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RSV Vaccine Approved for Older Adults

The shots would be the first vaccines available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands and leads to many more hospitalizations each year.

By Christina Jewett

Biogen Inc Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Food and Drug Administration Genetics and Heredity

F.D.A. Approves Drug for Rare Form of A.L.S.

The drug, which will be sold as Qalsody by the pharmaceutical company Biogen, targets a genetic cause of a devastating neurological illness.

By Rebecca Robbins

Conflicts of Interest Food and Drug Administration National Academies of the United States National Academy of Sciences Opioids and Opiates OxyContin (Drug) Pain-Relieving Drugs Philanthropy Purdue Pharma Sackler Family Suits and Litigation (Civil) United States Politics and Government

Sacklers Gave Millions to Institution That Advises on Opioid Policy

Even as the nation’s drug crisis mounted, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine continued to accept funds from some members of the Sackler family, including those involved with Purdue Pharma.

By Christina Jewett

Corporations Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Federal Courts (US) Federal-State Relations (US) Food and Drug Administration GenBioPro Inc Generic Brands and Products Mifeprex (RU-486) mifepristone Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Abortion Pill Maker Sues F.D.A. to Protect Drug if a Court Orders It Off the Market

The suit by GenBioPro, the generic maker of mifepristone, is the latest strand in the intense legal battle over abortion pills.

By Pam Belluck

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