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Evusheld is treatment authorized to prevent COVID-19 in people who are seriously immunocompromised or have had serious adverse reactions to the vaccines.

Hospitals use a lottery to allocate scarce COVID drugs for the immunocompromised

So far the government has distributed nearly 400,000 doses of Evusheld, a new drug that protects against COVID-19. Some 7 million Americans could benefit from the drug right away.

Debbie Reynolds and her daughter, Carrie Fisher, at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2011 in Los Angeles. Reynolds' death, just one day after her daughter's, has led many to ask whether it's really possible to die of a broken heart.

Is It Possible To Die Of Grief?

Actress Debbie Reynolds died just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher's sudden death — which has led some to speculate that grief might have been a contributing factor.

Merck Pulls Arthritis Drug Vioxx from Market

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. is pulling its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market after a government study confirmed long-standing concerns that it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

Nearly 100 years later, a family remembers an illegal abortion that ended in tragedy

With abortion access now limited, advocates worry about a return to dangerous underground procedures. A family matriarch died in one such procedure generations ago. Her family is still grieving.

The Costco hot dog and soda combo is $1.50, and has stayed that way since 1985

Inflation killed the $1 pizza slice. Long live the 99c iced tea

A viral tweet claimed the AriZona Iced Tea was raising its price from 99 cents to $1.29. It wasn't true, but could it happen in the near future?

A patient talks with a nurse at a traveling contraception clinic in Madagascar run by MSI Reproductive Choices, an organization that provides contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries. The group condemned the overturn of <em>Roe v. Wade</em> and warned that the ruling could stymie abortion access overseas.

Global reproductive and women's rights groups react to overturn of Roe v. Wade

Some nonprofit groups have welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court decision. But many global reproductive and women's rights groups condemned the ruling.

Post-Traumatic Stress Treatment Costs Soar

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has watched the amount of money paid to cover treatment for claims of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) rise significantly in the last five years. Some researchers believe veterans who aren't eligible for PTSD compensation are claiming disability. But efforts to redefine PTSD is alarming some veterans' advocates.

House Panel Considers Individual Investment Accounts

The House Ways and Means Committee takes up a key element in President Bush's proposal to change the Social Security system. Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) discusses the idea of adding individual investment accounts, which he supports.

A contractor straightens a support post at Getaway Marina, as owner Robert Leisure begins the long process of rebuilding his business after the passage of Hurricane Ian, on San Carlos Boulevard in Fort Myers Beach, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.

FEMA says a record amount of aid is coming to Hurricane Ian victims amid rescues

Criswell told “Fox News Sunday” that the federal government began to arrange the “largest amount of search and rescue assets that I think we’ve ever put in place before” to supplement Florida’s resources.

Former president of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai says the Taliban have to correct their mistakes in the country, as does the United States.

Hamid Karzai stays on in Afghanistan — hoping for the best, but unable to leave

When the Taliban reclaimed Kabul last August, the U.S.-backed government collapsed and hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled the country. Former president Hamid Karzai was not one of them.

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