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FDA seeks regulation of laboratory medical tests

The proposed rule would end decades of regulatory ambiguity and formally bring thousands of tests performed in large laboratories under FDA oversight.

FDA approves latest COVID vaccines: What happens next?

The agency is hoping to blunt any surge in COVID-19 cases or hospitalizations as part of a shift to treating the vaccine like getting a yearly flu shot.

Learn to make a great late-summer vinaigrette

Becoming a salad dressing expert is one of the easiest and most consistently useful skills to have conquered in the kitchen.

 
Biden, Harris target 10 drugs for Medicare price-lowering plan

The Biden administration is targeting the blood thinner Eliquis, diabetes treatment Jardiance and eight other medications for Medicare’s first-ever drug price negotiations as it seeks to lower medical costs for Americans.

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Multivitamins appear to boost brains of adults over 60 in study

While the study isn’t comprehensive enough to warrant broad recommendations to take vitamins, it provides important information about their use, the lead author said.

What’s behind shortages of prescription drugs?

Drug shortages are a growing problem that experts see no clear path to resolving. For patients, that means treatment delays, medication switches and other hassles.

Racial gap in US stroke deaths widened during pandemic

Doctors say COVID-19 infection can raise the risk of stroke. But the virus probably wasn’t the only factor, said Dr. Bart Demaerschalk, a stroke researcher.

Type 2 diabetes drug could revolutionize weight loss care

Tirzepatide helped people with the disease who were overweight or had obesity lose up to 16% of their body weight over nearly 17 months, officials with Eli Lilly and Co. said.

Judge’s ruling undercuts US health law’s preventive care

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor wrote in his opinion that recommendations for preventive care by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were “unlawful.”