Laurie McGinley

• Health

The National Institutes of Health has not had a permanent director since December 2021, when its longtime leader stepped down.

• Health

The shots would be available for people who are at least 65 years old or immune-compromised.

• Health

Texas judge ignored scientific evidence of abortion pill’s safety, citing statistics that overstate the negative physical and psychological effects of mifepristone.

• White House

The Biden administration seeks to reassure abortion rights supporters without running afoul of the courts after conflicting rulings on mifepristone.

• Health

"This opens the door to the courts’ second-guessing any FDA approval — especially for drugs for controversial areas like gender-affirming care," expert says.

• Politics

The answer is complicated and likely dependent on where you live, after dueling decisions by federal judges in Texas and Washington.

• Health

The FDA concluded there is no evidence that the drug, which had been cleared by the agency through accelerated approval in 2011, works.

• Health

The Biden administration is moving to make the shot available for older people and those with impaired immune systems.

• Health

A federal judge is being asked in a lawsuit to direct the agency to rescind its approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions — a move that would be unprecedented.