Facing pressure to follow a wave of industry price cuts, the drug maker Sanofi said on Thursday that it would reduce the sticker price of its most commonly used insulin by 78 percent. The company said it would also cap, at $35 per month, that product’s out-of-pocket costs for diabetes patients with private health plans.…
Awards season, as we all know, is actually gown season. Save for the perennial winners and losers lists, most people are simply keeping an eye out for who wore what. When several versions of a specific design start appearing on different celebrities waltzing down red carpets, look around: You’re in a moment. This awards season,…
A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday endorsed Paxlovid as a treatment for adults with Covid who are at high risk for progression to severe illness. The move is likely to lead to full approval of the drug, which has been available under emergency use authorization. The 16-1 vote…
On Camp Naru’s sprawling 640-acre campus, each day started with conversations about the Korean American experience. Campers then participated in activities like taekwondo and cooking authentic Korean dishes. Chloe Kim, the Korean American snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist, even stopped by one day. “Our upbringings may be unique; however, there’s a lot of cultural…
Cases of a tick-borne disease, called babesiosis, more than doubled in some Northeastern states between 2011 and 2019, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. Although many people with babesiosis are asymptomatic, others develop flulike symptoms, including fevers, chills, sweats and muscle aches. The disease can be severe or even…
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Now that the first season of a certain hit HBO show has concluded, I think this is, finally, a safe space for the return of a beloved topic: the mushroom! Driven by little other than impulse, I recently splurged on some nice mushrooms without a plan in mind. I finally decided to riff on this…
Two brands of eye drops were pulled from shelves in January and February after they were linked to a drug-resistant bacteria strain that has caused at least one person’s death and serious health issues in others. Weeks later, two other types of eye drops were recalled because they posed a different kind of contamination risk.…
A decade ago, the chef Jimmy Tu opened Bunker, a restaurant in an industrial stretch of Ridgewood, Queens, far from public transportation. And eager diners were always willing to make the trek. Among his remarkable dishes, inspired by street food vendors in Vietnam, where his family is from, his phở gà stood out for its…
Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, and new government data show that maternal mortality rose sharply in 2021, the second year of the pandemic. Here’s what women need to know to keep themselves safe. If I’m pregnant or trying to get pregnant, how do I protect myself from Covid? The most important step is…