With the pandemic easing, the federal agency’s long-term agenda for drug approvals or new issues is languishing without a permanent commissioner.

Logistics, cost and official standards are needed for the dogs to fulfill their potential in medical fields.

Five whistleblowers working in or with the Welsh NHS share their experiences of bullying and harassment.

Do you need to be vaccinated or have a negative Covid-19 test for your next trip? Check this guide before traveling domestically or abroad.

Plus, mammoths in Vegas, watermelon snow, Miami’s looming sea wall and more in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter.

More than half of the cases were reported in people ages 12 to 24. Not all are likely to be verified or related to vaccines, and experts believe the benefits of immunization far outweigh the risk of these complications.

There have been nearly 30,000 new cases of the variant in the UK in the past week.

Flush the taps, focus on indoor air quality and consider getting creative about staff schedules.

Humanity has planted flags on the moon, yet a moonshot for brain cancer has yet to be realized.

Nadhim Zahawi on how the UK aims to distribute vaccine doses to poorer countries.

The drug, Aduhelm, a monthly infusion priced at $56,000 per year, was approved this week despite weak evidence that it helps patients.

The number of vaccine doses administered to children dropped by as much 63 percent as stay-at-home orders were issued in spring of 2020.

The study, based on anonymized Israeli medical records, showed that vaccination’s benefits extend to people who have not received a shot.

The Labor Department says it will issue optional guidance to other employers. Some advocacy groups say more is needed.

By all accounts, Dr. Rochelle Walensky is a fierce advocate and an empathetic scientist. But C.D.C. advice must be better attuned to the real world, critics say.

Within days of announcing a policy shift aimed at cutting back on reimbursements for emergency room care, the major insurer retreated — for now.

Objects designed for birth, fertility and parenthood have long been neglected by institutions. A new book and exhibition series aims to change that.

A clinical trial found no cases of symptomatic Covid among teens fully inoculated with Moderna’s vaccine, which translates to an efficacy of 100 percent.

The Health Secretary has been answering questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Authorities plan to leave six weeks between the first and second dose, BBC News NI understands.

Seonag was unaware she had a “mark” on the back of her thigh when she went for a Mother’s Day massage.