Biogen Agrees To Pay $22M To Settle Medicare Kickback Allegations
Other pharmaceutical and biotech news is on AbbVie, Path-Tec and Coherus Biosciences.
The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news.
16,781 - 16,800 of 112,370 Results
Other pharmaceutical and biotech news is on AbbVie, Path-Tec and Coherus Biosciences.
Xavier Becerra, who is expected to lead the Health and Human Services Department in the new administration, gave his first live interview Thursday since being tapped for the role.
Danville Christian Academy argued for a religious-based exemption from Kentucky's temporary restrictions on in-person learning. The justices rejected the case in a 7-2 ruling.
The Washington Post reports that aides to President Donald Trump talked him out of throwing off relief negotiations with a demand for bigger stimulus checks. Other measures are also dropped as lawmakers continue to try to hammer out a deal.
Like the nation, the pace of government officials and advisers infected by or exposed to the coronavirus are on the rise.
California is, once again, the nation's hottest spot of the coronavirus outbreak, forcing officials to activate the state's "mass fatality" protocol. Deaths are being counted by the hour.
Another record number of deaths -- nearly 3,700 -- was reported on Thursday while new infections surpass 275,000.
Early on, a scarce supply of vaccine vials will help hospitals keep close track of who is receiving the vaccine. But as the vaccine becomes more widely available, the prospects for line-jumping or theft will become more prevalent.
The latest clinical trial results show that the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University delivers a better response when a second full dose is administered, rather than a half dose that was also tested. Developments related to Johnson & Johnson's vaccine are also in the news.
Ambitions to inoculate 20 million Americans by the end of the year may already be off track as multiple states are told by CDC officials that their second allotment of vaccine will be reduced, some by as much as 40%. Pfizer says the issue is not on the supply end.
In an effort to reassure the public about vaccine safety, the vice president was joined by his wife and Surgeon General Jerome Adams in being inoculated during the public event Friday.
Unlike Pfizer, Moderna has never undertaken the manufacturing challenges that massive COVID vaccine orders require and will have to depend on outsourcing, NPR reports.
After getting approval from an advisory committee Thursday, the FDA on Friday is expected to approve Moderna's vaccine for emergency use.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and other health topics, as well.
The Ohio parents were charged with "contributing to the unruliness/delinquency of a child." Reports are on benefits of fitness video games, vaccine safety, when it's OK to travel and more.
Gov. Jay Inslee will use $3 million in CARES Act funding toward safety measures. Media outlets report on news from Washington, Kansas, Oregon, Oklahoma, Iowa and Kentucky.
The European Medicines Agency approves vaccines and medicines for all 27 countries. Other media reports are on French President Emmanuel Macron's testing positive for COVID, an unjust lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, and more.
Twitter said it will label or remove posts with false claims about the shots. Also: Some people citing falsehoods about election fraud switch to vaccine lies.
© 2026 KFF