Category: Washington Post

FDA releases fresh details on internal debate over controversial Alzheimer’s drug

The new information, included in interviews with agency officials and 83 pages of internal documents, might not quiet a furor over the drug Aduhelm that has drawn in Alzheimer’s doctors and patients, members of Congress, Medicare officials, and the age…

153 people resigned or were fired from a Texas hospital system for refusing to get vaccinated

Houston Methodist was one of the nation’s first health systems to impose a coronavirus vaccine mandate.

Coronavirus outbreak killed two at Fla. office, official says. A vaccinated person was spared.

Six unvaccinated employees at a government building tested positive for the virus within a two-week period, Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes said.

U.S. to narrowly miss Biden’s July 4 vaccination goal, White House says

The United States will miss President Biden’s original goal of getting at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine to 70 percent of adults by July 4, White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients conceded on Tuesday.

CDC to suspend import of dogs 113 countries over rabies concerns

The measure applies to all canines — including puppies, emotional support dogs, and dogs that traveled out of the United States and returning from high-risk countries.

Tiny creature comes back to life after 24,000 years in Siberian deep freeze

Russian scientists found the ancient animal called the bdelloid rotifer in soil taken from the river Alazeya in Russia’s region of Yakutia in the far north.

Five tips on organizing your medications

The advice includes annually reviewing your prescriptions with your doctor, using mail order and doing a spring-cleaning checkup of your meds.

Medicaid enrollment swells during the pandemic, reaching a new high

Some people joined because they lost jobs and income, while others continued to get the safety-net insurance because of pandemic rules against removing enrollees.

Youngest adults are least likely to be vaccinated, and their interest in shots is declining, CDC finds

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed adult vaccination rates by age through May 22, finding 80 percent of adults older than 65 had been immunized compared with just 38.3 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds.

The Big Number: Only 7 percent of adults are consuming the right amount of fiber

Fiber can help with weight and has been shown to help lower risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, experts say.