Trump announces major deal with Pfizer
President Trump announced a deal between the U.S. and Pfizer that would lower drug prices. CBS News' Aarron Navarro has more details.
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President Trump announced a deal between the U.S. and Pfizer that would lower drug prices. CBS News' Aarron Navarro has more details.
Conservatives have criticized the abortion medication, particularly after it became available through telehealth.
Research on monkeys comes under attack as patients wait for cures.
The White House's autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.
President Trump on Monday suggested a possible link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in children. Dr. Ann Bauer, co-author of a study that examined acetaminophen use during pregnancy, explains why more research is needed. Then, Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, a board-certified OBGYN, joins to unpack the news.
President Trump made a major health announcement on Monday, claiming the use of Tylenol during pregnancy may be linked to autism. Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, a board-certified internal medicine physician, joins CBS News with her reaction.
The Trump administration announced it believes acetaminophen is linked to autism risk, but the maker of Tylenol and medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims.
President Trump announced on Monday that the FDA believes the use of acetaminophen -- the active ingredient in Tylenol and many cold and flu medications -- during pregnancy can be associated with an increased risk of autism, though medical experts have said the medication is safe. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has the details. Then, Dr. Steven Fleischman, president of the American College of Obstetricians, joins with his reaction to the news.
Parents are navigating mixed messaging about childhood vaccinations from federal and state officials.
President Trump is expected to make a major announcement on Monday at the White House that may link Tylenol use by pregnant women to autism. CBS News' Willie James Inman has more on what to expect.
As President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raise concerns about autism and the use of Tylenol by pregnant women, here's what medical research shows.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices concluded its two-day meeting on Friday, with significant updates to vaccine recommendations. Dr. Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, joins CBS News to discuss.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday to end its universal COVID-19 vaccine recommendation, instead advising shots be taken based on "individual-based decision making." CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann breaks down the decision. Then, Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, joins with his reaction.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced new action to reform the nation's organ transplant system, as well as a move to decertify an organ procurement organization. Omar Villafranca has details.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Thursday to discuss and vote on the hepatitis B and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccines for children.
The Centers for Disease Control's vaccine committee voted Thursday to change its recommendation for the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder breaks down the change.
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez and Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry testified before a Senate panel weeks after departing in a dramatic shakeup at the health agency.
During a Senate hearing, former CDC Director Susan Monarez refuted accusations of untrustworthiness from her former boss, RFK Jr. Monarez insists the health secretary pushed to change vaccine policy without scientific data. Dr. Celine Gounder has more.
Susan Monarez, who was ousted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testified before the Senate committee focused on health that she faced pressure from the secretary to change the childhood vaccine schedule. Caitlin Huey-Burns has details.
A two-day meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with new members appointed by RFK Jr., could reshape public trust in childhood vaccines and reduce access.
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez on Wednesday told a Senate committee on Wednesday her side of getting fired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine apologized to former CDC Director Susan Monarez for questioning her backbone to stand up to the Trump administration if necessary. Monarez appeared before the Senate Health Committee to testify about her firing.
In response to a question from Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, former CDC chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry called on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign as secretary of health and human services.
At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado asked former CDC Director Susan Monarez about guardrails she proposed surrounding the vaccine advisory committee. Monarez renewed her calls for transparency around the group.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine asked former CDC Director Susan Monarez at a Senate hearing on Wednesday if Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. consulted her about replacing members on the vaccine advisory committee. Monarez said no.
President Trump is speaking about affordability and his economic agenda in the Poconos, in northeastern Pennsylvania, Tuesday night.
The Justice Department can release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge said.
At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.
In a new strategy memo, the leader of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee makes a case that the party has a "once in a generation" chance to flip over 650 state legislative seats.
Majority Leader John Thune announced that the Senate will vote on a Republican-led measure alongside a Democratic bill to extend expiring tax credits.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, in hiding for almost a year, will miss the ceremony to collect her the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.
A Chicago Border Patrol agent is facing federal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting four women at Chicago area hotels while on the job in 2022.
Six months after stepping down from leading the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, billionaire Elon Musk suggested in an interview he likely would not repeat his time helming the cost-cutting mission.
One person is dead and another was critically wounded in a shooting at Kentucky State University, officials said Tuesday.