FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine, paving way for fall rollout

A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. …

Healthy Returns: What to know about the latest round of Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines

Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine mRNA 2024-2025 formula. Courtesy: Moderna A version of this article first appeared in…

Dexcom launches first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor. Here’s what it’s like

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards User wearing Stelo CGM from Dexcom. Courtesy of Dexcom Dexcom on…

Boeing Starliner returning empty as NASA turns to SpaceX to bring astronauts back from ISS

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing’s Starliner to…

Why the latest mpox outbreak is raising alarm among health experts

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured…

FDA approves updated Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines as virus surges; shots to be available within days

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy: Pfizer The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved updated Covid vaccines…

Healthy Returns: The race to develop combination shots targeting Covid, flu is heating up

A health care worker prepares an injection of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty, Sept. 14, 2023. Irfan…

Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug slashes the risk of developing diabetes in long-term trial

Eli Lilly’s highly popular weight loss drug reduced the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by…

The first SpaceX spacewalk: What the Polaris Dawn commander says about the bold upcoming mission

Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman during spacesuit testing. John Kraus / Polaris Program SpaceX is preparing…

NASA weighs Boeing vs. SpaceX choice in bringing back Starliner astronauts

Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule “Endeavour” on July 3,…

Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound cuts heart failure risks in late-stage study

An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York,…

Healthy Returns: Here’s what GLP-1s are being tested for beyond weight loss, diabetes

Weight loss syringes of the brands “Wegovy”, “Ozempic” and “Mounjaro” are sold at In der Achat…

Patients on Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi see benefits over three years, Eisai study says

The newly FDA approved Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi is prepared at Abington Neurological Associates in Abington, PA.,…

Older GLP-1 drug from Novo Nordisk may slow Alzheimer’s disease progression by protecting the brain, study says

A box of the drug Victoza, made by Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical, sits on a counter at…

FDA approves new blood test to screen for colon cancer

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Guardant Health’s blood test, called Shield, to screen…

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