The FDA Just Approved Opill, the First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill!

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pharmaceutical company Perrigo’s Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let individuals obtain the ... Read More

FDA clears first digital treatment for depression, but experts caution that research is still early

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is allowing the use of Rejoyn, the first prescription digital ... mental health disorders don’t require a prescription, Torous said. Doctors need ... Read More

FDA Clears the First Digital Therapeutic for Depression, But Will Payers Cover It?

A software app that modifies behavior through a series of lessons and exercises has received FDA ... first prescription digital therapeutic for this indication. The product, known as CT-152 during ... Read More

FDA OKs New Drug To Boost COVID-19 Protection for Immunocompromised People

The FDA has authorized a new treatment ... it didn’t provide protection against Omicron and its severity. And so this new monoclonal antibody has been developed in response to the latest viral ... Read More

Social Media Claims This FDA-Approved Pill Can Slow Down Aging. Can It?

Age discrimination is rampant, and beauty standards favor youth. So it’s no wonder that people do anything they can to push back on aging, whether that’s using Botox for fewer wrinkles, hair dye to ... Read More

FDA OKs New Treatment to Prevent COVID in High-Risk People

March 26, 2024 – The FDA has approved a new antibody treatment to help prevent COVID-19 in those who are most at risk from the virus. In its announcement, the agency explained that the new ... Read More

10 doctors on FDA panel for Abbott heart device had financial ties to the company

KFF Health News found records of Abbott payments associated with 10 of the 14 voting members of the FDA advisory ... and added that doctors have “a lot to learn” once it’s on the market. Read More

Michigan House panel OKs bills allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control

Bills that would allow trained pharmacists to prescribe birth control were approved Thursday by the Michigan House Health Policy Committee. House Bills 5436 and 5435 would allow pharmacists to issue ... Read More

Sexual Health News

June 12, 2023 — Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study. Contraceptive pills increased women's ... Read More

Abortion by Pill: The Supremes Get to Tell the FDA How to Do Its Job

The cases also challenge the state’s right to regulate the health and safety of its constituents (its ‘police power’). But that’s not all that’s at stake. Read More