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What to Know About Adderall, Ritalin and Other Prescription Stimulants
The health secretary said the drugs have “damaged” children, but doctors say prescription stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall help millions of people.The New York Times - 5d -
Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin
Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it — and spread misinformation about it.The New York Times - 5d -
On the Canadian border with a Mexican cartel smuggler
A self-described member of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel told 60 Minutes that drugs and people pass both ways between the U.S. and Canada.CBS News - 5d -
Braves' Profar gets 80-game ban for PED violation
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Monday after a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug chorionic gonadotropin.ESPN - 5d -
France’s Parliament Is Set to Debate Changing Rape Law to Include Consent
After dozens of men were convicted of raping a drugged Gisèle Pelicot, lawmakers moved to require that consent be given for sex to be considered consensual.The New York Times - 4d -
Supreme Court Rules Against Makers of Flavored Vapes Popular With Teens
The justices handed a win, for now, to the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes.The New York Times - 3d -
More top vaccine regulators out at FDA, threatening new approvals
More top vaccine regulators at the FDA have either left or been forced out, which could hobble the agency's ability to approve new vaccines and drugs.NBC News - 2d -
Trump’s Next Tariffs Target Could be Foreign-Made Pharmaceuticals
President Trump wants to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the United States. Experts warn that tariffs could result in shortages and higher prices for generic drugs.The New York Times - 2d -
Dreamers review – this teen dance drama is too subtle for its own good. Where’s the debauchery?
Where other teen shows ramp up the sex, drugs and scandal, this Leeds-set saga about rivalries in a dance school keeps it real – so real it almost refuses to be entertaining. The implausibility of ...The Guardian - 6d -
New blood test checks for Alzheimer’s and assesses progression, study says
Procedure for patients with thinking and memory problems could help medics decide which drugs are most suitable. Researchers have developed a blood test for patients with thinking and memory ...The Guardian - 5d -
Former Medellin Cartel boss released in Colombia after a judge rules his sentence expired
Colombian authorities have released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old had expiredABC News - 5d -
New FDA commissioner signed off on vaccine chief's ouster: Reports
Newly sworn-in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary signed off on the plan to push out the agency’s top vaccine official, Peter Marks, in one of his first acts as chief, ...The Hill - 5d -
Top vaccine official sends warning
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Top FDA official's exit sends ripples through Washington Peter Marks, who led the Food and Drug ...The Hill - 5d -
Border wars: Syria’s new authorities grapple with Lebanese smugglers
Attempts to seal porous borders through which guns, drugs and fuel flowed in Assad times are turning local tensions deadly. Hidden trails snake through the mountains in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa ...The Guardian - 5d -
‘FDA as we've known it is finished': Former commissioner
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf said the federal agency that he’s known for years “is finished” after mass layoffs began Tuesday morning. “The FDA as we've ...The Hill - 4d -
He Got Clemency From Trump. Now He’s Facing Charges of Injuring a Child.
Jonathan Braun, who has had a string of legal issues since President Trump commuted his drug sentence four years ago, was arrested after allegedly punching an acquaintance and shoving a 3-year-old.The New York Times - 4d -
Could antibiotics stop working? Yes – but the biggest danger isn’t prescription-happy GPs | Devi Sridhar
To prevent a catastrophic failure of the drugs modern medicine relies on, look to animal farming in middle-income countries. If the antibiotics we use to treat infections ever stopped working, the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Supreme Court rules in favor of FDA in dispute over flavored vapes
The Supreme Court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling Wednesday and found the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acted lawfully when it blocked two vaping companies from marketing fruity ...The Hill - 3d -
US revokes visas of Mexican band members after cartel leader's face was projected at a concert
The U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican band after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss onto a large screen during a performance at a music festival in the ...ABC News - 3d -
Trump spares drugmakers from tariffs; costs could still go up
President Trump spared pharmaceuticals from the opening salvo in his campaign to transform the economy through “reciprocal” tariffs; however, the global drug market may still be hit by ...The Hill - 1d -
Ousted FDA vaccine director calls Kennedy's start 'very scary'
Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official pressured to resign over his disagreements with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., warned in an interview ...The Hill - 1d -
Ousted FDA vaccine chief makes plea to families to vaccinate children
Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine official who resigned last week amid pressure from the Trump administration, urged families to continue vaccinating their children. ...The Hill - 1d -
Feeding the soul: Laurie Woolever on food, addiction – and working with Anthony Bourdain
Working alongside NY’s hottest chefs took its toll on Laurie Woolever, but in a new memoir she opens up about her battles with drinking, drugs – and losing her friend. Laurie Woolever is an expert ...The Guardian - 6h