The European Medicines Agency recommended that Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ ALS drug be rejected within the European Union, pitting the division against the Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada. Relyvrio did not “convincingly” show that it could slow the worsening of ALS in a clinical trial, the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use said. (Endpoints News)
The Republican Study Committee pushed House GOP leadership for a vote on the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act. Moderates and some members of GOP leadership are worried the bill could hurt members in swing districts.(Axios)
Moderna applied for FDA approval of its updated COVID-19 vaccine for the fall. The shot targets omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the dominant strain of the virus nationwide. (CNBC)
Disastrous test scores increasingly show how steep a toll the COVID-19 era exacted on students, particularly minorities. Schools are grappling with how to catch up, and the experience of one city shows how intractable the obstacles are. (ProPublica)
In the death of Olympian Tori Bowie, Black moms hear echoes of their own crises. The 32-year-old Olympian’s death had been attributed to one of the most common causes of maternal mortality: high blood pressure.(The Washington Post)
