Watch: The Tug-of-War Over Taxpayer Dollars
Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Health? podcast, recently spoke with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) about the...
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FDA Blocked Melanoma Drug as Confusion Reigned Under Makary
The FDA’s recent decision to withhold approval of a new skin cancer treatment fell like a hammer on doctors who treat melanoma and patients who...
Some gene therapies no longer require clinical trials, thanks to new FDA rule. Is this safe, and who will it help?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing a new strategy to provide experimental gene therapies to patients with rare disorders without going through clinical...
Trump Promised Cheaper Drugs. Some Prices Dropped. Many Others Shot Up.
Since his second term started, President Donald Trump has announced, negotiated, or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical...
‘A landmark moment for the field’: FDA approves first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafness. The therapy, called Otarmeni, is approved to treat a...
U.S. FDA approves Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 oral weight-loss pill – National
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new GLP-1 weight-loss pill from drugmaker Eli Lilly, the agency said on Wednesday. The drug...
What the Health? From KFF Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly...