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Migraines Are The Worst And The FDA Just Approved A New Type Of Drug To Prevent Them
The once-a-month injectable called Aimovig is the first in a new class of drugs that block a migraine-related molecule.
Theresa Tamkins
These Vape Juices Look Just Like Candy And The FDA Is Not Happy About It
E-liquids are meant to go inside vaporizers, but some companies are using packaging that mimics popular snacks, putting children at risk for poisoning.
Caroline Kee
The FDA Is Cracking Down On Juul And Other Popular E-Cigarettes
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at people who make e-cigarettes that are hugely popular with teens.
Theresa Tamkins
The FDA Just Put Strict New Warnings On A Controversial Sterilization Device For Women
After years of patient outcry, some women activists are hailing the new restrictions. "I have a feeling this will be the final nail in the coffin," one former Essure patient said.
Azeen Ghorayshi
The FDA Is Warning Facebook, Google, And Twitter To Stop Illicit Opioid Sales
FDA chief Scott Gottlieb announced a meeting with the leaders of social media companies over how their platforms have facilitated the opioid overdose crisis.
Dan Vergano
The FDA Has Issued Its First Mandatory Recall — For Kratom Supplements
Several companies have recalled kratom, a plant-derived powder that is promoted as a natural pain reliever. Las Vegas–based Triangle Pharmanaturals “refused to cooperate with FDA,” the agency said.
Theresa Tamkins
New Flavored E-Cigarettes Are Bad For Teens, Doctors Say In New FDA Lawsuit
The FDA announced it would delay regulation of e-cigarettes until 2022. But major health groups say that decision is unlawful, and could turn more teens into regular smokers.
Nidhi Subbaraman
The FDA Is Cracking Down On A Website That Lets You Take A Vision Test From Home
Opternative, a startup that lets people get a glasses prescription without leaving home, has received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration.
Stephanie M. Lee
These Women Just Met With The FDA Chief To Try To Ban A Birth Control Option They Say Is Dangerous
The leaders of a large Facebook group about Essure argued that doctors aren’t warning women about the serious risks of the device, which got the FDA’s black box warning in 2016.
Azeen Ghorayshi
A Doctor In Hawaii Is Suing The FDA To Let Women Get The Abortion Pill From Pharmacies
The ACLU is filing a lawsuit on behalf of a doctor in Hawaii on Tuesday, claiming that the FDA's restrictions on abortion medication violate a Supreme Court ruling that prohibits any “undue burden” on women’s access to abortion.
Ema O'Connor
FDA Slams Fertility Doctor For Marketing '3-Parent-Baby' Technology
The agency sent a letter warning the doctor to stop performing and advertising the controversial genetic procedure in the US.
Nidhi Subbaraman
This Former FDA Chief Is Heading To Silicon Valley To Join Alphabet's Life Sciences Division
Cardiologist and former FDA commissioner Robert Califf is joining both Verily and Duke University to work on projects using data science to improve health care.
Stephanie M. Lee
Trump Just Named A Bush Administration Doctor To Head The FDA
The White House has named Scott Gottlieb to head the US agency charged with monitoring food and drug safety nationwide.
Dan Vergano
FDA Approves Mutant Mosquito Experiment In Florida Keys
US officials concluded a field test in the Florida Keys of mutant mosquitoes engineered to kill off their disease carrying kin wouldn't harm the environment. Florida officials still need to approve the experiment on an isolated island.
Dan Vergano
FDA Extends Abortion Pill Recommendations To Later In Pregnancy
FDA's changes to the label on the abortion pill undercuts laws in Texas, Ohio and North Dakota that steered women to surgical abortions.
Dan Vergano
FDA's New Blood Donation Guidelines Offer Little Clarity For Transgender People
Doctors criticize the FDA for applying its ban on blood donations based on a person's sex at birth, not their risky or safe behavior.
Dominic Holden
