CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Perpetuated Opioid Crisis, Jury Finds
“We all know that it’s the prescribers who control demand,” said Brian Swanson, a lawyer for Walgreens. “Pharmacists don’t create demand.”Repeatedly, the defendants’ lawyers...
Covid Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Teachers’ Bid to Block New York City’s Vaccine Mandate
A new study of underreported coronavirus variants is serving as a reminder that early detection and frequent genomic sequencing are among the most...
New Covid Pills Offer Hope as Omicron Looms
This strategy was a long shot, but a success would have led to an antiviral pill more quickly than trying to make an entirely...
Moderna Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Children 6 to 11
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine elicits a strong immune response in children aged 6 to 11, researchers reported on Wednesday — another signpost in what has...
Covid Live Updates: C.D.C. Won’t Require a Negative Test to Leave Isolation
In his first big test as mayor of New York City, Eric Adams is resisting pressure from municipal unions and elected officials to do...
Pulling Back the Curtain on Race and Health Care
Visionaries is a limited series that looks at figures who are trying to transform the way we live.Dr. Rachel Hardeman’s journey to understanding community...
Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA) – HealthStatus
Pseudobulbar affect, or PBA is a condition that is usually a symptom from a brain injury or neurological condition. PBA causes uncontrollable laughter or...
The Michigan Mink Mystery: How Did an Interspecies Outbreak Unfold?
But determining when, and in whom, the mutations first appeared requires many more virus samples from farm workers, local residents and mink, collected before...
These Mothers Were Exhausted, So They Met on a Field to Scream
In Boston, many mothers were exhausted. The pandemic had been so draining that they wanted to scream.But they had to hold it in because...
Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Clear 2 Vaccine Doses for Young Children as a Start
Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s chairman and chief executive, said in a statement that “ultimately, we believe that three doses of the vaccine will be needed...
