Health
New York and California are stockpiling alternative abortion pill misoprostol
Pills of Misoprostol, used to terminate early pregnancies, are displayed in a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 12, 2022. George Frey | Reuters New York and California are stockpiling massive quantities of an alternative abortion medication in case a federal judge’s order suspending the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the main drug mifepristone goes […]
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Abortion pill alternative: The drug that could be used if Texas ban on mifepristone upheld
Misoprostol, used to terminate early pregnancies, are displayed in a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 12, 2022. George Frey | Reuters A federal judge’s ruling could take the abortion pill mifepristone off the market — but there is another medication that could provide an alternative for people seeking to terminate their pregnancies. Three states in […]
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Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients
A nurse hangs chemotherapy bottles Toni L. Sandys | The Washington Post | Getty Images Robert Landfair, 76, was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer in 2018. After several unsuccessful rounds of chemotherapy, his doctor, Alan Tan of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, recommended that he switch to Pluvicto, a new medication for advanced prostate cancer. […]
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Moderna says it expects up to $15 billion in sales of Covid, RSV, flu vaccines in 2027
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine awaits administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on December 15, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Moderna on Tuesday said it expects to see between $8 billion and $15 billion in sales from its Covid, RSV, flu and other respiratory vaccines in 2027. The biotech […]
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Health misinformation is lowering U.S. life expectancy, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf says
Life expectancy in the U.S. is between three and five years lower than the average in other high-income countries — and the gap comes in part from misinformation, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said. “It’s looking worse, not better, over the last several years,” Califf told CNBC in an interview Thursday at […]
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DOJ asks judge to clarify legality of abortion pill mifepristone after dueling court rulings
In this 2018 photo, mifepristone and misoprostol pills are provided at a Carafem clinic for medication abortions in Skokie, Illinois. Erin Hooley | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The Biden administration on Monday asked a federal judge to clarify how it should respond to his order to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the […]
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Moderna says it hopes to offer new vaccines for cancer, heart disease, and other conditions by 2030
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is prepared for administration ahead of a free distribution of over the counter rapid Covid-19 test kits to people receiving their vaccines or boosters at Union Station in Los Angeles, California on January 7, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Moderna hopes to offer a new set of […]
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DOJ asks appeals court to keep abortion pill mifepristone on market in case that may end up at Supreme Court
Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women’s Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal appeals court to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the U.S. market as […]
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Pfizer CEO signs letter in support of FDA after federal judge suspends approval of abortion pill
Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla attends a conversation during the World Economic Forum WEF 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, May 25, 2022. Zheng Huansong | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Pfizer‘s CEO signed on to an industry letter in support of the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to regulate drugs after a […]
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Federal judge stays FDA abortion pill approval, gives Biden administration time to appeal
Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023. Moises Avila | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge in Texas on Friday stayed the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, but delayed the ruling taking effect for […]
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