European committee takes a second look at Alzheimer’s drug and now says it should be approved

A European regulatory committee now recommends approval of the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab a few months after…

Microdosing Ozempic? Patients are using DIY doses of weight-loss drugs

Shauna Bookless never imagined she’d become her own pharmacist. But after gaining more than 20 pounds…

A promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?

Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for a year improved with only a few…

People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a…

Hospitals’ IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks

Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial…

Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once…

Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever,…

Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids

The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will…

Pharmacy workers at CVS in Redlands to hold union election

Dozens of employees at a CVS specialty pharmacy in Redlands filed a petition with the National…

California may regulate and restrict pharmaceutical brokers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon decide whether the most populous U.S. state will join 25…