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FDA Panel Recommends 2 RSV Vaccines for Older Adults
The shots, if approved by the agency, would be the first vaccines publicly available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands a year. Some advisers did cite a small but identifiable health risk.
Why Are Ketamine Ads Following Me Around the Internet?
The rules around pharmaceutical advertising need a 21st-century update.
¿Qué pasa cuando dejas de tomar Ozempic?
Cada vez más pacientes recurren a los medicamentos para la diabetes que también son prescritos para bajar de peso y se ha generado una escasez. Los médicos afirman que dejar estos fármacos puede tener efectos
A Drug Company Exploited a Safety Requirement to Make Money
With a history as a date rape drug, a medication needed strict distribution controls. Its maker, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, used that to delay competition.
Biden Proposal Would Ban Online Prescribing of Certain Drugs
Some medications, like Ritalin and Vicodin, would require an in-person doctor’s visit under the new rules, a reaction to the pandemic-era rise of telemedicine.
12 States Sue F.D.A., Seeking Removal of Special Restrictions on Abortion Pill
The suit argues that rules applying to mifepristone unnecessarily limit patients’ access to medication abortion.
After Long Delay, Moderna Pays N.I.H. for Covid Vaccine Technique
Moderna has paid $400 million to the government for a chemical technique key to its vaccine. But the parties are still locked in a high-stakes dispute over a different patent.
A Fraught New Frontier in Telehealth: Ketamine
With loosened rules around remote prescriptions, a psychedelic-like drug has become a popular treatment for mental health conditions. But a boom in at-home use has outpaced evidence of safety.
When the Horseshoe Crabs Are Gone, We’ll Be in Trouble
Their blood is used in a critical test to detect toxins in injectable medicines. We need a synthetic version of that test.
Narcan Is Safe to Sell Over the Counter, Advisers to the FDA Conclude
The overdose reversal drug has been administered mostly by emergency responders and outreach workers. If the agency approves a nonprescription version, it could become as easily available as aspirin.
Binge Drinking May Be Curbed With a Pill
A recent study suggested the use of a decades-old medicine taken before imbibing could reduce the amount of alcohol consumed.
Bernie Sanders Has a New Role. It Could Be His Final Act in Washington.
After two unsuccessful runs for the presidency, the Vermont senator now leads the Senate health committee, a job that gives him sweeping jurisdiction over issues he cares about.
The Sunday Read: ‘Women Have Been Misled About Menopause’
Hot flashes, sleeplessness, pain during sex: For some of menopause’s worst symptoms, there’s an established treatment. Why aren’t more women offered it?
La fibrosis quística implicaba una muerte prematura. Ya no
Se esperaba que los pacientes con fibrosis quística tuvieran muertes prematuras. Pero un tratamiento farmacológico ha cambiado ese pronóstico.
‘Miracle’ Cystic Fibrosis Drug Kept Out of Reach in Developing Countries
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is not making its drug, Trikafta, available in poorer countries, where thousands of diagnosed patients stand to benefit.
The Medicine Is a Miracle, but Only if You Can Afford It
A wave of new treatments have cured devastating diseases. When the costs are too much, even for the insured, patients hunt for other ways to pay.
Cystic Fibrosis Patients Had Early Deaths. But Now With New Drugs the Prognosis Has Changed.
Cystic fibrosis patients had early deaths. But a drug treatment has changed the prognosis.
Fabricantes de vacunas se quedaron con 1400 millones USD en anticipos
El programa responsable de vacunar a los pobres del mundo ha estado negociando para tratar de cancelar sus acuerdos con las farmacéuticas por las dosis que ya no necesita, según documentos confidenciales.
What Happens When You Stop Taking Ozempic and Wegovy?
As more patients turn to diabetes medications for other uses, a shortage has taken hold. But doctors say going off these drugs can take a toll.
GoodRx Leaked User Health Data to Facebook and Google, F.T.C. Says
The popular drug discount app deceptively shared details on users’ illnesses and medicines with ad firms, regulators said in a legal complaint.