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When will Opill, the new, over-the-counter birth control pill, be available, what will it cost, will insurance cover it?

Here’s a guide to what consumers need to know about the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale without a prescription.

Chicago Sun-Times

How does the new over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, work to prevent pregnancy? 5 questions answered

The Food and Drug Administration’s July 13, 2023, approval of the first over-the-counter birth control pill, called Opill, broadens the options for people seeking to prevent pregnancy. When Opill becomes available, presumably in the first quarter of 2024, it will be sold in grocery and convenience stores, in pharmacies and…

The Conversation

Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean?

A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early.

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Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors

The number of electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000, despite a three-year effort by the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on kid-friendly flavors

The Independent UK

Thousands of e-cigarettes are pouring into the US despite FDA crackdown on fruity flavors

The number of different e-cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000, despite a three-year effort by the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on kid-friendly flavors

The Independent UK

First gene therapy for deadly form of muscular dystrophy gets FDA approval for young kids

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first gene therapy to treat a deadly form of muscular dystrophy

The Independent UK

The FDA finally approved Elon Musk's Neuralink chip for human trials. Have all the concerns been addressed?

Since its founding in 2016, Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink has had the ambitious mission to build a next-generation brain implant with at least 100 times more brain connections than devices currently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Gay men can now donate blood after FDA changes decades-old rule – a health policy researcher explains the benefits

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on May 11, 2023, that it has officially dropped restrictions that prohibit gay and bisexual men from donating blood under many circumstances on May 11, 2023. The ban was initially put in place in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, but for…

The Conversation

New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in US

New blood donations rules will allow sexually active gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships to give in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions on blood donations put in place to protect the blood supply from HIV

The Independent UK

The FDA considers first birth control pill without a prescription

The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to allow a birth control pill to be sold over the counter for the first time. An advisory committee opens a two-day hearing Tuesday.

WEKU

FDA approves 1st RSV vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for use in people ages 60 and older.

LiveScience

FDA approves 1st pill made from human poop

The Food and Drug Administration approved the second-ever medical treatment made from donated human feces.

LiveScience

Abortion pill access preserved — for now — by Supreme Court

The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone. They are appealing a lower court ruling that would roll back Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone.

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court set to decide on access to abortion pill

The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women’s access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged until a legal challenge to its Food and Drug Administration approval is resolved

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France 24

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.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court preserves FDA rules for access to abortion pill – but only temporarily

The decision that overturned the FDA’s approval of mifepristone is on hold as the nation’s high court considers the case

Axios

All eyes on SCOTUS for abortion pill ruling

A decision could come Friday — and could effectively override the Food and Drug Administration's decision-making.

Tribune News Service

Appeals court allows limited access to abortion pill

A federal appeals court partly granted the Biden administration’s request to put on hold a Texas court ruling overturning FDA approval of the abortion pill, but allowed restrictions that were lifted since 2016 to be reinstated.

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Lisa Jarvis: Abortion pill ruling threatens pharmaceutical innovation

A Texas federal judge’s ruling to remove the 23-year-old drug mifepristone from the market not only threatens abortion access in the U.S. — it’s also an appalling sideswipe at the Food and Drug Administration’s authority and expertise.

Tribune News Service

Abortion drug rulings spur drugmaker worries about precedent

WASHINGTON — Experts worry two recent rulings challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of a drug used in medication abortions threaten to complicate the agency’s oversight and the pipeline for future research and drug approvals.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ask the Doctors: Botox injections one way to treat excessive sweating

Hyperhidrosis is excessive perspiration that isn’t associated with exercise, temperature or other typical triggers.

The Independent UK

Eyedrops maker couldn't ensure factory was sterile, FDA says

The Food and Drug Administration says it found a host of problems at an Indian manufacturing plant recently linked to contaminated eyedrops

Tribune News Service

Cynthia M. Allen: Texas abortion pill case is no morality play. It’s a complex, technical squabble

Since a group of pro-life plaintiffs first challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in chemical or medication abortions, the reporting on the case has been predictable.

Reason

Should Scientists Use "Race" as a Proxy for Genetics?

Nature, last month (paywall): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon require [based on new federal legislation] researchers and companies seeking approval for late-stage clinical trials to submit a plan for ensuring diversity among trial participants…. The diversity requirement arrives in the wake of a 2022 report from…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Banning abortion pill mifepristone would be a terrible policy choice and violate human rights

Patients’ access to lifesaving medicine is under threat because an anti-abortion rights organization sued in federal district court to overrule the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, which has been used to terminate early pregnancies for almost a quarter century in the U.S. If the judge, appointed by the…

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