RFK Jr. calls for a review of abortion pill mifepristone
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a fresh safety review of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions.
Jun 5, 2025
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Despite historic indictment, doctors will keep mailing abortion pills across state lines
When the news broke on Jan. 31 that a New York physician had been indicted for shipping abortion medications to a woman in Louisiana, it stoked fear across the network of doctors and medical clinics who engage in similar ...
May 8, 2025
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Blocking an enzyme may improve melanoma immunotherapy outcomes
About 65% of melanoma patients do not respond to immunotherapy. New work by the team of Prof. Max Mazzone (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology) discovered that an enzyme called HPGDS (expressed in a specific subset of ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Debate over the abortion pill mifepristone resurfaces after Makary is confirmed to head the FDA
Many Americans wonder whether the pill used in most U.S. abortions will be restricted under the new Republican administration in Washington.
Mar 26, 2025
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Persistent organic pollutants associated with higher blood pressure in teens after weight loss surgery
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—synthetic toxic chemicals often found in food sources and stored in body fat—are associated with long-term higher blood ...
Mar 18, 2025
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What's the difference between medical abortion and surgical abortion?
In Australia, around 1 in 4 people who are able to get pregnant will have a medical or surgical abortion in their lifetime.
Feb 25, 2025
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Updated drug information handout outdoes FDA's version in clinical trial
A clinical trial comparing a one-page medication handout proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with an updated version developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh that quantifies a drug's risk ...
Feb 6, 2025
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Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type ...
Jan 24, 2025
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Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action
Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.S.
Dec 23, 2024
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Many crisis pregnancy centers advertise unproven 'abortion pill reversal,' study finds
A new research study found the vast majority of crisis pregnancy centers offer social and family support services. But nearly one-third of the centers also advertise "abortion pill reversal," an unproven and potentially dangerous ...
Dec 7, 2024
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