Newsworthy

Healthcare Updates

• FDA approved Alzheimer's drug over internal objections
  FDA gave the drug conditional approval earlier this month, making it the first new Alzheimer’s therapy approved in nearly 20 years.
• U.S. has only shipped a fraction of pledged vaccine doses overseas as deadline looms
  The delay comes at a time when lower and middle income countries across the globe are battling sharp increases in Covid-19 cases.
• Senior Democrat outlines new drug pricing plan as talks drag on
  Sen. Ron Wyden hopes his new plan could jump-start drug pricing talks, which have stalled over concerns from moderate Democrats.

Political Updates