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A Mifepristone Suspension Would Have Significant Ripple Effects Beyond Abortion

Mifepristone is currently used to treat a handful of conditions, including Cushing’s syndrome. A suspension would affect more than those seeking medication abortions.

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CDC has approved spring COVID booster for some. Do you need it?

Another COVID-19 booster shot is on the way as federal health officials look to further augment protection for those at greater risk of developing severe disease.

Los Angeles Times

Social media is fueling enthusiasm for new weight loss drugs. Are regulators watching?

Suzette Zuena is her own best advertisement for weight loss.

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Supreme Court delays decision in abortion drug case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave itself more time on a decision expected Wednesday about a commonly used abortion drug, extending until Friday a temporary pause on a lower court ruling that would restrict availability of mifepristone.

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Abortion pill case deadline extended

The Supreme Court is ruling on a district court's attempt to ban the abortion pill mifepristone

Salon

Generic abortion pill maker sues FDA to protect access

A generic-mifepristone maker sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to protect access to the medical abortion pill amid a welter of litigation stretching from Texas to Washington.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill

The court has given itself until Friday to rule on whether to allow restrictions to take effect on mifepristone as legal challenges to its FDA approval continue.

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Supreme Court delays decision in abortion drug case - Roll Call

The Supreme Court extended until Friday a temporary pause on a lower court ruling that would restrict availability of mifepristone.

Roll Call

Supreme Court delays decision in abortion drug case until Friday

A Texas judge sided with anti-abortion activists to remove the government’s approval of a commonly used abortion drug. The Supreme Court has blocked that decision, for now

The Independent UK

US Supreme Court upholds temporary access to abortion pill

Lower courts had issued restrictions on access to the abortion pill, used in about half of all US abortions.

Al Jazeera

Supreme Court extends freeze on changes to abortion pill access until Friday

The announcement kicks the can down the road on what the high court will do for another few days. Mifepristone is used in about half of all abortions nationwide.

WEKU

US Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill

The Supreme Court has temporarily extended women's access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a legal challenge to the medication's Food and Drug Administration approval continues.

France 24

Which states ban the abortion pill?

As of June 2024, 14 states have near-total bans on mifepristone. The other 36 states and Washington, DC, provide some form of legal access to the abortion medication.

USAFacts

Generic abortion pill manufacturer sues FDA in effort to preserve access

GenBioPro, which makes a generic form of mifepristone, is suing the FDA seeking to preserve access to the drug amidst ongoing federal litigation.

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Texas Observer

The Path to a Safe Abortion Gets Narrower—Again

Women getting help for reproductive care out of state are under siege.

The Independent UK

Boy, 13, dies after trying dangerous TikTok ‘Benadryl Challenge’

TikTok does not allow searches for ‘Benadryl’ on app

The Conversation

Emergency contraception is often confused with abortion pills – here's how Plan B and other generic versions work to prevent pregnancy

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 and the end of constitutional protection for abortion, emergency contraception has become more difficult to obtain and – more than ever – shrouded in misinformation.

Reason

FDA Head Wants 'Better Regulation' of What Government Considers Misinformation

Officials who often get it wrong can’t be trusted to reliably decree what’s true.

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Galaxy Watch 5 skin temperature reader can finally predict periods — how it works

Galaxy Watch 5 users who use the Cycle Tracking feature in Samsung Health can now get better insights on their cycle and ovulation based on skin-temperature data collected by their smartwatch and the FDA-certified Natural Cycles algorithm.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court poised to rule on abortion pill restrictions

The Supreme Court is deciding whether women will face restrictions in getting a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the U.S. while a lawsuit continues

Wallpaper

The best sunscreens for your face, selected by the Wallpaper* beauty editors

This list of the best sunscreens for your face has been compiled by Wallpaper* editors Mary Cleary and Hannah Tindle, who are highly selective about SPF

Tribune News Service

The drug company that prospered without creating any drugs

The new drug looked so promising — except for that one warning sign.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: A potential lifesaver

There is hope in the news that the leading version of naloxone, the No. 1 drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, will soon be available without a prescription. Making it easier to obtain the life-saving drug should save lives, but the devil, as they say, may be in the details.

The Guardian - US

The patients who regret laser eye surgery: ‘My life’s stood still since then’

Surgeons view Lasik as routine, but patient advocates and some experts say the complication rate is far higher than reported

Tribune News Service

Abortion foes urge Supreme Court to curb pill on eve of deadline

Abortion opponents urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on a widely used pill to end pregnancy, presenting the justices with a stark choice on one of the country’s most divisive issues.

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