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Director of the Centers for Disease Control Rochelle Walensky departs after testifying before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the All-Hazards Preparedness Act at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on…

LONDON -- The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The action reverses a declaration that was first made on January 30, 2020, when…

People walk by a Covid-19 testing site at Times Square on May 12, 2022 in New York City.Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will have less data to track the spread of Covid-19 and new…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021.Denis Balibouse | ReutersThe spread of Covid-19 is no longer a global public…

GENEVA -- The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies…

A CVS location in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCVS Health on Thursday reported first-quarter results that beat earnings and revenue expectations, but the company lowered its full-year…

Gilead Sciences logo displayed on a laptop screen and medical pills are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on October 18, 2021. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesGilead…

Travelers wearing protective masks receive nasal swabs from nurses at a COVID-19 test site inside Terminal B at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020.Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration…

The Alzheimer's drug LEQEMBI is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023.Eisai | via ReutersDemocratic and Republican attorneys general in nearly half of U.S. states are calling on Medicare to provide…

Juanmonino | E+ | Getty ImagesSeniors with early Alzheimer's disease will face major hurdles to get treated even if promising new drugs roll out more broadly in the coming years, putting them at risk of developing more severe disease as…