Politics

Politics Nicholas Florko

The Biden administration wants to get tough on states’ abortion pill restrictions. It won’t be easy

Politics Mark Sherman — Associated Press

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

Politics Nicholas Florko

Despite fanfare, the FDA’s step toward lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes is a very early one

Politics Rachel Cohrs

New Senate proposal to lower insulin prices would let drugmakers lock in their current profits

Politics Lev Facher

Congress is closer than ever to formally authorizing ARPA-H. But the details aren’t as final as they seem

Politics Lev Facher

Biden picks former DARPA director Prabhakar as next science adviser

Insurance Bob Herman

Supreme Court rules in favor of insurance plan that pushed kidney failure patient to Medicare

Politics Lev Facher

On Covid messaging, Biden is caught between politics and public health

Politics Rachel Cohrs

Romney accuses White House of ‘patently false’ information about Covid-19 funds

Hospitals Rachel Cohrs

Supreme Court sides with hospitals on Medicare drug pay dispute

Exclusive Rachel Cohrs

Klobuchar, Porter call for FTC to investigate price hikes by Janssen, Bristol Myers Squibb

Politics Lev Facher

Francis Collins on his new life as White House science adviser

Politics Rachel Cohrs

How much medicine does the U.S. actually have to fight monkeypox?

Politics Lev Facher

Francis Collins: Concern about independence of new moonshot science agency ARPA-H are ‘overblown’

Politics Rachel Cohrs

How the Covid-19 pandemic prepared the White House to respond to monkeypox

Politics Nicholas Florko

The American Medical Association is fighting an otherwise popular bill to require training doctors about opioid use disorder

Politics Rachel Cohrs

Biden administration won’t lower seniors’ Medicare premiums this year, despite changes to coverage of new Alzheimer’s drug

Politics Lev Facher

Key Senate committee proposes a council to ensure FDA better coordinates on accelerated approvals

Politics Rachel Cohrs

Key Senate panel wants to axe in-person requirement for virtual mental health services

Politics Rachel Cohrs

There may be a backdoor way for hospitals to get paid for uninsured Covid-19 care

Politics Nicholas Florko

The FDA says it’s in the dark about thousands of dietary supplement ingredients

Politics Nicholas Florko and Rachel Cohrs

AbbVie dramatically boosts its spending on lobbying

Exclusive Nicholas Florko

Senate FDA legislation will include dietary supplement, cosmetic reforms

Politics Lev Facher

Dr. Oz peddles medical misinformation — but could his political rise have a silver lining for public health?

Politics Nicholas Florko

Flagship Pioneering hires lobbyists, a first among biotech venture firms

Politics Lev Facher

The panel was supposed to improve efficiency at the NIH. It hasn’t even met for 7 years

Exclusive Rachel Cohrs

White House documents detail a looming squeeze on Covid-19 boosters

Health Lev Facher

‘Lives could be at stake’: CDC’s Walensky warns of dire stakes surrounding abortion access

Politics Nicholas Florko

Congress moves toward reforming FDA accelerated approvals, but with pharma-friendly concessions