February 24, 2023, 5:44pm Health
The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis. Read story
February 24, 2023, 11:20am Health
Food and Drug Administration officials on Friday pledged a reset in the agency’s tobacco program, responding to criticisms that a lack of direction has hampered efforts to regulate cigarettes, vaping devices and related products. Read story
February 24, 2023, 11:02am Health
The Biden administration is preparing for a worst-case scenario if a conservative federal judge rules in favor of a lawsuit seeking to restrict access to one of the two drugs typically used to induce a medicated abortion. Read story
February 23, 2023, 9:13am Health
Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there’s a big push to make sure they’re not surprised. Read story
February 23, 2023, 8:45am Health
An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country’s first known human H5N1 infection since 2014, health officials said. Read story
February 22, 2023, 1:49pm Business
Soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” can keep using the name, according to draft federal rules released Wednesday. Read story
February 22, 2023, 12:33pm Health
Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed unusually well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated. Read story
February 21, 2023, 6:02am Health
For almost two decades — from high school to when she was a 35-year-old graduate student — Alicia Castaneda Hatfield struggled with an eating disorder without ever talking with a doctor about it. Read story
February 20, 2023, 4:11pm Health
A man referred to only as “the Dusseldorf patient” has become the fifth person confirmed to be cured of HIV. Read story
February 20, 2023, 7:43am Health
The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation. Read story
