FDA approves first medication for women suffering with postpartum depression
The FDA approved the first medication specifically targeted for women suffering with postpartum depression, marking a big milestone for this condition.
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The FDA approved the first medication specifically targeted for women suffering with postpartum depression, marking a big milestone for this condition.
The new rule will allow more gay men to donate blood.
Testing revealed some lots of the Tydemy birth control tablets did not have enough of a key ingredient.
Last winter, RSV spread rapidly across the Delaware Valley.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, allowing Americans to buy Opill, a daily oral contraceptive, without a prescription.
The FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. This means women and girls can buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops. Kim Hudson spoke to women who say this is a much-needed change.
Opill, the progestin-only pill from drugmaker Perrigo, will provide an option for obtaining oral contraceptives without needing to first see a health care provider, in hopes of reducing barriers to access, according to the FDA's news release, which notes that almost half of the 6.1 million pregnancies in the U.S. each year are unintended.
PRIME faces scrutiny from lawmakers and health experts over its potentially dangerous levels of caffeine.
U.S. officials have granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer's drug for patients with early stages of the disease.
Leqembi is said to be the first medicine proven to slow Alzheimer’s, although it does have some serious side effects.
At least 10 Pennsylvanians die every day from a drug overdose, according to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The drug has been found in an increasing number of overdoses and overdose deaths. Federal officials named it a "growing threat" in April.
The FDA has asked its advisers to discuss the specific strain to choose for the vaccine update but to vote only on whether the vaccine should target a single XBB strain.
Additional recall includes frozen strawberry products sold under a variety of brands at Costco, Walmart and HEB stores.
The research at CHOP's Center for Celiac Disease is aimed at finding a treatment for the disease.
The agency said that blood donor eligibility will now be based on an individual's personal risks.
The product could be the first nasal spray for severe allergic reactions.
Drugmaker HRA Pharma wants to sell birth control pills without a prescription.
Up to 10,000 deaths and 160,000 hospitalizations a year are caused by RSV in seniors.
Limits on how late into a pregnancy the drug can be taken, who can prescribe it and how it can be dispensed were set to take effect Saturday at 1 a.m.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement the Justice Department "strongly disagrees" with the decision from an appeals court.
The U.S. FDA on Wednesday approved the overdose-reversing drug to be sold without a prescription.
The decision means Narcan can be available at convenience and grocery stores, but its price isn't clear.
While hepatitis A has not actually been detected on these products, the FDA is urging consumers "out of an abundance of caution" to return the recalled items for a refund.
Xylazine is "increasingly present" in the nation's drug supply and has been found in overdose deaths from coast to coast.
