HEALTH

FDA advisers vote unanimously in favor of OTC birth control pills

Perrigo A panel of independent medical experts for the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in favor of allowing the hormonal birth control...

COVID-19 community risk index in Peterborough remains at low

Peterborough Public Health kept the COVID-19 community risk index at low on Wednesday after reporting no new deaths and 14 new PCR test confirmed cases...

F.D.A. Advisers Say Benefits of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Outweigh Risks

A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday that the benefits of making a birth control pill available without...

la France et six autres pays lancent un “G7 du cancer”

Ce projet, initié par l'Institut national français du cancer doit permettre de partager les données entre nations et de réduire les inégalités en termes de...

Opinion | We Could Easily Make Risky Virological Research Safer

Lipsitch was among the loudest voices raising concerns about so-called gain of function research (defined in different ways by different groups, it generally refers to...

Over-the-counter birth-control pill: FDA advisers vote unanimously in support of OTC pill

CNN  —  Advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in support of making the birth-control pill Opill available over-the-counter, saying...

EDUCATION

Oklahoma House passes school choice tax credit bill | News

The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday to create a refundable tax credit program for families with homeschooled or private school children but...

Cox promotes public education bills at school ceremony

HEBER CITY, Utah — Governor Spencer Cox and Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson held a ceremonial bill signing event on Wednesday, calling attention to legislation promoting...

Attorneys argue 1st-grade teacher shot in school is ‘workplace injury’

NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News Education Association President condemned the premise of the school division’s motion to dismiss Abigail Zwerner’s pending $40 million lawsuit. The motion...

Voters give split decision on local school levies

Belgrade (District 44) and Manhattan (District 3) passed their school bond levies Tuesday, while Monforton and Three Forks voters gave a thumbs down to their...

Knox County Schools Special Education Task Force formed

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Knox County Schools has announced the creation of new task force comprised of parents that will help inform leaders about what...