The FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without a prescription
(By Bill Chappell for NPR) People with mild or moderate hearing loss could soon be able to buy hearing aids
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What we know about mixing COVID-19 vaccine doses
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA is planning to allow Americans to receive a COVID-19 booster made
Read MoreMerck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
NPR WASHINGTON — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an
Read MoreRepurposing drugs can speed new treatments for Covid-19
(By Robert Goldberg for STAT) As the summer of 2021 started to unfold, many Americans thought the pandemic was beginning to
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining
Read MoreThe FDA OKs Pfizer-BioNTech Booster For People 65+ Or At High Risk For Severe COVID
(By Scott Hensley for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration authorized a booster dose Wednesday of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Read MoreFDA vaccine regulators argue against Covid-19 vaccine boosters in new international review
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A group of international experts — including, notably, two outgoing Food and Drug Administration vaccine
Read MoreWhy At-Home Rapid Covid Tests Cost So Much, Even After Biden’s Push for Lower Prices
(By Hannah Norman for Kaiser Health News) Rapid at-home covid tests are flying off store shelves across the nation and
Read MoreCongress demands documents from FDA on controversial approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have requested data and documents from the Food and Drug Administration related
Read MoreApple, Bose and Others Pump Up the Volume on Hearing Aid Options, Filling Void Left by FDA
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Spurred by decades of complaints about the high cost of hearing aids, Congress
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