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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

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

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

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

A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on, Oct. 12, 2022. More than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through medication, up from 53% in 2020, according to research released Tuesday, March 19, 2024. The Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights, said about 642,700 medication abortions took place in the first full calendar year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Medication abortion accounted for 63% of abortions in the formal health care system. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Woman suffered complications from abortion pill, now wants Supreme Court to decide its future

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This image provided by Earkick in March 2024 shows the company's mental health chatbot on a smartphone. A growing number of AI chatbots are being pitched as a way to address the recent mental health crisis among teens and young adults. But experts disagree about whether these chatbots are delivering a mental health service or are simply a new form of self-help. (Earkick via AP)

AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Aug. 2, 2018. Federal health advisers voted against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease at a Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, meeting prompted by years of patient efforts seeking access to the unproven therapy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

New FDA-approved gene therapy for children will cost record $4.25 million

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times