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Most Americans aren’t anti-vaccine. They’re uncertain — and that’s a growing public health challenge

A Medical Assistant gives a measles, mumps and rubella, vaccination to a young person at the pediatric office of Dr. Gary M. Kramer on...

A tiny GLP-1 implant is the latest bet to help patients maintain their weight loss

Michael Siluk | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesLosing weight with GLP-1 drugs is only half the battle. Keeping it off long...

Jim Cramer says this former Covid market darling is finally investable again

Moderna's expanding pipeline beyond infectious diseases is giving investors a new reason to own the stock after years of uncertainty following the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Biohub to open new rare disease funding round

Priscilla Chan (R) and her husband Mark Zuckerberg announce the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to "cure, prevent or manage all disease" by the end of...

Centene to offer buyouts to some employees as health insurer cuts costs

Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCentene said it offered buyouts to some employees on Monday, as the health insurer grapples with higher medical...

Food supply ‘not at risk’ after new Texas screwworm cases, USDA secretary says

The U.S. food supply is "not at risk" from the return of the flesh-eating screwworm ​parasite to Texas, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke...

White House adds generic drugs to direct-to-consumer TrumpRx site

US President Donald Trump speaks to introduce the new TrumpRx website in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, on...

CDC says American tests positive for Ebola in Africa, risk in the U.S. remains low

A sign sits outside of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 18, 2026. Megan Varner...

Hantavirus cases spark brief surge in pharma and biotech stocks — here’s why trading is so volatile

ILLUSTRATION of hantavirus testing concept with laboratory tubes containing cotton swabs and HANTAVIRUS labels photographed in front of a public domain hantavirus related microscopic...

FDA withdrew studies finding Covid, shingles vaccines were safe 

The FDA blocked the publication of several studies supporting the safety of vaccines against Covid and shingles in recent months, a Health and Human...

Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI as AI drug discovery hopes mount 

Novo Nordisk is partnering with OpenAI to "bring new and better treatment options to patients faster," the Danish drugmaker said Tuesday. The partnership will enable...

Novo Nordisk’s explosive Wegovy pill launch draws a new wave of patients into GLP-1 weight loss treatment

After years of trying to lose weight "the right way," Jane Zuckerman realized that "putting in the work just wasn't enough." Zuckerman, a 32-year-old data...

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