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Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate
President Joe Biden says that makers of the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act have agreed to participate.

Pediatricians, parents struggle to get updated COVID vaccine for kids
The federal government is no longer buying and distributing all coronavirus vaccines, unleashing a host of complications in vaccinating children.

What to know about Paxlovid rebound after COVID
Experts stress that Paxlovid is an effective treatment, but it has gotten a bad reputation from “Paxlovid rebound,” testing positive days after recovering from COVID.

The secret plot against the head of the World Health Organization
Previously undisclosed Ethiopian documents appear to show how the government tried to discredit the WHO leader ahead of his reappointment in 2022.