The government is assisting Johnson & Johnson and Moderna with expediting clinical testing while at the same time prepping for large-scale manufacturing.

Two scientists, who came to the Bethesda campus to give presentations, hold US green cards and had previously visited without incident.

Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Heckler led the agency from 1983 to 1985, and helped promote research into AIDS.

A total of 27 people have died since April, but new funds and the deployment of an experimental vaccine are expected to help contain the virus.

The alleged ban prohibits officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using a list of seven words in agency budget documents. 

The former chief of Eli Lilly USA is picked to replace Tom Price, who stepped down in September amid a controversy over the abuse of taxpayer-funded travel.

Heads of CMS, FDA are among the potential replacements.

US government agencies can’t provide strong scientific evidence that flossing is beneficial.

Scientists wishing to study marijuana’s health effects may now forgo a review by Public Health Services.