Tag: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Some lawmakers seek reversal of R.I.’s recent ban of flavored vapes
Nearly two months have passed since Rhode Island vape shops and convenience stores were forced to clear their shelves of flavored e-cigarettes and other...
Australian medical tech company aiming to improve cannulations relocates to R.I.
PROVIDENCE – A new medical technology startup founded in Australia is moving its headquarters to Rhode Island with the help of the New England...
Five Questions With: Dr. Edward Huey
World Alzheimer’s Day was Sept. 21, and it comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the second treatment available to slow...
CODAC Behavioral Health’s Hurley is the helping hand to combat R.I.’s...
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INDUSTRY LEADER | SOCIAL SERVICES: Linda E. Hurley
CODAC Behavioral Healthcare CEO and president
HELPING OTHERS RECOVER from addiction is a complex...
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...
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