Food and Drug Administration

The Food & Drug Administration recently decided to remove "black box" warnings from the packaging of hormonal therapies used to treat symptoms of menopause. On this week's 51%, we speak with internist Dr. Heather Hirsch, founder of the Menopause Clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts, about the change. We also dive into Dr. Hirsch's new book, The Perimenopause Survival Guide, and discuss how to recognize what she calls the “evil little sister” of menopause and start treatment early.

On this week’s 51%, we recognize the 25th anniversary of the Food & Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, which, in conjunction with misoprostol, is now used for the majority of abortions in the U.S. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons speaks with abortion-rights advocate and vlogger Marissa Rudd about her experience using mifepristone, and why she personally chose to have an abortion. We also chat with Kimberly Mutcherson, a professor at Rutgers Law School, about the challenges mifepristone faces in court and in the Trump Administration.

Members of Congress from maple-producing states are joining industry groups in calling on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate and take action…

In the maple-rich areas of New England and the upper Midwest, producers don't approve of fakers and want the FDA to take action.Last week, industry groups…

Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed a new rule that would extend the agency’s tobacco authority to regulate such products as…

New Hampshire Representative Annie Kuster wants the Food and Drug Administration to extend the comment period for sweeping food safety rules that farmers…

Federal officials are trying to reassure farmers in New Hampshire and Vermont about proposed food safety rules that would require them to be more vigilant…