AMARILLO, Texas — The first hearing in a closely watched lawsuit seeking to overturn federal approval of a widely used abortion pill concluded Wednesday without a ruling, after more than…
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Judge in Abortion Pill Case Set Hearing but Sought to Delay Telling the Public
The Washington Post earlier reported on the Friday call and upcoming hearing. In asking the lawyers to keep quiet about the hearing, the judge did not issue a gag order,…
Walgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States
The stakes are high for Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and the other companies with large pharmaceutical arms, including Kroger, Albertsons and Walmart. The Republican attorneys general wield powerful weapons, including…
Walgreens Says It Won’t Offer the Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Conservative States
A few weeks after Republican attorneys general in 21 states sent letters threatening legal action against retail pharmacy chains if they dispensed the abortion pill mifepristone, Walgreens said it would…
12 States Sue F.D.A., Seeking Removal of Special Restrictions on Abortion Pill
The F.D.A. declined to comment on the new case, saying it does not discuss pending litigation. In the Texas lawsuit, anti-abortion groups claim that the F.D.A. improperly approved mifepristone and…
Binge Drinking May Be Curbed With a Pill
By the end of the 12-week study, those given naltrexone reported bingeing less frequently and consuming less alcohol than those who had been given a placebo, a change that lasted…
Japan’s Shionogi says COVID pill reaches Phase III milestone
TOKYO, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Japan’s Shionogi & Co Ltd (4507.T) said on Wednesday its oral treatment for COVID-19 demonstrated a significant reduction in symptoms compared with a placebo in…
Combined birth control pill linked with increased risk of blood clots in obese women — ScienceDaily
Obese women who use oral contraceptives containing oestrogen and progestin have a 24-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with non-obese women not using the drugs, according to a…
Medical experts question Kamala Harris’ use of Pfizer pill for COVID
Vice President Kamala Harris has said she had “no symptoms” following her COVID-19 diagnosis — but some medical experts were left baffled after it was revealed she was taking an…
Sleeping pill dangers and how to avoid them
The use of sleeping pills can also be deadly. Up to a half a million “excess deaths” in the United States were due to use of sleep medications called sedative-hypnotics,…