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COVID-19, flu and RSV shots − an epidemiologist explains why all three matter this fall

Getty Images Stock Photo by Annette Regan, University of San Francisco The Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization on Aug. 22, 2024,...

Louisiana set to reclassify abortion pills as controlled, dangerous substances − here’s what that means

Misoprostol has a long history of safe and effective use. AP Photo/Allen G. Breed by Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst and Tami S. Rowen, University of California,...

Alcohol use disorder can be treated with an array of medications – but few people have heard of them

Drugs used to treat alcohol use disorder have been on the market for decades but are rarely prescribed. Krit of Studio OMG/Moment via Getty...

How the mifepristone case before SCOTUS could affect abortion in Pa.

People gather in front of the City-County Building, in downtown Pittsburgh, on June 24, 2022, to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn...

Allegheny Health Network to provide walk-in mammography services

Dr. Su­zanne Coopey Allegheny Health Net­work (AHN) has kicked off its first “Spring Walk-In Mammogram” campaign, the New Pittsburgh Courier has learned. From now un­til...

Dietary supplements and protein powders fall under a ‘wild west’ of unregulated products that necessitate caveats and caution

Adobe Stock Photo by Emily Hemendinger, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Katie Suleta, George Washington University Dietary supplements are a big business. The industry...

Federal government to relaunch free rapid COVID tests mailed to households

Starting from Monday, September 25, the Biden administration is rebooting the COVIDtests.gov website to allow households to request up to four free COVID-19 rapid...

More adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, social media was awash with promotions for ADHD as an explanation for people’s overwhelmed state of mind....

FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill

The progestin-only pill Opill could be available in early 2024. Kwangmoozaa/iStock via Getty Images   – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in...

What the FDA’s rule changes allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed by pharmacies mean in practice

by Grace Shih, University of Washington In early January 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration modified its rules for mifepristone, a drug used for...

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