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New Federal Decisions Make Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi Widely Accessible

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday gave full approval to the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, and Medicare said it would cover much of...

Nations Aim to Zero Out Shipping Emissions by Midcentury

Negotiators from nearly every country reached a provisional agreement on Thursday to effectively eliminate the shipping industry’s greenhouse gas emissions by as close...

Heat Records Fall Around the Globe as Earth Warms, Fast

The last three days were quite likely the hottest in Earth’s modern history, scientists said, as an astonishing surge of heat across the...

U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People, Report Says

The authors analyzed 36 animal markets in the United States, including dog breeding, hunting and trapping, livestock auctions, backyard chicken farming and petting...

Medicare Advantage Plans Offer Few Psychiatrists

People with private Medicare coverage may not be getting the mental health services they need because they cannot find a psychiatrist within their...

Commercial-Scale Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Approved

Why It Matters: It’s the latest in Biden’s wind energy planThe Ocean Wind 1 project represents a major step in President Biden’s goal...

Federal Officials Hatch a Three-Pronged Defense Against Another ‘Tripledemic’

The vast majority of people at risk for illness and death following infections with these viruses are those 75 and older. In that...

Three Vaccines for Fall: What You Need to Know

Most Americans have had one or more shots of the flu and Covid vaccines. New this year are the first shots to protect...

Missed Monday Night’s Supermoon? We’ve Got You Covered.

Stargazers and astrophiles from Los Angeles to Istanbul rushed outdoors to see the first supermoon of the year on Monday night. It did...

The Surprising Striver in the World’s Space Business

When it launched its first rocket in 1963, India was a poor country pursuing the world’s most cutting-edge technology. That projectile, its nose...

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