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FDA weighs potential over-the-counter birth control pill - Roll Call

FDA advisers were asked to assess whether consumers would use the pill properly if it were sold on store shelves without a prescription.

Roll Call

Birth control pills should be sold without prescription in US, health advisers say

The panel of Federal Health Advisers (FDA) voted unanimously in favour of drugmaker Perrigo’s request to sell its once-a-day medication over the counter

Daily Mirror

FDA Might Approve Over-the-Counter Sales of One Birth Control Pill. Now It's Time To Approve All the Rest.

Why won’t the FDA allow women to buy a safer product without requiring a doctor’s visit that medical experts think is unnecessary?

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Advisers to the FDA back first over-the-counter birth control pill

In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill.

WEKU

FDA panel backs over-the-counter birth control pill

Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription

The Independent UK

FDA experts unanimously endorse over-the-counter birth control pills

A final decision from the FDA is expected to come at some point this summer.

Axios

FDA's approval of the world's first vaccine against RSV will offer a new tool in an old fight – 4 questions answered

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first vaccine to prevent the respiratory infection RSV, short for respiratory syncytial virus, on May 3, 2023. The new shot represents six decades of starts and stops in the hunt for a vaccine to curb one of the most common winter…

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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

Abortion clinics in 3 states sue to protect pill access

Abortion providers in three states filed a lawsuit Monday aimed at preserving access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone

The Independent UK

Galaxy Watch 5 adds FDA-approved AFib monitoring and narrows Apple Watch gap

Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification will tell you if the smartwatch detects signs of atrial fibrillation.

TechRadar

Galaxy Watches to gain an important health feature with the One UI 5 Watch update

Samsung announces its irregular heart rhythm notification for the Galaxy Watch has cleared the FDA.

Android Central

Is sunscreen bad for you? Skincare experts weigh in on that and other burning questions

Is sunscreen bad for you? Plus, the reef-safe sunscreen ingredients to know about

My Imperfect Life

FDA approves first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus

The FDA has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

The Hindu

Delta-8 THC May Have Untapped Disease-Fighting Potential

There are still many unknowns, but we see great promise in these products in medical applications.

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The Independent UK

Abortion pill legal challenge threatens miscarriage care

One of the most widely used treatments for miscarriage is in jeopardy

My Imperfect Life

Everything you need to know about sunscreen ingredients—including which ones to look for and which to avoid

Experts share the potential sunscreen ingredients to avoid, plus, the reef-safe sunscreen ingredients to know about

Kiplinger

Attorneys General Call for Medicare to End Restrictions on Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments

While there is no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease, there are promising — but expensive — treatments.

The Independent UK

FDA weighing 1st over-the-counter birth control pill

U.S. health regulators are weighing the first-ever request to make a birth control pill available without a prescription

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FDA approves 1st RSV vaccine for older adults

After decades of failure in the quest for an RSV vaccine, doctors are anxious to finally have something to offer — especially after a virus surge that strained hospitals last fall.

LiveScience

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.

Fortune

One of the cheapest diabetes drugs on the market can also slow aging and extend your life span. Here's how

Metformin costs pennies a day, is safe, and has been scientifically shown to impact age-related biological changes.

The Times of India

World's first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine gets approval: Key points to know

Pharmaceutical company GSK's RSV vaccine has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to become the world's first such vaccine. Known as Arexvy, this vaccine has been approved after three clinical trials.

LiveScience

Smelling salt products promise an 'energy boost,' but have reportedly caused seizures, FDA warns

The Food and Drug Administration warned that unapproved inhalant products containing ammonia may pose health risks.

Axios

FDA approves United States' first-ever RSV vaccine

GSK's RSV vaccine is approved for people aged 60 and older.

The Independent UK

US approves first vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts

The US has approved the first vaccine for RSV, shots to protect older adults

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