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The FDA is giving the green light to flibanserin, the first prescription medication for women's sexual dysfunction. First on “CBS This Morning,” Sprout Pharmaceuticals CEO Cindy Whitehead joins the show to discuss the pink pill that her company will market under the brand name "Addyi.”
The first prescription drug to boost women's sex drives is set to launch this fall. The FDA approved Addyi Tuesday after years of debate. It is a pill designed for pre-menopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder, or a decreased sexual desire. It is the most common form of sexual dysfunction in women. Vinita Nair reports on why the pink pill comes with a dose of controversy.
A little pink pill to help women's libidos could become a reality, as an FDA decision on whether to approve the drug is expected Tuesday. Dr. Tara Narula, a cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the controversy surrounding flibanserin.
Kim Kardashian is facing scrutiny from an unlikely source: the FDA. The reality star, a paid spokeswoman for the drug company, endorsed a morning sickness pill she is taking, but her Instagram post contains claims that the FDA calls "false or misleading." Suzanne Vranica, advertising and marketing editor for the Wall Street Journal, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss controversial celebrity marketing endorsements.
Common pain relievers like Advil, Motrin and Aleve will get stronger warning labels that will highlight the risk of heart attacks and strokes. CBS News medical contributor and Lenox Hill Hospital cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the change.
The results are in from a yearlong study of the prescription weight-loss drug Saxenda, which recently gained FDA approval. Brian Webb reports.
The FDA has announced plans to ban trans fats in all manufactured foods by 2018. Dietitian Keri Glassman tells CBSN's Meg Oliver about the impact officials hope it will have on public health.
An FDA advisory committee voted to approve a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug called alirocumab. As Elaine Quijano explains, the drug has seen success in clinical trials.
The first new approach to fighting cholesterol in three decades could move closer to reality Tuesday, as an FDA advisory panel is set to begin voting on recommending approval. Dr. Tara Narula, cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, joins “CBS This Morning” to explain the potential new approach and explain how it compares to statins.
The so-called "little pink pill" is one step closer to going on the market. After saying no twice, an FDA panel finally recommended the first medication for female sexual dysfunction. However, there are still big questions about the new pill. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the controversy.
An advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend that the FDA approve a drug that boosts a woman's sex drive, despite controversy over the drug's efficacy. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook has details.
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired April 4, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King shares her thoughts on Sheryl Sandberg's tribute to her husband, the new sex drug for women that's getting the FDA's attention and a ban on a skinny ad in the U.K. She joins CBSN with more.
The FDA will review a possible new sex drug for women. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Tara Narula joins CBSN with the details.
It's the little pink pill that could lead to increased sexual desire for millions of women. Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss an unprecedented medical breakthrough that could possibly give women the same libido enhancements men have been enjoying since Viagra and other similar medications hit America's pharmacies.
For the first time in nearly 30 years the government is looking at whether to regulate the natural remedies the way it does over-the-counter drugs. Dr. Holly Phillips joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the FDA's concerns.
Doctors have a new tool in the fight against heart failure, the condition affecting nearly 5 million Americans. Cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning" to share details and side effects of the new heart drug.
Public urged against drinking recalled water brand still being sold online and promoted on social media.
Only a handful of people who got the drugmakers' vaccine contracted coronavirus, according to the latest trial.
The FDA issues new warnings over testosterone-boosting drugs. Also, there's newly-developed benefits from coffee. Doctors Jon LaPook and Holly Phillips joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to tell us more.
There may be no greater thrill than seeing your baby for the first time. Improving technology is giving expecting mothers a much sharper view of the fetus, but as images get clearer, more women are going for a potentially dangerous option. Dr. Tara Narula reports on how that has some doctors and the FDA waving warning flags.
Some call the pill “female Viagra.” Doctors Jon LaPook and Holly Phillips join “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to speak about a controversial new sex pill for women that’s had trouble getting FDA approval.
The makers of a possible female treatment for women's sexual dysfunction are trying for a third time to win FDA approval. Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the debate over sexual health and sexism.
After being rejected twice before, Sprout Pharmaceuticals is trying again to get FDA approval for its sex drive-boosting drug for women. Medical contributor Dr. Tara Narula joins CBSN to discuss the drug.
Did the FDA ignite the opioid epidemic? Then, should a former terrorist be allowed into witness protection? And, China's drive to dominate the electric car industry
The Justice Department has released records from the Epstein files, the first documents to come to light under a new law. Follow live updates here.
The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor.
Cathy Grossu, the mother-in-law of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, said she had seen the family a day before the fatal crash.
The airstrikes on ISIS targets are being conducted in response to the killing of two U.S. Army soldiers and an civilian contractor by a lone terrorist in Palmyra, Syria.
The Justice Department has disclosed thousands of files and photos related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following years of pressure from lawmakers and abuse survivors.
Mr. Trump's name was added in large letters above "The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on the building's facade.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
Nine drug manufacturers will offer their drugs to Medicaid recipients at most-favored-nation discounts in exchange for tariff exemptions.
Friends and colleagues of Rob Reiner sat down with CBS News to share personal anecdotes and fond memories of him following the news of his tragic death.
Friends and colleagues of Rob Reiner sat down with CBS News to share personal anecdotes and fond memories of him following the news of his tragic death.
Rapid emergence of AI will foster demand for new types of workers, including "explainers" and bias auditors, according to economist Robert Seamans.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for governor of New York and will not seek reelection to Congress.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
The latest deluge of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, released by the Justice Department, adds to a huge trove of documents and photos that have already been made public.
Rapid emergence of AI will foster demand for new types of workers, including "explainers" and bias auditors, according to economist Robert Seamans.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
Nine drug manufacturers will offer their drugs to Medicaid recipients at most-favored-nation discounts in exchange for tariff exemptions.
A bankruptcy judge blocked an attempt by a nursing home chain's primary investor to shield himself from settlement payments and liability in lawsuits over allegations of poor care.
Sports betting companies face mounting competition from rapidly growing prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The Justice Department has disclosed thousands of files and photos related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following years of pressure from lawmakers and abuse survivors.
The airstrikes on ISIS targets are being conducted in response to the killing of two U.S. Army soldiers and an civilian contractor by a lone terrorist in Palmyra, Syria.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for governor of New York and will not seek reelection to Congress.
The latest deluge of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, released by the Justice Department, adds to a huge trove of documents and photos that have already been made public.
Nine drug manufacturers will offer their drugs to Medicaid recipients at most-favored-nation discounts in exchange for tariff exemptions.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A memo from Dr. Vinay Prasad, the head of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, may signal an effort to to rewrite the rules governing the U.S. vaccine system.
The proposals run counter to the recommendations of most major U.S. medical organizations.
Nationally, the measles case count is nearing 2,000 for a disease that has been considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000, a result of routine childhood vaccinations.
Kevin Murray was his family's health watchdog. His vigilance helped his brothers "avoid a real catastrophe."
The airstrikes on ISIS targets are being conducted in response to the killing of two U.S. Army soldiers and an civilian contractor by a lone terrorist in Palmyra, Syria.
Police said the suspect was declared dead at a hospital after jumping from the building's sixth floor, the Central News Agency reported.
Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.
Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Friends and colleagues of Rob Reiner sat down with CBS News to share personal anecdotes and fond memories of him following the news of his tragic death.
Kiefer Sutherland recalls Rob Reiner's reaction to filming Jack Nicholson's famous scene in "A Few Good Men."
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
Kathy Bates rose to prominence with her Oscar-winning breakout role in Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" in 1990.
Jelly Roll had said a pardon would make it easier for him to travel internationally for concert tours and to perform Christian missionary work without requiring burdensome paperwork.
Rapid emergence of AI will foster demand for new types of workers, including "explainers" and bias auditors, according to economist Robert Seamans.
Sports betting companies face mounting competition from rapidly growing prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
People are starting to develop lasting connections with artificial technology. Melissa J. Perry, the dean of the College of Public Health at George Mason University, joins CBS News with more details.
TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. operations to a group of investors in America, a source familiar with the deal tells CBS News. Jo Ling Kent has more.
The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions, in Boulder, Colorado, over what it said were concerns about "climate alarmism."
The footage of a bear caring for an adopted cub was captured during the annual polar bear migration along the Western Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.
Most of the footprints are elongated and made by bipeds. The best-preserved ones bear traces of at least four toes.
NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
Paleontologists have discovered and documented 16,600 footprints left by theropods, the dinosaur group that includes the Tyrannosaurus rex.
CBS News reporters and producers are poring through thousands of newly released documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News justice reporter Jake Rosen joins with the latest details.
We are learning more about the 48-year-old man identified as the perpetrator of both the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor. CBS News national investigative correspondent Tom Hanson has the latest.
The Trump Justice Department released a sizable portion of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but not all. Yasmine Meyer, an attorney who represents some Epstein survivors, joins to discuss. Plus, journalist Barry Levine, who has covered Epstein for years, provides analysis.
The Justice Department on Friday released some files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports. Then, journalist Barry Levine, who has covered Epstein for years, joins with analysis.
The Justice Department on Friday unveiled thousands of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein under a new law. CBS News' Jake Rosen and Jennifer Jacobs have the latest.
President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.
NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
Super-Earth TOI-561b is about 40 times closer to its host star than Mercury is to the sun.
NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.
The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
Calling himself the "Son of Sam" in a letter left at one of the crime scenes, David Berkowitz claimed voices were ordering him to kill -- starting in the summer of 1976, he went on a 13-month spree of impulse killings in New York City that left six dead and seven injured
Visit a Uyghur restaurant in Southern California, where culture is shared and the food is made with love. Plus, a man who wanted to save his friends life by donating a kidney ends up saving his own life.
CBS News reporters and producers are poring through thousands of newly released documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News justice reporter Jake Rosen joins with the latest details.
TikTok has agreed to sell its U.S. operations to a consortium of investors. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady joins to assess the potential implications.
We are learning more about the 48-year-old man identified as the perpetrator of both the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor. CBS News national investigative correspondent Tom Hanson has the latest.
The Trump Justice Department released a sizable portion of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but not all. Yasmine Meyer, an attorney who represents some Epstein survivors, joins to discuss. Plus, journalist Barry Levine, who has covered Epstein for years, provides analysis.