Health Dec 08 WATCH: FDA advisers endorse Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency authorization A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak.
Health Nov 09 U.S. allows emergency use of COVID-19 antibody drug The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared the experimental drug from Eli Lilly for people 12 and older with mild or moderate COVID-19 not requiring hospitalization.
Health Nov 06 FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer’s drug The panel of outside experts for the Food and Drug Administration agreed that a pivotal study in patients failed to show “strong evidence” that the drug worked.
Health Oct 22 U.S. regulators, experts take up thorny vaccine study issues With vaccines against COVID-19 inching closer, U.S. regulators took an unusual step Thursday in asking outside scientists: Are the government's standards high enough to adequately judge the shots?…
Health Oct 18 Millions more virus rapid tests but are results reported? After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results.
Politics Oct 06 FDA discloses vaccine guidelines previously blocked by White House In briefing documents posted on its website, the FDA said vaccine makers should follow trial participants for at least two months to rule out safety issues before seeking emergency approval.
Health Sep 28 U.S. to ship millions of tests in push to reopen K-12 schools The move to dramatically expand testing comes just five weeks before the November elections as Trump continues to face criticism for his handling of the coronavirus.
Politics Sep 16 WATCH: Any coronavirus vaccine this year likely in ‘very limited supply,’ CDC director says The shot wouldn’t be broadly available until the spring or summer of 2021, he estimated.
Health Sep 07 Hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled Coronavirus tests touted by President Donald Trump and his top officials to help reopen the economy are widely available, but predictions for their usefulness haven't panned out.
Nation Aug 28 Health agencies’ credibility at risk after week of blunders First, the head of the Food and Drug Administration had to walk back exaggerated statements about the benefits of a new plasma therapy for coronavirus. Then the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention triggered a backlash from the medical community…