Tag: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
When Brazil Banned Abortion Pills, Women Turned to Drug Traffickers
Women’s reliance on the black market for access to medication abortions means they may not follow best medical practice. When…
Common Medications Can Prolong Back Pain When Overused, Study Says
The researchers also replicated the findings in mice, compressing the animals’ sciatic nerves to produce back and leg pain or…
U.S. House Candidate Apologizes for Behavior at Sleepover
A Democratic candidate for Congress in Oklahoma apologized in a television interview on Friday after parents complained that she drank…
Senate Confirms Califf as F.D.A. Chief in Tight Vote
The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a key federal…
FDA Panel Rejects Lilly’s Cancer Drug Tested Only in China
The agency has long had strict rules about approving drugs that were tested solely overseas, requiring that the data be…
J.&J. Pauses Production of Its Covid Vaccine Despite Persistent Need
Johnson & Johnson’s easy-to-deliver Covid-19 shot is the vaccine of choice for much of the developing world.Yet the American company,…