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Reason · May 11, 2023

Raab accusers ‘wouldn’t do it again’ thanks to ‘flawed’ process, says union boss

Dave Penman said Rishi Sunak’s handling of the investigation into Dominic Raab had been ‘appalling’.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

FDA finalizes new rules on blood donations - Roll Call

The FDA ends blanket restrictions on donations from LGBT men, responding to pressure from advocates, blood banks and public health groups.

Roll Call · May 11, 2023

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 · May 10, 2023

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?

Reason · May 10, 2023

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 · May 10, 2023

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 · May 10, 2023

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 · May 10, 2023

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…

The Conversation · May 10, 2023

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 · May 9, 2023