Tag: Food and Drug Administration

The Story: Last week, Medicare announced an unusually strict decision about treatment of a Biogen Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm. Medicare, which is the U.S. health plan...

The Story: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided not to approve the use of a Pfizer booster shot for the general public. But,...

The Story: There has been a good deal of discussion recently of the development of vaccines intended to immunize people against a Covid-19 infection....

Image Good Thursday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. • The Food and Drug Administration put electronic cigarette makers on notice to prove they can keep their devices away from minors. [Read the story] • A year after Puerto Rico, the Trump administration is preparing for a test of its ability to do better during Hurricane Florence. [Read the story] • Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island defeated a liberal challenger in a Democratic primary election, but she remains vulnerable in November. [Read the story] • Lawmakers dismissed a new White House effort to punish foreign election meddling as inadequate. [Read the story] • Scott Pruitt is in discussions to work as a consultant to the Kentucky coal mining tycoon Joseph W. Craft III. [Read the story] • Members of Congress pressed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to impose limits on the sale of certain technologies to Chinese companies amid human rights abuses. [Read the story] • The income of the median American household has finally rebounded from the damage caused by the 2008 financial crisis.