Sleep
Should You Give Your Kid Melatonin?
Young children are taking melatonin gummy supplements, but experts say they should be a last resort to help with sleep
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Health Care
Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill, pending Appeal
The nation’s highest court paused a lower court’s decision to nullify approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, keeping the medication available while an appeal moves forward...
Health Care
Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill, pending Appeal
The nation’s highest court paused a lower court’s decision to nullify approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, keeping the medication available while an appeal moves forward...
Public Health
Deadly Bacteria in Eyedrops May Spread from Person to Person
Infections of a new strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that have led to blindness and death highlight the worsening antibiotic resistance crisis
Health Care
A Bad Medication Abortion Decision Threatens the Future Availability of Drugs in the U.S.
With an April 7 court decision, one judge has harmed women’s health and undermined trust in science-based drug approvals in the U.S.
Pharmaceuticals
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
Pharmaceuticals
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
Pharmaceuticals
How Antidepressants Help Bacteria Resist Antibiotics
A laboratory study unravels ways antidepressants and other nonantibiotic drugs can contribute to drug resistance
Pharmaceuticals
‘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
Pharmaceuticals
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
Pharmaceuticals
$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
Pharmaceuticals
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
Pharmaceuticals
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
Pharmaceuticals
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
Pharmaceuticals
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
