A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, January 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer It is Modernputting vaccines on track to reach Americans … Read more
Weight-loss drugs are being evaluated for their ability to treat conditions such as dementia and addiction, after a landmark study showed that Wegovy helped reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON Scientists have begun investigating whether so-called miracle obesity drugs could be used to treat conditions such … Read more
An estimated 48 million Americans care for someone over the age of 18. Many of them are family members caring for an elderly parent or older relative, and the value of this unpaid care is estimated at around $600 billion a year, according to a recent report. by the AARP. Daphne Taylor, Debbie Taylor and … Read more
Rosalind “Roz” Brewer Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Walgreens boot ring said on Friday that Roz Brewer stepped down as chief executive of the company as it deepens its strategy to become a healthcare company rather than a drugstore. She also left the company’s board effective Thursday. The decision was mutual, according to … Read more