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COVID-19 Booster No Longer Recommended for Healthy Children, Pregnant People
05/28/2025
Kate Young
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the CDC will no longer recommend the COVID-19 booster vaccine for healthy children and pregnant people. The announcement comes despite previous CDC...
05/28/2025
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FDA Approves First Dissolvable Birth Control Pill
07/31/2024
Anthony Calabro, MA
The first orally disintegrating birth control tablet was designed for individuals who have trouble swallowing their medication.
07/31/2024
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FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine For Pregnant Individuals
08/24/2023
Anthony Calabro, MA
Earlier this year, the FDA approved the same vaccine for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in individuals 60 years of age and older.
08/24/2023
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FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter, Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive
07/21/2023
Jessica Ganga
The FDA has approved the first daily oral contraceptive for the prevention of pregnancy that does not require a health care provider’s prescription.
07/21/2023
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FDA Warns Against NSAID Use During Second Half of Pregnancy
10/19/2020
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs put the fetus at risk for rare but serious kidney complications.
10/19/2020