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  1. just asking questions
    A Popular Decongestant Is Useless. What Else Is?Harvard Medical School professor Aaron Kesselheim on what you can and can’t trust at the drugstore.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. plagued
    What to Know About the Newest COVID Booster ShotsNewly reformulated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna have gotten the green light from the FDA and CDC and should be available as soon as Thursday.
    By Chas Danner
  3. health
    FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth-Control PillOpill is expected to be available both online and in popular retail stores starting in early 2024.
    By Nia Prater
  4. life after roe
    Supreme Court Preserves Full Access to Abortion Pill, For NowMifepristone will remain fully available in states were abortion is still legal, at least while a longer court battle over its fate proceeds.
    By Chas Danner
  5. politics
    Why the GOP Can’t Moderate On Abortion Pill BansAs public opinion moves left on abortion, the pro-life movement’s ambitions move ever rightward.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. plagued
    The FDA Wants COVID Boosters to Be Like Annual Flu ShotsThe agency’s new proposal aims to simplify booster development and administration, but some experts are skeptical.
    By Chas Danner
  7. plagued
    The Big Remaining Questions About the New Bivalent COVID BoostersSome of the concerns are valid, others aren’t, but none should prevent people from getting the shot if they want to.
    By Chas Danner
  8. plagued
    What to Know About the New COVID Booster ShotsReformulated booster shots have arrived. Here’s how they are different and who can get them.
    By Chas Danner
  9. investigations
    The Vaping Industry Has Gone RogueJuul’s been dethroned. Mysterious upstarts sell banned flavors shipped in from China. Counterfeits are everywhere. And the authorities seem hopeless.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. plagued
    The COVID Vaccine News Many Parents Have Been Waiting ForPfizer has finally filed for FDA approval for a three-dose COVID vaccine for kids under the age of 5.
    By Matt Stieb
  11. explainer
    What We Know About Second COVID Booster ShotsAmericans over 50 are now eligible for an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But experts are still debating who should get one.
    By Chas Danner
  12. covid-19
    Pfizer Delays FDA Request for COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5Shots for tots are now months away, as Pfizer anticipates pending data will prove administering three doses is more effective than two.
    By Matt Stieb
  13. pandemic
    The Parent BoosterFrustrated by a lack of urgency and information, activist parents pushed the FDA on shots for the youngest kids.
    By Irin Carmon
  14. covid-19
    All Adults Now Eligible for COVID Booster Shots: FDA, CDCEveryone 18 and older who was fully vaccinated at least six months ago may now receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.
    By Chas Danner
  15. explainer
    What to Know About Booster Shots, NowCountless Americans are now eligible for a booster dose of any of the three U.S.-authorized COVID vaccines.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner
  16. business
    Millions of Used Medical Gloves Imported to U.S.: ReportA Thai company that was repackaging and selling reused gloves shipped at least 200 million gloves to U.S. distributors during the pandemic.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  17. covid-19
    Booster Shots Are Now Approved for All of the COVID VaccinesAdditional dose recommended for all with J&J and many who got Moderna, with “mix and match” allowed for all varieties.
    By Nia Prater
  18. booster shots
    FDA Panel Recommends Booster Shots for Those 65 and Over, But Not EveryoneThe panel’s vote against authorizing third shots of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for those 16 and over may derail the Biden administration’s booster plan.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner
  19. covid-19
    The Debate Over Booster Shots Is Getting HotterShould everyone get an extra shot, or just the most vulnerable? That question is splitting experts and even the Biden administration.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  20. covid-19
    FDA, CDC Approve Third COVID Vaccine Dose for ImmunocompromisedThe move paves the way for Americans with weakened immune systems to get a third shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines as soon as this weekend.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  21. vaccine mandates
    FDA Accelerates Timeline for Final Approval of Pfizer VaccineThe regulatory agency reportedly has an unofficial deadline of Labor Day or sooner, clearing potential legal hurdles for some vaccine mandates.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. covid-19
    FDA Will Add Warning of Rare Nerve Syndrome to J&J VaccineAbout 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been reported among U.S. recipients of the vaccine.
    By Nia Prater
  23. covid-19
    Feds Adding Warning to Pfizer, Moderna Shots Over Rare Heart ConditionThe CDC has so far confirmed 323 cases of the condition in people ages 12 through 29, but patients generally recovered from the symptoms.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  24. covid vaccines
    Johnson & Johnson Must Toss 60 Million Vaccine Doses Made at Troubled PlantOnly ten million J&J doses produced by Emergent BioSolutions’ Baltimore facility have been cleared for use.
    By Chas Danner
  25. covid-19
    Moderna Says COVID-19 Shot Is 100 Percent Effective in TeensIt looks like a second shot will be ready for kids before the next school year.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  26. covid-19
    FDA Set to Authorize Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Adolescents: ReportKids aged 12-15 could be able to start getting the shot next week.
    By Chas Danner
  27. smoking
    FDA Moves to Ban Menthol Cigarettes NationwideThe agency points to the particular harm they cause among Black consumers.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  28. covid-19
    U.S. Resumes Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID VaccineThe FDA and CDC have lifted their pause of the one-shot vaccine after an extensive safety review regarding a very rare blood clot risk.
    By Chas Danner
  29. covid vaccines
    J&J Takes Over Plant Where Contractor Error Led to Loss of 15M Vaccine DosesNew reports detail past batches of discarded vaccines and doubts that Johnson & Johnson can correct the course at the plant in Baltimore.
    By Chas Danner
  30. liveblog
    Pfizer, Trump Administration Reach Deal for More Doses: Live UpdatesThere will now be enough vaccine for at least 200 million Americans by the end of July.
    By Chas Danner
  31. tomorrow
    We Had the Vaccine the Whole TimeThe silver bullet we’ve been waiting for took all of one weekend to design.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  32. coronavirus
    The FDA Has Approved a Coronavirus Vaccine for Phase Two TrialThe company says it could start phase three this summer and bring a vaccine to market by early 2021.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: We Can’t Go on Like This Much LongerThe psychological damage from the deeply unnatural way of life under coronavirus lockdown is only going to intensify.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  34. vaping
    Vape Safety Requires Legalizing MarijuanaIf the government wants to be serious about ensuring consumer safety, it’s the only way.
    By Josh Barro
  35. government shutdown
    The FDA Can’t Do Its Job During the ShutdownAlmost all domestic food inspections have been suspended.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  36. e-cigarettes
    Teens Will Soon Need to Ask a Cool Older Friend to Buy Them E-CigarettesThe FDA announced sweeping new rules for the previously unregulated industry today.
    By Joe DeLessio
  37. Odom Reportedly Suffered Brain Damage, StrokeHe remains on life support.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. equal rights
    Trinity Church on Wall Street to Host ‘Gay Blood’ ArtworkArtist protests the FDA’s ban on gay men donating blood if they haven’t been celibate for a year.
    By Joseph Akel
  39. the gays
    Gay Men React to the FDA’s Proposed Blood-Donation GuidelinesThey’re, erm … less than happy.
    By Katie Zavadski
  40. debates
    Why Banning Gay Men From Donating Blood Is Dumb and WrongRather than singling out one group, all those who engage in at-risk behavior should be scrutinized. 
    By Tim Murphy
  41. nanny state
    Now the FDA Will Count Calories for You*In chains with 20 locations or more
    By Katie Zavadski
  42. smokin’!
    The FDA Is Finally Cracking Down on E-CigarettesIt’s banning sales to minors, adding warnings, and requiring product approval.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. reproductive rights
    U.S. Appeals Ruling Making Plan B Universally AvailableObama scores points with anti-abortion groups.
    By Adam Martin
  44. reproductive rights
    Morning After Pill Now Slightly More AvailableBut not as much as a judge ruled it should be.
    By Adam Martin
  45. smokin’!
    Government Gives Up on Horrifying Cigarette Warning LabelsEnjoy a cigarette without having to stare at the possible consequences.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. health
    FDA Panel Votes to Approve Home HIV Test KitIt would be sold over the counter.
    By Brett Smiley
  47. free speech
    FDA’s Imposition of Horrifying Labels on Cigarette Packages Ruled UnconstitutionalIt was ruled a free-speech violation.
    By Brett Smiley
  48. drug shortages
    ADHD Drug Shortages are ArtificialFDA says supply problems are due to relationship between DEA and manufacturers.
    By Azriel James Relph
  49. smokin’!
    Cigarette Packs Won’t Look Gross Just YetFederal judge sides with big tobacco over FDA.
    By Joe Coscarelli and Joe Coscarelli
  50. smokin’!
    Big Tobacco Suing Government Over New FDA WarningsThey say the labels limit free speech.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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