‘Miracle’ Cystic Fibrosis Drug Kept Out of Reach in Developing Countries Vertex Pharmaceuticals is not making its drug, Trikafta, available in poorer countries, where thousands of diagnosed patients stand to benefit.
A New Shot Guards Against H.I.V., but Access for Africans Is Uncertain An injection every two months rather than a daily pill could shield many more women from the virus, but it is unavailable in places that need it most.
FDA’s Drug Industry Fees Fuel Concerns Over Influence The pharmaceutical industry finances about 75 percent of the agency’s drug division, through a controversial program that Congress must reauthorize by the end of this month.
An Old Medicine Remedies Hair Loss for Pennies a Day, Doctors Say Dermatologists who specialize in hair loss say that the key ingredient in a topical treatment worked even better when taken orally at a low dose.
Teva Reaches Tentative $4.25 Billion Settlement Over Opioids The deal would end thousands of lawsuits against one of the largest producers of opioid painkillers during the height of the opioid epidemic.