As states and counties spend the first wave of billions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry, public health groups are challenging how some funds are being used.
Category: Medicine and Health
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F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
The price of the pill, which has not been announced, will determine how affordable it will be when it becomes available in early 2024.
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Antibiotic Shortage Could Fuel Rise in Syphilis Rates
The primary drug used to treat the sexually transmitted infection could be scarce into next year, Pfizer warns.
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E-Cigarette Sales Soared During Pandemic Years
Flavors proliferated and disposable vapes took hold as purchases of vaping devices increased steadily from January 2020 to mid-2022.
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The Marriage Proposal That Wasn’t
Bob Morris’s father fell in love at the end of his life with a woman who knew her limits.
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Allina Health System in Minnesota Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt
Doctors at the Allina Health System, a wealthy nonprofit in the Midwest, aren’t allowed to see poor patients or children with too many unpaid medical bills.
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F.D.A. Advisers Weigh Allowing First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
The panel heard strong support from the company and many doctors but concern from F.D.A. scientists.
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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Tied to Eyedrops Can Spread Person to Person
The C.D.C. traced deaths and cases of blindness to products imported from India. The agency said it was concerned that the bacteria could gain a foothold in the U.S.
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Deadly Fungus Spread Rapidly During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that health officials hoped to contain is now in more than half the states, according to a new research paper.
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First At-Home Test for Flu and Covid Is OK’d by the FDA
But the company that created the 30-minute, over-the-counter test has filed for bankruptcy, so the product’s eventual availability to consumers remains unclear.
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GoodRx Leaked User Health Data to Facebook and Google, F.T.C. Says
The popular drug discount app deceptively shared details on users’ illnesses and medicines with ad firms, regulators said in a legal complaint.
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A Dilemma for Governments: How to Pay for Million-Dollar Therapies
A wave of transformative but hugely expensive treatments is challenging the budgets of health systems in wealthy nations. Now countries with far fewer resources are wrestling with how to cover the therapies.