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Brittney Griner Had Prescription for Drug She Brought to Russia, Lawyers Say
As the W.N.B.A. star’s drugs trial resumed, her defense team contended that she had packed a banned narcotic in her luggage because of “an oversight.”
Monkeypox Catches New York City Off Guard (Again)
Long lines for vaccines. Testing is slowed. Antivirals are held up. Treatment is easier for the privileged. Sound familiar?
Manchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan
The West Virginia Democrat’s decision dealt a crushing blow to President Biden’s domestic agenda, effectively ruling out action on anything beyond prescription drug pricing and health care subsidies.
U.S. Tells Pharmacists Not to Withhold Pills That Can Cause Abortion
New Biden administration guidance warned that failing to dispense such drugs “may be discriminating” on the basis of sex or disability, citing other conditions that they can treat.
F.D.A. to Weigh Over-the-Counter Sale of Birth Control Pills
The first U.S. application for sale of a nonprescription birth control pill has taken on new meaning after the Supreme Court decision ending the constitutional right to abortion.
Declining Mental Health
The pandemic’s toll on our mental health is showing up in our medicine cabinets.
The Age of Distracti-pression
The pandemic’s true toll on mental health won’t be known for a long time, but data from the past two years indicates a rise — some of it sharp — in prescription drugs for conditions
What the Biden Administration Could Do Now to Protect Abortion Rights
The most urgent step the federal government can take is to ensure access to medication abortion.
Can You Use Expired Medicine?
Plenty of us have medications that are past their expiration date. But are they still OK to use?
Democrats Offer Plan to Cut Drug Costs, Seeking Climate and Tax Deal
The drug-pricing plan was negotiated with Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, but Democrats remain short of agreement on what else would be included in any domestic policy package.
Cancer Drug Greatly Reduces Deaths in Hospitalized Covid Patients
A new study found that sabizabulin reduced the risk of death by 55 percent, but some experts were cautious about overinterpreting the results.
The Quest by Circadian Medicine to Make the Most of Our Body Clocks
Researchers are trying to figure out the right hour of the day to do everything. Can their studies sync us up with better health?
Researchers: Improving Eyesight May Help Prevent Dementia
As experimental drugs prove ineffective against increasing dementia cases in the U.S., researchers argue that improving eyesight can have an effect.
Vladimir Zelenko, 48, Dies; Promoted an Unfounded Covid Treatment
A self-described “simple country doctor,” he won national attention in 2020 when the White House embraced his hydroxychloroquine regimen.
What Is Delta-8, and Why Is It So Popular?
This popular cannabis product claims to be milder than regular marijuana. But is it legal? And is it safe?
Does Plan B Have a Weight Limit?
Researchers have looked into why and how weight influences emergency contraception but have come up against several unknowns. Here’s what we know.
McKinsey Guided Companies at the Center of the Opioid Crisis
The consulting firm offered clients “in-depth experience in narcotics,” from poppy fields to pills more powerful than Purdue’s OxyContin.
En Brasil, las mujeres tienen que adquirir las píldoras abortivas de los narcotraficantes
Con la anulación del fallo de Roe contra Wade, diversas zonas de Estados Unidos buscan evitar la distribución de medicamentos para abortar. Brasil es un ejemplo de las posibles consecuencias de ese tipo de decisiones.
When Abortion Pills Were Banned in Brazil, Women Turned to Drug Traffickers
With Roe v. Wade overturned, states banning abortion are looking to prevent the distribution of abortion medication. Brazil shows the possible consequences.
Pharmacies Limit Emergency Contraceptive Purchases as Demand Surges
CVS temporarily set a three-pack purchase limit to ensure “consistent supply on store shelves,” and Walgreens said it was pausing deliveries.