Lawmakers seek to make laws protecting abortion less dependent on who is governor
When Gov. Gavin Newsom, using his executive power, refused to extradite a doctor accused of prescribing and mailing abortion pills…
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Reporters Discuss FDA Sun Protection Measure and Closing Rural Dialysis Clinics
KFF Health News freelance contributor Michael Scaturro discussed the FDA's new approval of a sunscreen chemical on Science Friday on…
FDA's green light for an old chemical offers a chance to restore faith in sunscreen
Officials, environmental health advocates and skin care industry groups are expressing hope that the Food and Drug Administration's June 9…
The Supreme Court, after two dissents, confirms, for now, abortion pills sent by mail
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an anti-abortion challenge to federal regulations that allow pills to be mailed once…
FDA approves leucovorin for brain folate deficiency, but not autism
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a decades-old prescription vitamin called leucovorin as the first treatment for a…
FDA approved work trip to Singapore during government shutdown, records show
SINGAPORE – Sentosa Island features the luxurious five-star Ora and Michael hotels, with palm-fringed pools, lobbies flanked by luxury shops…
California-based company recalls salad dressing due to 'foreign objects'
A California food manufacturer is recalling thousands of boxes of salad dressings distributed to major retailers for possible contamination by…
FDA approves Merck drug for decimated cattle herds to stop screwworm
Cattle detained in the pens of the Unión Ganadera Regional de Chihuahua, at the Jerónimo-Santa Teresa border crossing in Ciudad…
Access to abortion pill mifepristone holds steady under Trump, FDA review looms
Mifepristone and misoprostol pills are shown on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in Skokie, Illinois. Erin Hooley | Chicago Tribune |…
Contributor: By relaxing standards, the FDA is doing rare disease patients a disservice
If you're facing a serious illness, you better hope it's not rare. After an often tortuous path to diagnosis, people…