts U.S. health department
An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Kayla Bartkowski | ...
Novo Nordisk’s diabetes pill slashes risk of cardiovascular complications by 14% after four years
Novo Nordisk on Saturday said its diabetes pill Rybelsus showed cardiovascular benefits in a late-stage trial, paving the way for ...
Why startups and tech giants are racing to build a practical quantum computer
Technology giants Amazon, IBM, Google, Intel and Microsoft are all working on quantum technology, as are various other companies like ...
Zepbound copycats remain online despite FDA ban
This week was supposed to mark the end of compounding pharmacies making copycat versions of Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound ...
