Christina Jewett

Even as the nation’s drug crisis mounted, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine continued to accept funds from some members of the Sackler family,...

Seniors and people with compromised immune systems may get a second bivalent booster if at least four months have passed since their last one.

More than 250 executives said that the decision ignored both scientific and legal precedent and, if it stands, would create uncertainty for the pharmaceutical and...

The F.D.A. seemed poised to rescind approval of Makena, after studies over time indicated the treatment did not halt early childbirth for many women.

The shots, if approved by the agency, would be the first vaccines publicly available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands a year. Some advisers...

The problem begins at the farm where plants draw toxins from the soil. There’s no washing them away.

The agency estimated that the guidelines could reduce young children’s dietary exposure to lead by about 25 percent.

Abbott shut down production at the plant last year amid “shocking” sanitation lapses, touching off a disruptive infant supply formula shortage.

The proposed deal would resolve thousands of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation based in Northern California.

Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations with industry over enforcement of...