Health Apr 17 Marijuana-based drug gets positive review from FDA The Food and Drug Administration posted its review Tuesday of the experimental medication ahead of a public meeting later this week.
Politics Mar 15 FDA begins push to reduce levels of nicotine in cigarettes Under one scenario, the FDA estimates reducing nicotine could help the U.S. smoking rate could fall as low as 1.4 percent by 2060, down from the 15 percent of adults who smoke now.
Nation Feb 12 Opioid makers gave $10 million to advocacy groups that promoted use of their pills, report says The investigation by Missouri's Sen. Claire McCaskill sheds light on the opioid industry's ability to shape public opinion and raises questions about its role in an overdose epidemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of American lives.
Politics Feb 10 On drug costs, modest steps follow Trump’s big promises As a candidate, Trump advocated Medicare negotiations and he called for allowing consumers to import lower-priced medicines from abroad. But the White House strategy paper veers away from such dramatic steps.
Politics Oct 27 AP fact check: Anti-drug campaigns of yesteryear show little success President Donald Trump is promising a "massive advertising campaign" as part of his administration's response to the worst drug crisis in U.S. history, but experts say other measures could be far more effective in curbing the current epidemic.