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Eye Drops Recalled after Deaths and Blindness—Here’s What to Know
Here’s how to tell whether your eye drops are safe to use and how to recognize a potential infection
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U.S. Lawsuit Threatens Access to Abortion Drug: The Science behind the Case
A judge’s decision could ban mifepristone across the country and weaken the Food and Drug Administration’s authority
Epidemiology
COVID Rebound Can Happen Even without Paxlovid
Concerns about Paxlovid rebound are preventing some doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drug and some high-risk patients from taking it
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How Antidepressants Help Bacteria Resist Antibiotics
A laboratory study unravels ways antidepressants and other nonantibiotic drugs can contribute to drug resistance
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‘Breakthrough’ Obesity Drugs Are Effective but Raise Questions
Drugs that reduce excess weight linked to chronic health problems have shown striking results in trials and in practice
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A Valuable COVID Drug Doesn’t Work against New Variants
Current monoclonal antibodies fail against COVID virus variants, so drugmakers want to use a fast-track test for new ones
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$3.5-Million Hemophilia Gene Therapy Is World’s Most Expensive Drug
A hemophilia drug has the potential to save lives. But it cannot treat the most common form of the disease
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Heralded Alzheimer’s Drug Works, but Safety Concerns Loom
Eisai and Biogen share clinical trial data confirming that lecanemab slows mental decline amid reports of potentially related deaths
Reproduction
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Could Be Approved Next Year
If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the first over-the-counter birth control pill, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever increasing role in reproductive health care...
Reproduction
Male Birth Control Is in Development, but Barriers Still Stand in the Way
A scientist who has been developing male birth control since the 1970s says safe, reversible and affordable options are possible
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New Execution Method Touted as More ‘Humane,’ but Evidence Is Lacking
A legal battle over nitrogen hypoxia, a new potential method of execution, raises ethical questions
Oceans
Hope for New Drugs Arises from the Sea
Compounds that marine creatures make to defend themselves could yield lifesaving medicines
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Does a Smallpox Drug Work for Monkeypox? What Scientists Know
The antiviral Tecovirimat (TPOXX) shows promise against monkeypox, but human data and supplies are limited
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What Is Paxlovid Rebound, and How Common Is It?
President Biden is part of a minority of people who have experienced Paxlovid rebound, but experts say the drug should still be prescribed for those who need it
Medicine
There Is an Effective Treatment for Monkeypox, but It’s Hard to Get
A smallpox antiviral that’s effective against monkeypox is tied up in red tape, and gay-health advocates are pushing to make it easier to access
Medicine
The Hunt for Drugs for Mild COVID
People who are unlikely to develop severe COVID-19 have no widely approved medications to ease the illness
Pharmaceuticals
Birth Control Pills Are Safe and Simple: Why Do They Require a Prescription?
The risks associated with hormonal contraception are lower than the risk of pregnancy itself and comparable to those of other over-the-counter drugs
Reproduction
How Abortion Medications Differ from Plan B and Other Emergency Contraceptives
Drugs such as mifepristone and misoprostol end a pregnancy, whereas the “morning-after pill” works by preventing one
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New COVID Drugs Face Delays as Trials Get Harder to Do
The success of vaccines has reduced the pool of people available for studies, among other factors
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Common Drugs Pollute Rivers on Every Continent
A global look reveals contamination by antibiotics, antidepressants and other medications
