Who Is Rochelle Walensky, Biden's Pick For CDC Director?
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Dr. Rochelle Walensky to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health & Safety
McKinsey Apologizes For Helping Purdue Pharma 'Turbocharge' Opioid Sales
The corporate consulting giant issued a rare apology for its behind-the-scenes work with Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin. One senator called McKinsey's behavior "abhorrent."
Canada Authorizes Use Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
The vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech is the first to be authorized by Canadian health officials. The decision makes Canada just the third country in the world to grant such an authorization.
FDA Head Stephen Hahn On What's Next For Pfizer Vaccine In Fast-Moving Process
The FDA will likely make a decision about approving Pfizer's vaccine "shortly after" an advisory committee meeting on Thursday. The agency has found "no specific safety concerns" about the vaccine.
Biden Plans To Bring Vilsack Back To USDA Despite Criticism From Reformers
Vilsack served as secretary of agriculture during the Obama administration and has been a trusted adviser to President-elect Joe Biden. But critics say his time has passed.
Trump HHS Proposal Criticized As Burden For Biden Administration
The rule would require health officials to review about 2,400 regulations on everything from Medicare benefits to prescription drugs approvals. Those not analyzed within two years would become void.
Latin America Is Facing A Hunger Pandemic
A new report describes a region where hunger and malnutrition are sharply increasing — and only likely to get worse as COVID-19 pushes more people into poverty.
U.K. Regulators Tell People With Severe Allergies Not To Get Vaccine
Two National Health Service workers with long histories of severe allergies received the Pfizer, BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Tuesday. Both are now recovering after bad reactions to the dose.
Chinese Vaccine 86% Effective, UAE Health Ministry Says
The Sinopharm vaccine, developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has already been approved for emergency use in a few countries.
Overwhelmed Hospitals In New Mexico Consider Rationing Care
NPR's Noel King speaks with Dr. Jason Mitchell, chief medical and clinical transformation officer for Presbyterian Healthcare Service in New Mexico, about hospitals running out of ICU beds.