Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Berkeley Lovelace Jr. is a health and medical reporter for NBC News. He covers the Food and Drug Administration, with a special focus on Covid vaccines, prescription drug pricing and health care. He previously covered the biotech and pharmaceutical industry with CNBC.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr. is a health and medical reporter for NBC News. He covers the Food and Drug Administration, with a special focus on Covid vaccines, prescription drug pricing and health care. He previously covered the biotech and pharmaceutical industry with CNBC.
Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.
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Kennedy plans to remove artificial dyes from food and drinks by end of next year
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday said the government will phase out all artificial dyes from the food supply by the end of next year.
Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare rule on free preventive care
Since Obamacare was passed in 2010, most health insurers have had to cover health care screenings, tests and check-ups at no cost to patients.
Lilly says daily pill can lower blood sugar and weight in people with Type 2 diabetes
A daily pill from Eli Lilly lowered blood sugar levels and induced weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes, the company announced Thursday.
Kennedy plans autism studies aimed at identifying 'environmental toxins' linked to rise
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency will soon announce autism studies aimed at identifying “environmental toxins” that may be responsible for rising rates in children.
FDA warns about fake Ozempic in U.S. supply chain
The FDA on Monday urged patients and doctors to check that their Ozempic prescriptions are legitimate after the agency seized several hundred fake units of the diabetes drug.
New pill is effective against gonorrhea as antibiotic resistance surges, study shows
A pill developed by GSK was found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea. It could be the first new type of antibiotic for the STI in more than 20 years.
Kennedy, in private speech to FDA staff, calls agency a 'sock puppet' for the industry
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a portion of his speech on Friday to FDA staff deriding their past decisions, at one point saying that the agency “became a sock puppet” for the industries it was meant to regulate.
Ousted FDA vaccine chief says U.S. measles elimination status under threat as cases climb
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “tepid endorsement” of measles vaccination puts the U.S. at risk of losing its elimination status of the disease as early as January, the Food and Drug Administration’s former top vaccine regulator said Tuesday.
Bird flu could be heading north this spring with fewer federal health officials working to stop it
Bird flu cases could rise as birds migrate north. But the sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services include workers focused on the virus.
'Decapitated': More top vaccine regulators out at FDA, threatening new approvals
More top vaccine regulators at the FDA have either left or been forced out, which could hobble the agency's ability to approve new vaccines and drugs.
CDC's IVF team gutted even as Trump calls himself the 'fertilization president'
A team that tracked how well in vitro fertilization worked across the U.S. was abruptly cut Tuesday as part of the sweeping layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
