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“You had this data moving widely around NIH and the remdesivir leak was also in our minds,” the Moderna spokesperson said. But Peter Bach, director of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Center for Health Policy and Outcomes, said Moderna’s effort to preview its…

The fear, advocates say, is that the generous payments designed to help patients will only serve to expose more elderly people to some of the factors that have led to nearly 26,000 Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes, from the rapid…

Baptism by fire When Hahn, a cancer doctor by training, took office in December, the hottest issue facing the FDA was e-cigarettes. But within weeks, the coronavirus reached the United States, thrusting him into a starring role in the government’s…

Critics blame the Trump administration for deferring too much decision-making to states and localities and leaving businesses hanging in its eagerness to reboot the economy. “We’ve got different people in different places doing different things because there is no universal…

Health officials in Minneapolis — where former police officer Derek Chauvin is charged with murdering George Floyd — also expect new virus outbreaks after several days of mass demonstrations. Officials say they hope to test people who demonstrated in Minneapolis…

“If a hurricane like Harvey hit again in the middle of pandemic, you’ve got kids maybe going back to school and you’ve got flu season…from a public health standpoint, it’s an absolute nightmare,” said Carrie Kroll, vice president of advocacy,…

“When your house is on fire, you’re not focused on building another wing,” said Democratic health strategist Chris Jennings, who’s advising Biden’s campaign. The stalled progress on coverage expansion proposals could also deprive Democrats of an opportunity to claim momentum…

The U.S. has relied on its partnership with the WHO and other countries to share crucial data and information, including on treatments and potential vaccine development for the coronavirus, as well as other public health threats including HIV and Ebola….

States proceed with reopening plans despite warnings local hospitals may struggle to handle a new coronavirus outbreak.

New examples seem to sprout up daily. The District of Columbia this week became the latest jurisdiction to endure scrutiny, with the city using a “community spread” metric — excluding nursing homes, correctional facilities and others — as a justification…