President Obama will need to re-nominate Dawn Johnsen as his choice for the head of the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel after the Senate failed to take action on her nomination before adjourning on Christmas Eve, CQ Today reports…

Pearl Therapeutics Inc., a company developing high-quality combination therapies for the treatment of highly prevalent chronic respiratory diseases, announced positive results from its first clinical trial in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…

The HHS Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) awarded a contract to Elusys Therapeutics, Inc. of Pine Brook, N.J., for the advanced development of a medication to treat inhalational anthrax, one of the top bioterrorism threats facing the nation. The first year of the contract, called the base year, is valued at [...]

Only half of Americans with depressive disorders receive any sort of treatment, and some minority groups find it more difficult to access necessary treatment.

A new study finds that quitting smoking increases in short-term risk of diabetes.

Children whose parents refuse to allow chickenpox vaccination are at increased risk for getting the disease.

The FDA approved the OVA1 test that helps to detect ovarian cancer in a pelvic mass that already requires surgery.

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