December 3, 2023
A few lines in a Senate appropriations proposal could force U.S. officials to confront a deadly threat they ignored for years: Counterfeit, fentanyl-laced painkillers sold at pharmacies in Mexico. If approved, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken would have 90 days to draft a report that would — for the first time — reveal key
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As more pharmacies close across the U.S., a growing number of people are going online for their prescription medications — but some experts are warning that fake pills pose a very real risk. Earlier this month, Rite Aid declared bankruptcy and announced the closure of more than 150 stores nationwide. Walgreens and CVS have also
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A woman who finally fell pregnant after years of IVF treatment has been left devastated after a pharmacy gave her abortion pills by mistake, causing her to miscarry. Timika Thomas, from Las Vegas, USA, had always dreamt of having a big family and could not wait to have another baby with her husband. But her
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GenBioPro’s list, which has not been previously reported, offers an early look at one of the Biden administration’s most significant steps to expand abortion access post-Roe. Though the rollout has been slower and more limited than abortion-rights supporters have wanted, they say it still has the potential to radically alter the landscape, because most people
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Up to one in five people can get long COVID — a condition in which someone keeps on feeling ill for months after their initial symptoms have cleared up. (Paul Botes) Ida Jooste, a woman in her mid-50s, was on the hunt for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid in August. Paxlovid is a pill that stops
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Authorities in Mexico have shuttered pharmacies in the resort cities of Cancun, Tulum and Playa del Carmen after finding an array of irregularities at 23 of the 55 locations they visited, including serious concerns such as selling expired and potentially counterfeit medications. The four-day series of raids, dubbed Operation Albatross by the Mexican government, comes
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Not only does South Africa have one of the highest rates of tuberculosis in the world, the disease is also the country’s number one killer. (Envato Items) IIn 2005, when Busiziwe Beko suspected she was pregnant, she went to a local clinic to be examined. Beko got more than she bargained for – she tested
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A woman who was imprisoned for illegally purchasing abortion pills to terminate a late pregnancy will be released from prison after a British appeals court commuted her sentence on Tuesday. Carla Foster, a 45-year-old mother of three, was sentenced to 28 months in prison last month after she admitted to buying abortion pills to induce
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Here are five questions about the FDA announcement. Will Medicaid cover this? It depends where you live. The State Medicaid program shares the cost of prescription drug coverage with the federal government. There is some leeway in how Medicaid decides to handle over-the-counter drug coverage. The state may cover an over-the-counter drug, but a person
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For the first time, every general practitioner and nurse practitioner in Australia will be able to prescribe the abortion pill, increasing access to it for women, including in the regions. In the biggest access overhaul since RU486 was first introduced in Australia over a decade ago, rules for pharmacies will also be relaxed, a move
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