Hospitals Refused to Give Patients Ivermectin. Lockdowns and Political Pressure Followed.
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Big Biden Budget Bill Passes the House
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Read MoreWhy You Can’t Find Cheap At-Home Covid Tests
While developing a rapid test that detects the coronavirus in someone’s saliva, Blink Science, a Florida-based startup, heard something startling:
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Boosting Confusion
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Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Social-Spending ‘Framework’ Pulls Back on Key Health Pledges
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Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dems Agree to Agree, But Not on What to Agree On
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Read MoreWatch: Going Beyond the Script of ‘Dopesick’ and America’s Real-Life Opioid Crisis
KHN and policy colleagues at our parent organization KFF teamed up with Hulu for a discussion of America’s opioid crisis,
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Politics of Vaccine Mandates
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Read MoreJournalists Drill Down on Covid Vaccine Boosters, Misinformation Online
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber discussed how hospitals are dealing with covid-19 on WOSU’s “All Sides With Ann Fisher” on
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment —
Read MoreWho Qualifies for a Covid Booster? The List Is Growing Longer
On Friday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said people whose jobs put them at risk of
Read MoreFrom the FDA’s Empty Seat to Chock-Full ICUs, Journalists Recap the Week’s Stories
KHN correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed why President Joe Biden hasn’t yet nominated a permanent leader for the Food and Drug
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Autumn of Democrats’ Discontent
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Read MoreBiosimilar Drugs Are Cheaper Than Biologics. Are They Similar Enough to Switch?
It took years for Elle Moxley to get a diagnosis that explained her crippling gastrointestinal pain, digestion problems, fatigue, and
Read MorePublic Health Experts ‘Flabbergasted’ That Biden Still Hasn’t Picked an FDA Chief
President Joe Biden’s failure to name someone to lead the Food and Drug Administration, more than 10 months after the
Read MoreHow Fauci and the NIH Got Ahead of the FDA and CDC in Backing Boosters
In January — long before the first jabs of covid-19 vaccine were even available to most Americans — scientists working
Read MoreJournalists Give Rundown on Vaccine Mandates and FDA’s Official Approval of the Pfizer Shot
KHN correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed covid vaccine mandates and the Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Vaccine Approval Moves the Needle on Covid
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Read MoreApple, Bose and Others Pump Up the Volume on Hearing Aid Options, Filling Void Left by FDA
Spurred by decades of complaints about the high cost of hearing aids, Congress passed a law in 2017 to allow
Read MoreLo que debes saber sobre el refuerzo de la vacuna contra covid
La administración Biden anunció el miércoles 18 de agosto planes para ofrecer refuerzos de la vacuna contra covid-19 a todos
Read MoreRush to Boosters Sparks Confusion, Differing Recommendations
When the Food and Drug Administration announced last week that a third dose of Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine may
Read MoreThe White House Says Boosters for All. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The Biden administration announced plans Wednesday to offer boosters to all U.S. adults as soon as next month, saying that
Read More‘Tainted’ Blood: Covid Skeptics Request Blood Transfusions From Unvaccinated Donors
The nation’s roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesaving blood transfusions. With nearly 60%
Read MoreMensaje del CEO de Pfizer al público: confíen en nosotros con el refuerzo de la vacuna contra covid
El CEO de Pfizer, Albert Bourla, confiaba en junio en la capacidad de la vacuna de su empresa para proteger
Read MorePfizer CEO to Public: Just Trust Us on the Covid Booster
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was confident in June about the ability of his company’s vaccine to protect against the highly
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Delta Blues
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Read MoreDiabetes Drug’s New Weight Loss Formula Fuels Cost-Benefit Debate
The long list of side effects that follow ads for the newer expensive drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes sometimes
Read MorePfizer Court Fight Could Legalize Medicare Copays and Unleash ‘Gold Rush’ in Sales
Three years ago, pharma giant Pfizer paid $24 million to settle federal allegations that it was paying kickbacks and inflating
Read MoreFacing Headwinds on New Alzheimer’s Drug, Biogen Launches Controversial Campaign
Do you sometimes lose your train of thought or feel a bit more anxious than is typical for you? Those
Read MoreAnalysis: Necessary or Not, Covid Booster Shots Are Probably on the Horizon
The drugmaker Pfizer recently announced that vaccinated people are likely to need a booster shot to be effectively protected against
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