Latest by Matthew Perrone

Published on February 6, 2024 - Page 18
Money is pouring into the fledgling psychedelic medicine industry. Dozens of startup companies are vying to be among the first to sell mind-expanding...
Published on November 22, 2023 - Page 16
WASHINGTON -- As U.S. doctors scale back use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine. The decades-old...
Published on July 18, 2023 - Page 8
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that sends tens...
Published on May 16, 2023 - Page 5
Vending machines long been stocked with snacks are getting repurposed to distribute life-saving supplies to help fight the opioid epidemic. A growing...
Published on July 12, 2022 - Page 6
WASHINGTON — For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S. HRA...
Published on April 19, 2022 - Page 8
WASHINGTON — More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are beginning to grapple with how to keep the vaccines updated to...
Published on March 29, 2022 - Page 18
WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators issued a negative review Monday of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as...
Published on February 1, 2022 - Page 7
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that’s already been given to tens of...
Published on January 18, 2022 - Page 14
When am I contagious if infected with omicron? It’s not yet clear, but some early data suggests people might become contagious sooner than with...
Published on December 20, 2021 - Page 10
WASHINGTON — As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of...