FDA panel backs over-the-counter birth control pill, teeing up approval
Perrigo wants to sell its Opill brand birth control pills in stores without a prescription.
Perrigo wants to sell its Opill brand birth control pills in stores without a prescription.
Drugmaker HRA Pharma wants to sell birth control pills without a prescription.
Discount retail chain pulled bottles of the pain medication off shelves at an unspecified number of its stores.
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.
A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.
The judge ruled that the FDA's more than 20-year-old approval was unlawful.
In the 12-month period ending in Oct. 2022, the United States recorded 101,750 overdose deaths, primarily from opioids.
Drugmaker plans to roll out the drug, which it says can relieve migraine symptoms in 30 minutes, to pharmacies in July.
Xylazine is "increasingly present" in the nation's drug supply and has been found in overdose deaths from coast to coast.
General Mills and other packaged-food giants say the government's push to tighten food labeling rules is unconstitutional.
The recall applies to more than 302,000 bottles of the drink.
None of the contaminated products have been sold in the United States, the agency told CBS News.
The FDA wants to simplify the Covid-19 vaccine process to look more like what happens with the flu vaccine, according to documents posted online.
The medication, Lecanemab, was designed to reduce amyloid beta plaque in the brain that's linked to the disease.
The recommendations were made to better protect public health.
After the infant formula shortage, a new report recommends major changes within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. KDKA's Briana Smith breaks it all down.
Seek a healthcare professional if you start to feel sick after eating the raspberries.
The availability of children's painkillers first started dropping in June.
U.S. regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that's expected to allow millions of Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription.
King's Hawaiian is voluntarily recalling some of its products due to possible microbial contamination.
The FDA said the companies have 15 days to address the violations.
The products were not kept at safe temperatures while being shipped.
The FDA's panel of vaccine advisers voted unanimously that the benefits of Pfizer's and Moderna's shots outweigh the risks in young children.
The FDA is investigating a potential link between a Hepatitis A outbreak and fresh organic strawberries.
A total of 14 illnesses have been reported across 12 states.
West Virginia center Zach Frazier was drafted in Round 2 by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
West Virginia center Zach Frazier was drafted No. 51 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ahsan Edwards, who had the nickname "Peanut," was shot and killed on April 20 in McKees Rocks.
Draft experts are giving the Steelers high marks for picking offensive lineman Troy Fautanu.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
West Virginia center Zach Frazier was drafted in Round 2 by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
West Virginia center Zach Frazier was drafted No. 51 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ahsan Edwards, who had the nickname "Peanut," was shot and killed on April 20 in McKees Rocks.
Draft experts are giving the Steelers high marks for picking offensive lineman Troy Fautanu.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has been a proponent of the bill since its inception, citing the impact fentanyl has had on the state.
Both Biden and Trump won their Pennsylvania primaries overwhelmingly, but there were some ominous signs for both.
As expected, both Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their Pennsylvania primaries overwhelmingly, but there were some ominous signs for both in the results. KDKA-TV's Jon Delano reports.
After hearing the complaints of law enforcement, the Allegheny County president judge has sanctioned District Judge Xander Orenstein.
The summer fuel blend along with inspections and maintenance at refineries are partially to blame for the rising prices.
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Police say weather emergencies are ripe opportunities for scammers and unlicensed contractors.
PTL's Katie O'Malley is getting a look inside the gigantic, brand new Dick's House of Sport store that just opened at Ross Park Mall in the North Hills.
One realtor said no matter what neighborhood, home values are way up in Pittsburgh.
Thanks to all the KDKA kids for joining us for a fun edition of Pittsburgh Today Live.
On Take Your Child to Work Day, Boaz and the KDKA Kids were hard at work preparing their own version of PTL, and we got to see it on today's show!
It's a luxury, limo-style theater on wheels perfect for entertaining the kids on Take Your Child to Work Day. Katie got a tour of the Steel City Gamerz Truck on PTL today.
Grant Kemmerer, from the Wild World of Animals, brought some of his friends to Take Your Child to Work Day.
We're all about making memories on a day like today, ones that might be as messy as they are pizza-licious. Jen Clark, from Crate Cooking School, showed us how to make pizza!
Vince Fannick was charged with 117 counts of insurance fraud, theft by deception and unlawful talking.
Is the city of Pittsburgh about to fall off a fiscal cliff?
An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a site in Armstrong County.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he wants to stop independent pharmacies from closing up.
Independent pharmacists blame middlemen who they say are sucking the life out of your community pharmacy.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and we've got everything you need to know about why and the risks of holding onto expired medications.
Avian Flu has not reached Pennsylvania, but the local dairy laid out steps they will take should it be detected in our area.
Dr. Matt Kocher and Victor Flinko now work together at UPMC Children's, but years ago, they formed a friendship while battling cancer.
The CDC and Prevention and FDA are warning people to beware of bogus Botox injections.
West Virginia center Zach Frazier was drafted in Round 2 by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
West Virginia center Zach Frazier was drafted No. 51 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Draft experts are giving the Steelers high marks for picking offensive lineman Troy Fautanu.
The Steelers still have six picks remaining when the NFL Draft continues on Friday night.
Troy Fautanu is the newest member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after being drafted in the first round.
Amazing Books and Records is moving out of Downtown Pittsburgh and into Shadyside.
Spirit is adding a new nonstop route out of the Pittsburgh International Airport.
This will be the final week of business for the Oakland ice cream shop.
Wawa is officially in central Pennsylvania.
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh to meet with steelworkers, promising to keep U.S. Steel American-owned.
A Pennsylvania school district has reversed the cancellation of an appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy.
Some of Pittsburgh's favorite attractions will offer more than 100,000 free tickets this summer.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
A local businessman and his family were on an episode of "Family Feud" on Wednesday.
Works by Vermeer, Monet and Rembrandt are at The Frick Pittsburgh for part of the spring and summer.
West Mifflin School District is kicking off Mental Health Awareness Month a few days early with their color run. The community came together to include everyone in some fun and exercise. KDKA-TV's Alexandra Todd reports.
Get the latest weather updates with First Alert Meteorologist Ray Petelin's forecast!
Neighbors in North Strabane are at odds over plans to build a new housing development around Peters Lake Park. KDKA-TV's Shelley Bortz has more.
Dozens of teachers at two Fayette County school districts could soon be without jobs.
A water tanker truck smashed into a business on Route 22 in Murrysville. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer has more.
We had a great time with the KDKA kids on both Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh for Take Your Child to Work Day 2024!
Several businesses were damaged by the overnight fire.
Several areas across Pittsburgh flooded after setting another daily rain record.
From the path of totality in Erie to 97% coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians experienced the rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Numerous areas saw rising floodwaters on Tuesday and Wednesday