Fiona Rutherford
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Psychedelic Drug Maker Cuts 75% Of Staff After FDA Rejects MDMA
The company said it will leave only a small team focussed on reversing the Food and Drug Administration’s decision.
- Friday August 16, 2024
- Author: Fiona Rutherford, Robert Langreth
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FDA Tests New Power to Pull Some Fast-Tracked Drugs Off Market
Its first target is a cancer treatment from Oncopeptides given accelerated approval in 2021, which has since faced a study questioning its effectiveness.
- Wednesday October 4, 2023
- Author: Robert Langreth, Fiona Rutherford
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FDA Raises Issues With Nonprescription Birth Control Pill
Opill may not be effective as a nonprescription pill given Americans’ increasing body weight, regulators said.
- Friday May 5, 2023
- Author: Fiona Rutherford
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FDA Raises Issues With Nonprescription Birth Control Pill
Opill may not be effective as a nonprescription pill given Americans’ increasing body weight, regulators said.
- Friday May 5, 2023
- Author: Fiona Rutherford
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FDA Lays Out Annual Covid Shot Plan Similar To Flu
US drug regulators are setting out a plan for updating Covid-19 vaccines similar to the one in place for flu that will include at least annual reviews of new strains to be targeted by shots.
- Monday January 23, 2023
- Author: Fiona Rutherford, Madison Muller
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CVS, Walmart, Walgreens Reach $13 Billion Opioid Settlement
The accords won’t be finalized until enough states, counties and cities agree to them, the people said.
- Wednesday November 2, 2022
- Author: Jef Feeley, Fiona Rutherford
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Pfizer to Test Second Paxlovid Course in Patients With Covid Rebound
Pfizer Inc. was ordered by US regulators to test the effects of an additional course of Paxlovid among people who experience a rebound in Covid-19 after treatment, putting the drug through further study as reports of the mysterious phenomenon continue to mount.
- Saturday August 20, 2022
- Author: Fiona Rutherford, Robert Langreth
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Monkeypox Risk Is Low, Vaccines Ready If Needed, U.S. Says
U.S. officials sought to reassure the public that the risk of monkeypox is low and the country is prepared to handle its spread.
- Tuesday May 24, 2022
- Author: Fiona Rutherford, Riley Griffin, Madison Muller
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Walgreens Settles Florida Opioid Sales Suit for $683 Million
Walgreens Settles Florida Opioid Sales Suit for $683 Million
- Thursday May 5, 2022
- Author: Fiona Rutherford
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Women Scramble to Get IUDs, Load Up on Plan B as Roe Worries Hit
Women Scramble to Get IUDs, Load Up on Plan B as Roe Worries Hit
- Wednesday May 4, 2022
- Author: Paulina Cachero, Fiona Rutherford
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Pfizer’s Covid Pill Will Soon Be Available Across the U.S.
Pfizer's Covid Pill Will Soon Be Available Across the U.S.
- Monday April 25, 2022
- Author: Josh Wingrove, Fiona Rutherford
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Most People Under 50 Don’t Need 4th Shot Yet, CDC Panel Suggests
People with comorbidities should consider an extra shot, but most people should hold out for better vaccines later this year.
- Thursday April 21, 2022
- Author: Fiona Rutherford, Celine Castronuovo
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U.S. Stops Mask Requirement on Planes After Judge’s Ruling
Mask Mandate for Planes, Trains Overturned by Federal Judge
- Wednesday April 20, 2022
- Author: Erik Larson, Fiona Rutherford, Mary Schlangenstein
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CDC Advisors to Discuss Booster Plans at Wednesday Meeting
Mystery CDC Meeting May Set Tone for Next Booster Campaign
- Wednesday April 20, 2022
- Author: Fiona Rutherford
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Are Second Covid Booster Shots Effective? What Experts Know So Far
Are Second Covid Booster Shots Effective? What Experts Know So Far
- Saturday April 9, 2022
- Author: Fiona Rutherford, Robert Langreth