President Donald Trump abruptly yanked his nominee to head the CDC on Thursday morning shortly before a scheduled Senate confirmation hearing. A source familiar with the discussions said Trump pulled David Weldon's nomination because he did not have the votes to be confirmed.
A federal judge has effectively ended the ability of compounding pharmacies to make their own copies of Eli Lilly's weight loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro. In a sealed decision filed late Wednesday, Judge Mark Pittman of the Northern District of Texas declined to issue an injunction to stop the FDA from declaring there was no longer a shortage of the medicines' active ingredient, tirzepatide.
Lawmakers and health experts are sounding the alarm after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued in an opinion piece that vitamin A and nutrition, instead of vaccines, will help stop the spread of measles.
A recent study has revealed that an aspirin a day may stop cancer from spreading. In 2025, over 2 million new cancer cases are expected in the U.S., with more than 618,000 deaths—about 1,700 per day—according to the American Cancer Society. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge in England, discovered the common drug could reduce metastasis—the spread of cancer cells from the original tumor to other parts of the body—by stimulating the immune system.
Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance is nearing a deal to be bought by private-equity firm Sycamore for roughly $10 billion, a report says. A deal price of between $11.30 and $11.40 a share in cash has been discussed and a deal could be reached as soon as Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an opinion piece on Fox News on Sunday that parents should consult with health-care providers "to understand their options to get the MMR vaccine" for their children. Kennedy did not explicitly recommend the vaccine, but said the outbreak was a "call to action for all of us to reaffirm our commitment to public health."