FDA approves leucovorin for brain folate deficiency, but not autism
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a decades-old prescription vitamin called leucovorin as the first treatment for a…
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FDA Vaccine Director to Resign in April After Series of Controversial Decisions
The Food and Drug Administration logo before a news conference at Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, April 22,…
Eli Lilly Launches Program to Increase Employer Coverage of Obesity Drugs
Eli Lilly On Thursday it launched a new program designed to help more employers cover obesity medications in the U.S.,…
What's next for Novo Nordisk's anti-obesity drug CagriSema?
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, bringing the latest healthcare news directly to your…
Cruise companies cancel stops in Puerto Vallarta
A satellite image shows burning cars along a coastal highway in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on February 22, 2026, following…
More medications should be available over the counter
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary told CNBC that he believes “everything should be over-the-counter” unless a drug is…
Kennedy defends Trump's order on glyphosate; MAHA explodes
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks and announces new nutrition policies during a…
FDA agrees to review Moderna's flu vaccine application after denial
A researcher works in the laboratory at Moderna's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 26, 2024. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg…
Pfizer executives discuss anti-obesity drug Metsera
Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, speaks at the Wall Street Journal's Future of Everything festival in New York…
White House launches direct-to-consumer drug site
President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 6, 2025. Jonathan…