Washington — The CIA on Friday released 71 intelligence reports from the months and years leading up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, providing a new look at what the spy agency told two presidents about al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden before the deadly strikes. The trove of documents includes assessments prepared by analysts for…
Drugmaker Moderna’s stock more than doubled on Wednesday morning after the company announced a successful experimental mRNA vaccine to treat melanoma, the deadly skin cancer from which more than 8,500 people are expected to die this year. Moderna and Merck, its drug development partner, said the novel treatment prevented melanoma from returning or spreading in a…
The final 155 beagles from Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin facility that bred dogs for biomedical research, are beginning new lives after being relocated to a Florida rescue — the last of more than 2,000 dogs released from the facility this year. Despite a growing push to reduce animal testing, USDA records show that more than…
Cyclospora cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, adding six states with cases tied to the ongoing outbreak. The parasite has been reported in at least 47 states total this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source….
A generic version of the brand-name allergy medication Zyrtec is under recall across the U.S. due to potential cross-contamination with a heartburn drug, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Drugmaker Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories is voluntarily recalling antihistamine drugs, commonly used to treat seasonal allergies, over potential cross-contamination with ranitidine, a heartburn drug. Unique Pharmaceutical…
