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Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Pharmalittle: Cancer coalition aims to boost access to meds in poor countries; Moderna’s vaccine patent defense poses shield for others

First Opinion By Michael L. Millenson and J. Matthew Austin

To improve safety, hospitals should make ‘radical transparency’ real — and accessible

First Opinion By Steven C. Schlozman

Hopelessness around youth mental health is creating a ‘nihilistic contagion’

Health By Olivia Goldhill

Vague ‘medical emergency’ exceptions in abortion laws leave pregnant people in danger, doctors say

Health By Matthew Herper

CDC recommends Covid boosters for kids ages 5 to 11 after advisory committee vote

The Readout LOUD By Damian Garde, Meg Tirrell and Adam Feuerstein

Listen: Mysterious infections, dwindling Covid funds, & Shkreli out of prison

Health By Lindsey Tanner — Associated Press

Cancer deaths among Black people drop, but still higher than other groups

Health By Andrew Joseph

17 suspected monkeypox cases seen in Montreal, as European tally increases