Tag: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
R.I. firm looks to upend vasectomy procedures
For the last two decades, little has changed in the way vasectomies are performed, a procedure that more than 500,000 men undergo annually.
Providence-based Signati...
CVS, Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon
The drugstore chains CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens plan to start dispensing an abortion pill in a few states within weeks.
CVS Health will start...
CVS pulls cough, cold medicines with phenylephrine from shelves
WOONSOCKET – Just ahead of flu season, CVS Health Corp. is pulling some over-the-counter allergy and cold medicines from its shelves after the Food...
Legislators in 49 states ask Supreme Court to preserve access to...
A group of more than 600 Democratic legislators from 49 states, including 21 from Rhode Island, have signed an amicus brief to the U.S....
CVS making updated COVID-19 vaccine available
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. says the updated COVID-19 vaccine recently authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now available at its...
Blame capitalism for this prescription drug problem?
Past public ire over high drug prices has recently taken a back seat to a more insidious problem – no drugs at any price.
Patients...
High-tech exoskeleton lending a hand, arms and legs
Early last December, Chuck Allen was enjoying a lazy afternoon at home in North Kingstown. His wife, Becky, had run out for a few...
Pharmacies will weigh several factors in deciding whether to dispense abortion...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to allow retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills means drug stores will have to make a decision...
AI put to the test during cardiac procedures in R.I.
A new artificial intelligence technology is helping physicians perform ablations – minimally invasive surgeries used to treat certain heart conditions – more efficiently, and...
Attorney General: R.I. part of a $450M settlement with opioid maker...
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha says he and attorney generals from 35 other states have reached a $450 million nationwide settlement with...
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