The Food and Drug Administration moved on Tuesday to make hearing aids available over the counter and without a prescription to adults, a long-sought wish of consumers frustrated by expensive exams and devices.As soon as mid-October, people with mild to moderate hearing loss should be able to buy hearing aids online and in retail stores, …
F.D.A. Clears Path for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new recommendation on Thursday that asymptomatic people who are using at-home Covid-19 antigen tests take at least three tests, each spaced 48 hours apart, to reduce the odds of missing an infection.People who have Covid-19 symptoms should take at least two tests, 48 hours apart, according to …
People Exposed to Covid May Need to Take as Many as Three At-Home Tests, F.D.A. Says Read More »
WASHINGTON — More than 60 years after the approval of oral contraceptives revolutionized women’s sexual health, the Food and Drug Administration has received its first application to supply a birth control pill over the counter — just as the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has put access to contraception more squarely at …
F.D.A. to Weigh Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pills Read More »