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The shots would be the first vaccines available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands and leads to many more hospitalizations each year.

The Academies accepted millions of dollars from members of the Sackler family — including some who led Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin — even while...

Even as the nation’s drug crisis mounted, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine continued to accept funds from some members of the Sackler family,...

More than 250 executives said that the decision ignored both scientific and legal precedent and, if it stands, would create uncertainty for the pharmaceutical and...

A Senate homeland security committee examined growing health care shortages amid reports of rationing within hospitals.

Pfizer’s treatment applies an approach that is different from some other products, which doctors say may make it safer for people at risk of heart...

The F.D.A. seemed poised to rescind approval of Makena, after studies over time indicated the treatment did not halt early childbirth for many women.

The shots, if approved by the agency, would be the first vaccines publicly available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands a year. Some advisers...

The problem begins at the farm where plants draw toxins from the soil. There’s no washing them away.

The agency estimated that the guidelines could reduce young children’s dietary exposure to lead by about 25 percent.