A vaccine is showing promising results in treating melanoma; the Biden administration will implement inflation penalties on dozens of drugmakers to reduce out-of-pocket costs for Medicare recipients; the CDC issued an alert urging health care providers to increase immunization coverage for influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Amid Russia invasion of Ukraine and mass killings in Israel and Gaza, US reaffirms commitments to partners in Asia such as Japan, South Korea, and India.
Israel has "significantly refined" its military campaign against Hamas following U.S. pressure to curb Palestinian civilian casualties in Gaza, according to a senior U.S. official.