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- RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel postpones vote on whether to delay babies’ first hepatitis B shot
on September 19, 2025 at 1:47 pmThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is considering revising a recommendation that has been in place since 1991.
- Covid shot access, coverage at stake as RFK Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel conveneson September 18, 2025 at 11:00 am
Some experts warn that weakening recommendations for Covid vaccines and other shots could make it harder for some people to access jabs and have them covered.
- Novo Nordisk shares pop 5% after Wegovy pill trial shows ‘significant’ weight reductionon September 18, 2025 at 9:28 am
Trial results showed the “Wegovy pill” led to average weight reduction of 16.6% after 64 weeks, Novo Nordisk said.
- Eli Lilly pill outperforms Novo Nordisk’s oral drug in head-to-head diabetes trialon September 17, 2025 at 5:46 pm
Eli Lilly said orforglipron was better at lowering blood sugar levels than Novo Nordisk’s oral semaglutide, and helped patients lose more weight.
- Healthy Returns: What to know about RFK Jr.’s five new vaccine panel memberson September 17, 2025 at 5:02 pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. added five new members to a key government vaccine panel, while health care inflation has taken a bigger bite out of wallets.