Health

Members of the family who own Connecticut-based OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.

After briefly going dark in the U.S., TikTok is back online following an executive order. That’s not good for young users, says NYU psychologist Jonathan Haidt.

Wine sales in the U.S. last year tumbled approximately 6% from 2023, according to data from the industry data group SipSource.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray to be used alone in adults with a major depressive disorder. 

Eating more fiber, which is found in whole grains, vegetables and fruits, might help protect against dangerous bacteria in the gut.

The talks around drugs including Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, GSK’s Trelegy Ellipta, and Pfizer’s Xtandi will set Medicare prices that go into effect in 2027.

The agency says labs should accelerate testing on patients hospitalized with the flu within 24 hours of their admission.

Federal health officials are backing the health benefits of nicotine pouches, ruling that Philip Morris International’s Zyn can help adult smokers cut back or quit cigarettes.

Federal health officials are backing the health benefits of nicotine pouches, ruling that Philip Morris International’s Zyn can help adult smokers cut back or quit cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday OK’d sales of 10 different Zyn flavors, including coffee, mint and menthol. It’s the first time regulators have authorized sales ...

The Food and Drug Administration has said it is banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that has long been used in the U.S. to color certain foods, such as candies and colored beverages, as well as some oral medicines and supplements.

Rates of breast and thyroid cancer for women under 50 rose from 2002 to 2021, while men in the same age group had declining rates of melanoma and prostate cancer.

The proposed rule would drastically reduce the level of nicotine allowed in combustible tobacco products, but it would not apply to vapes.

Evidence shows that the synthetic dye can cause cancer in lab animals.