WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies. The Biden administration partially implemented the change last year, announcing it would no longer enforce a long-standing requirement that women pick up the medicine in person. … Read more
U.S. law allows mail delivery of mifepristone and misoprostol despite attempts by states to ban it, the opinion says, because a sender can’t know how the pills will be used. View original article Contributor: Perry Stein
The change may make medication abortion more accessible in states where it is legal. View original article Contributor: Frances Stead Sellers
The ingestion of edibles by children under 6 has risen rapidly since the start of the pandemic, contributing to a “significant increase” in hospitalizations, the study found. View original article Contributor: Christine Chung
In a diplomatically fraught move, the bloc advised its 27 members to put restrictions in place as Chinese tourists prepare to return to global destinations. View original article Contributor: Matina Stevis-Gridneff
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BRUSSELS — The European Union and China on Tuesday moved closer to a political standoff over the COVID-19 crisis, with Beijing vehemently rejecting travel restrictions some E.U. nations have started to impose that could be expanded in coming days. An E.U. offer of help, including vaccine donations, was also as good as slapped down, with … Read more
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading in the U.S., raising concerns about a potential wave of infections and reinfections to start the new year. The variant, called XBB.1.5, is a descendent of Omicron and a close relative of the XBB variant, which spread widely in Singapore and India this past … Read more
The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more places in the U.S., according to a study published Tuesday. More than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than 6 eating marijuana edibles were reported to the nation’s poison control centers between … Read more
A steady stream of promising studies have identified antibody drugs that could prevent malaria, treat a hemorrhagic fever called Lassa or block Zika. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson