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Mayo Clinic expert provides perspective on FDA approval of another experimental Alzheimer's drug

The Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval of a disease-modifying treatment that could potentially give some patients with Alzheimer's disease something they haven't had before: a medication that may slow the decline of memory and thinking.

Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023

Editorial: The FDA is right to allow pharmacies to distribute abortion medication

Precisely when human life begins is above our pay grade, but at a time when states are radically restricting women’s right to seek reproductive health care — and forcing rape and incest victims, among others, to give birth — policymakers in Washington ought to be wisely using the levers of…

Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023

US Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer's Disease

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of Alzheimer's disease. The FDA approval of the drug, Leqembi, also known as lecanemab, comes just days after the regulatory agency was harshly criticized…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 7, 2023

The FDA finalizes rule expanding the availability of abortion pills

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.

WEKU · Jan 4, 2023

Probe: Alzheimer's drug approval 'rife with irregularities'

The Food and Drug Administration's contentious approval of a questionable Alzheimer's drug is taking another hit

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022

House report questions FDA’s approval of Alzheimer’s drug

WASHINGTON — A joint investigation released Thursday by House Democrats identified unusual collaboration between Food and Drug Administration officials and drugmaker Biogen, highlighting potential problems in the agency’s approval of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.

Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022

FDA changes Plan B label to clarify 'morning-after' pill doesn't cause abortion

The agency in a memo Friday said the emergency contraception pills are not the same as abortion pills — which end a pregnancy — a fact that has long been understood in the medical community.

WEKU · Dec 24, 2022

FDA changes Plan B label, clarifies it won't cause abortion

The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will overhaul packaging labels for the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B, that women can take after having sex to prevent a pregnancy

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug

For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the Food and Drug Administration to approve an experimental drug for her Lou Gehrig’s disease

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022

Onslaught of new abortion restrictions looms in reddest of states

New state legislative sessions likely to bring fresh efforts to restrict, penalize or altogether ban the procedure

The Guardian - US · Dec 13, 2022