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Bimbo bread is displayed on a shelf of a supermarket in Anaheim, Calif., on April 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Files)

Bakery that makes Sarah Lee and Entenmann’s breads pushes back on FDA sesame warning

By Jonel Aleccia - Associated Press

A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. appears outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

FDA says shortage ends for Eli Lilly weight loss and diabetes drug

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

People gather for the March for Reproductive Justice on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in downtown Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) ** FILE **

Deaths of two pregnant women in Georgia reopens debate about safety of abortion pills

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

(AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Nearly 2,000 drug manufacturing plants overdue for FDA inspections after COVID delays, AP finds

By Matthew Perrone and Nicky Forster - Associated Press

Melanie Salazar of the group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, holds up a mock box of pills in front of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. At stake in Tuesday's arguments is the ease of access to a medication used last year in nearly two-thirds of U.S. abortions. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

States claim economic harm from abortion pill; case revived after doctors’ legal loss

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices, Dec. 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA approves first nasal spray for severe allergic reactions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Republicans, Democrats push approval of psychedelic treatment for vets, but critics warn of risks

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Heroic Hearts Project, Jesse Gould adds 22 dog tags signifying the number of veterans estimated to die by suicide in one day, at a memorial paying tribute to the estimated 150,000 veterans who have lost their lives to suicide over the past 20 years, displayed near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 10, 2024. (Michael Schoen/Heroic Hearts Project via AP)

Veterans asked for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. Makers of thousands of medical tests that have long escaped oversight will have to show that they deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by the testing industry. The regulation finalized Monday, April 29, 2024 brings tests developed by laboratories under control of the FDA, which has warned that the multibillion-dollar industry poses growing risks to patients. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Sick of waiting for FDA, U.S. states target food additives banned in Europe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This illustration provided by Reynolds American in June 2024, shows packaging for the Vuse Alto e-cigarette. The U.S. The Food and Drug Administration authorized sales of Vuse Alto, the best-selling e-cigarette, on Thursday, July 18, 2024, allowing Reynolds American to keep its reusable e-cigarette on the market for years to come. (Reynolds American via AP)

FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Drug shortages in America due to China illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

A perfect storm for drug shortages in U.S.

By Nick Iacovella

FDA OKs first menthol e-cigarettes, citing potential to help adult smokers

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Baby formula is displayed on the shelves of a grocery store in Carmel, Ind. on May 10, 2022. U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula in 2022. A group that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agreed Thursday, June 29, 2023, to add infections caused by cronobacter to the list of serious conditions reported to the agency. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Lawmaker says watchdog’s report on FDA handling of infant formula crisis confirms panel’s findings

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite an outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows. Federal officials warn about the health risks of drinking raw milk at any time, but especially during this novel outbreak. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia)

There’s bird flu in U.S. dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren’t deterred

By Jonel Aleccia - Associated Press

Scott Berkheiser, 57, who has Alzheimer's disease, sits for a portrait at his home Friday, April 5, 2024, in Venice, Fla. Insurance denials delayed Berkheiser’s first Leqembi infusion a few months until last December. He said the drugmaker eventually agreed to give it to him for free while he makes co-payments for the infusions. “It was a little crazy,” he said. “It seemed like it was kind of a game that must make sense for some monetary reason.” (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

It’s the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s. Why is it off to a slow start?

By Tom Murphy - Associated Press

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Letter to the editor: Clinton abused powers on abortion drug

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, March 7, 2024. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court justices weigh rolling back use of the abortion pill

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Use of abortion drugs illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The dangers of unsupervised use of abortion drugs

By Dr. Ingrid Skop

$The Supreme Court is seen on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion when it hears arguments Tuesday, March 26, 2024, over mifepristone, a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, for a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, the race for the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)$

Biden campaign warns that abortion pill legal case is another impact of Trump agenda

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in a few states. CVS Health will start filling prescriptions for the medication in Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts “in the weeks ahead,” spokeswoman Amy Thibault said Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Mifepristone access is coming before the U.S. Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?

By Laura Ungar and Matthew Perrone - Associated Press