Health Nov 03 Top FDA drug regulator resigns after officials probe ‘serious concerns’ about his conduct By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Economy Nov 03 Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion consumer brands deal Kenvue shareholders will receive $3.50 per share in cash and 0.14625 Kimberly-Clark shares for each Kenvue share held at closing. By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Health Nov 01 What to know about the recall of atorvastatin pills for lowering cholesterol If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic version of Lipitor. By C. Michael White, The Conversation
Health Oct 30 Medicare patients go without needed treatment as government shutdown disrupts telehealth The shutdown, now in its fifth week, halted funding for Medicare's telehealth program, leaving many patients without vital services. By Ali Swenson, Obed Lamy, Associated Press
Politics Oct 30 Surgeon general nominee Casey Means goes into labor, delaying confirmation hearing Means, 38, who has been pregnant with her first child, was set to appear virtually with the committee for her confirmation hearing. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Oct 29 WATCH: Health Secretary RFK Jr. announces new FDA move to fast-track biosimilar drug approvals By Tom Murphy, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal regulators are trying to make it easier to develop cheaper alternatives to powerful drugs that many Americans depend on to treat autoimmune diseases or cancers. Continue reading
Oct 28 Lawsuit by Trump ally Paxton asserts unproven claim of autism risk from acetaminophen By Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday accused the companies behind Tylenol of deceptively marketing the pain reliever to pregnant mothers. Continue reading
Oct 27 Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here’s what happens to your body when clocks change By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press It's time for most of America to move clocks back on Sunday. Daylight saving time ends in the U.S. at 2 a.m. local time, which means setting your clock back an hour. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Johnson says Republicans ‘have a long list of ideas’ to address health care costs By Joey Cappelletti, Ali Swenson, Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson told a news conference Monday that the enhanced health care tax credits are “subsidizing bad policy." Republicans "have a long list of ideas" to address health care costs, he said, and are “grabbing the best ideas… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 8:28 Why many men struggle to maintain deep male friendships later in life By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Zoie Lambert Men’s lack of deep, close friendships has been in the spotlight lately. A recent Pew Research Center study found that 54% of women say they turn to a friend for emotional support, but only 38% of men say they do. Continue watching