An FDA panel supports Merck COVID drug in mixed vote
If the Food and Drug Administration authorizes use of the drug, called molnupiravir, it would be the first oral COVID-19 treatment that could be taken at home.
Medical Treatments
Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising quickly
When it comes to receiving organ transplants, patients are not usually judged on prior behavior, but some doctors are questioning whether unvaccinated COVID patients should qualify for new lungs.
COVID hit 13 members of their family the first time. A year later it struck again
The second time Vanessa Quintero's family caught the virus, probably from her 8-year-old daughter, fewer people got sick. They and their doctors credit the protection of vaccination.
A different type of COVID-19 vaccine is about to roll out around the world
Whatever happened to Novavax and Sanofi's COVID-19 vaccines? Many people thought at the beginning of the pandemic that these were the two most likely vaccines to succeed.
James Bond has all those gadgets but no hand sanitizer. Avoid these 007 travel habits
Now that travel is picking up again, research on the fictional spy's travel practice provides helpful reminders to would-be adventurers about what not to do if you're contemplating a trip.
COVID vaccines are set to be among the most lucrative pharmaceutical products ever
How much money have Pfizer and Moderna made off their COVID-19 vaccines? They're shaping up to be the most lucrative pharmaceutical products ever.
I'm fully vaccinated and I also had COVID. Do I need a booster?
Booster shots have been authorized for all U.S. adults, and the government is urging people to get them. But what if you've already had COVID and the vaccine?
Voice-only telehealth may go away with pandemic rules expiring
State rules were temporarily loosened in 2020 to help patients get care outside a doctor's office. But is telehealth by phone safe and effective? State legislatures and insurers must soon decide.
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Doctors are mad about surprise billing rules. Becerra says stop gouging patients
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says health providers who have exploited a complicated system to charge exorbitant rates will have to bear their share of the cost — or close.
All U.S. adults can now get Pfizer and Moderna boosters
Leila Fadel speaks to infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authorization of Pfizer and Moderna booster shots for all adult Americans.