Trans Women Can Fill Their Estrogen Prescriptions—For Now
The FDA’s Antibacterial Soap Ban Is Bad News for Superbugs
The Weird Business Behind a Trendy “Anti-Aging” Pill
Why Most Gay Men Still Aren’t Allowed to Donate Blood
The US: E-Cigs Very Bad! The UK: E-Cigs OK! All of Us: Huh?
The FDA Just Opened Up Abortion Pill Access. Next Up: Webcam Prescriptions
Federal Regulators Say a Theranos Lab Has Serious Problems
Today embattled drug testing startup Theranos received a letter from federal regulators citing serious problems in the company's California laboratory.
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An FDA Stamp on CES Gadgets Doesn’t Mean What You Think
Thanks to the arcane way the FDA deals—and doesn’t deal—with consumer and medical devices, the same FDA logo can mean wildly different things.
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What’s Inside E-Cigarette Juice: Alcohol, More Alcohol, and Lots of Secrets
Are e-cigs safer than cigarettes? Maybe. E-cig juices and devices remain unregulated in the US, so the health effects remain foggy.
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Republicans Are Trying to Sneak an E-Cigarette Exemption Past the FDA
An obscure provision could exempt current e-cigarettes from a lot of regulation forever, all by going around the Food and Drug Administration.
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