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A pharmacist collects medications for prescriptions at a pharmacy.Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMedicare is poised to renegotiate the prices of some of its most expensive drugs through a historic expansion of its power, which could…

A sign outside of a hospital advertises COVID-19 testing on November 19, 2021 in New York City. On Friday vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention voted unanimously in recommending a booster shot of the…

After their transplants, the researchers followed the volunteers for two years. They concluded that the implants were safe to use and restored the thickness and curvature of the recipients’ natural corneas. Before the operation, 14 of the…

A health worker administers a dose of the Bavarian Nordic A/S Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a vaccination site in West Hollywood, California, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.Jill Connelly | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration…

In this photo illustration a silhouette of a man holding a medical syringe and a vial seen displayed in front of the Novavax logo on a screen.Cezary Kowalski | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesNovavax deeply cut its full year revenue guidance…

Dr. Emily Drwiega from the University of Illinois Health and Maggie Butler, a registered nurse, prepare monkeypox vaccines at the Test Positive Aware Network nonprofit clinic in Chicago, Illinois, July 25, 2022.Eric Cox | ReutersDr. Ward…

Hundreds of other people could have polio after an adult in a suburb of New York City caught the virus and suffered paralysis last month, the state's top health official said this week.New York State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett warned…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 1.7 million men who have sex with men face the biggest threat from monkeypox right now.CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on a call Thursday that gay and bisexual men…

People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City.Jeenah Moon | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration will declare monkeypox a public health…

Polio virus particle, computer illustration.Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Getty ImagesPolio has been found in wastewater samples taken from two counties outside of New York City indicating the virus is spreading in the community,…