Matthew Perrone

It was a landmark moment for the psychedelic movement: The Department of Veteran Affairs’ top doctor stood on stage, praising advocates who have spent decades promoting the healing potential of mind-altering drugs. In an unannounced appearance at a New York psychedelic conference, the VA’s Dr. Shereef Elnahal said […]

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Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application

July 26, 2024 at 9:05 a.m.

It was a landmark moment for the psychedelic movement: The Department of Veteran Affairs’ top doctor stood on stage, praising advocates who have spent decades promoting the healing potential of...

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FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor

July 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.

Federal health officials on Thursday authorized sales of the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S., Vuse Alto, allowing manufacturer Reynolds American to keep the vaping brand on the market for years...

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FDA OKs first menthol e-cigarettes, citing potential to help adult smokers

June 21, 2024 at 2:55 p.m.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers. Friday's action is the government’s strongest acknowledgment that switching to flavored vaping can reduce the...

The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert Friday on Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat Milk Infant Formula, after a sample collected from a Texas store tested positive for cronobacter, which can cause deadly infections in babies.

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FDA warns parents to avoid infant formula distributed by Texas company due to contamination

May 31, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.

The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert Friday on Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat Milk Infant Formula, after a sample collected from a Texas store tested positive for cronobacter, which...

President Joe Biden’s administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes. Anti-smoking advocates are upset about the delay, but the decision could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections. Biden’s top health official said Friday the administration would take more time to consider feedback on the ban, including from civil rights leaders. The announcement is another setback for the health officials at the Food and Drug Administration. They drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths. But White House officials have delayed finalizing the ban several times.

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Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

April 26, 2024 at 4:59 p.m.

President Joe Biden’s administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes. Anti-smoking advocates are upset about the delay, but the decision could avoid angering Black voters ahead...

The maker of a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease that recently failed in a large study said Thursday it will pull the medicine from the market, acknowledging it didn’t help patients with the deadly neurological condition.

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ALS drug will be pulled from US market after study showed patients didn’t benefit

April 7, 2024 at 2:17 p.m.

The maker of a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease that recently failed in a large study said Thursday it will pull the medicine from the market, acknowledging it didn’t help...

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.

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Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?

March 25, 2024 at 7:52 p.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type...

Device maker Philips has recalled more than 5 million pressurized breathing devices due to risks that their internal foam can break down over time, leading users to inhale tiny particles while they sleep.

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Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US

January 29, 2024 at 3:57 p.m.

Device maker Philips has recalled more than 5 million pressurized breathing devices due to risks that their internal foam can break down over time, leading users to inhale tiny particles...

Federal officials have cleared the way for Florida to begin importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. It’s the first time any U.S. state has used the approach and follows years of frustration with U.S. drug prices. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the plan into law in 2019, but it required approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Importing cheaper drugs has long been popular with patients and consumer groups, but faced years of pushback by the pharmaceutical industry. The politics of the issue have shifted in recent years. Both President Biden and former President Trump supported importing medications to help lower costs.

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Florida can import prescription drugs from Canada, U.S. regulators say

January 5, 2024 at 1:33 p.m.

Federal officials have cleared the way for Florida to begin importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. It’s the first time any U.S. state has used the approach and follows years...

In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% last year.

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Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report

November 2, 2023 at 3:28 p.m.

In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% last year.

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