Medicine and Health – Page 16

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.

By Pam Belluck

Eyes and Eyesight Factories and Manufacturing Infections Medicine and Health Recalls and Bans of Products

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.

By Christina Jewett and Andrew Jacobs

Candida Auris (Fungus) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Drug Resistance (Microbial) Fungi Medicine and Health Research States (US)

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.

By Matt Richtel

Bankruptcies Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Health Insurance and Managed Care Influenza Lucira Health Medicine and Health Tests (Medical)

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.

By Christina Jewett and Emily Anthes

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