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Commentary: Want to make drugs, including insulin, affordable? End patent abuse

Drugmaker Eli Lilly on Wednesday said it will drop prices on some versions of insulin, and cap monthly out-of-pocket costs at $35 per product for insured individuals not covered by Medicare’s prescription drug program, which also maintains a $35 cap. The welcome move comes as lawmakers in both major parties…

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This dental device was sold to fix patients’ jaws. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth

Boja Kragulj, an accomplished clarinetist who once performed with orchestras in New York, Philadelphia and Jacksonville, Florida, has already lost four teeth. And she expects to lose at least a dozen more.

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What is "healthy?" FDA, makers disagree

Last September, the FDA proposed an updated definition of the food label to incorporate new research on nutrition

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Maryland prepares for federal ruling that could force abortion pill off the market

BALTIMORE — A decision is due any day from a federal court in Texas that could have sweeping repercussions on abortion access across the country — including in states, like Maryland, where the procedure is protected.

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Walgreens won't sell abortion pills in red states that threatened legal action

The 20 states where Walgreens won't sell mifepristone include some where abortion remains legal. It's not clear whether other retail pharmacies will follow suit.

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The faux outrage over Sue Gray’s move to Labour is a ruse to protect Boris Johnson – don’t fall for it

The matter needs careful handling, but the agenda of those making illogical claims is pretty clear, says Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union

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Walgreens limits abortion pills sales after pressure from conservative states

Republican attorneys general threatened the company with legal consequences for sending pills by mail

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The implications of Walgreens' decision on abortion pills

Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did that

The Independent UK

Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes

Dairy producers for years have called for the FDA to crack down on plant-based drinks and other products that they say masquerade as animal-based foods and cloud the real meaning of “milk.”

Chicago Sun-Times

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Billboards advise on how to get abortion pills in US states where procedure is banned

Mobile billboards on how to get access to pills by mail are being driven through college campuses in 14 states

The Guardian - US

Why this company has spent nine years trying to sell birth control pills without a prescription

HRA Pharma hasn't given up on the long-shot goal.

Fortune

FDA has new leverage over companies looking for a quicker drug approval

The Food and Drug Administration has new tools to hold drug companies accountable for promises they make about medications. But the agency has yet to show its hand in using this new power.

WEKU

No, Elon Musk can’t put chips into people’s brains: Regulators rejected Neuralink’s device due to safety risks, report says

Neuralink’s human brain chip trials have been put on hold after the FDA rejected the startup’s application owing to safety issues, Reuters reported Thursday.

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An FDA panel has recommended a 2-dose RSV vaccine for older Americans. Here’s when they might be able to get it

The jabs could be ready as soon as this summer, one expert tells Fortune.

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States seek crackdown on toxic ingredients in cosmetics to close gaps in federal oversight

Washington has joined more than a dozen other states in seeking to crack down on toxic substances in cosmetics after a state-funded study there found lead, arsenic and formaldehyde in makeup, lotion and hair-straightening products made by CoverGirl and other brands.

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FDA could widen path for OTC birth control, statins - Roll Call

A Biden administration proposal could provide a path to allow statins, birth control and other medications to be accessed over the counter.

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An at-home COVID-19 and flu test gets FDA emergency use authorization

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an at-home test that can detect and discern between COVID-19 infection and two strains of the flu, Influenza A and B, continuing the shift from clinical to home-diagnostic care that blossomed during the height of the pandemic.

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FDA Cracks Down on Animal Tranquilizer That Is Sometimes Mixed With Fentanyl

The agency's action ignores the government's own role in creating a black market in the first place.

Salon

The culture war comes for non-dairy milk

The FDA just announced guidance that recommends plant-based alternatives can be labeled as "milk" — for now

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Noah Feldman: New pro-choice abortion pill lawsuit is a gamble

As a Texas federal judge mulls whether to halt the Food and Drug Administration’s longstanding approval of an abortion pill, 12 liberal states have filed a separate lawsuit in a federal district court in Washington state that seeks to force the FDA to drop some restrictions on the drug.

Fortune

Pfizer’s RSV vaccine just won an FDA panel’s backing for safety in older people. It's a market that will be worth up to $10 billion in a decade

Pfizer is also facing off with collaborators Sanofi and AstraZeneca Plc to develop prevention for dangerous RSV infections in newborns, a market that could reach $1.5 billion.

The Independent UK

FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV

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Pfizer’s RSV vaccine wins US panel’s backing for safety in older people

WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus received endorsement from a key panel of U.S. advisers for its safety in people 60 and older, a key endorsement for the drugmaker’s potential product.

Reason

Justice Jackson's First Opinion in an Argued Case

To the junior-most justice goes a case arising out of the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction concerning the Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler's Checks Act.

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