FDA Approves Drug to Ease Symptoms of Opioid Withdrawal
Catherine Offord | May 17, 2018
Lucemyra is the first non-opioid drug to be approved in the U.S. specifically for this purpose.
NIH Won’t Use Industry Money for Opioid Research Initiative
Shawna Williams | Apr 19, 2018
The announcement comes after an agency working group recommends against an industry partnership on ethical grounds.
CDC Director Delivers Passionate Speech to Agency
Jim Daley | Mar 30, 2018
Robert Redfield emphasized the importance of science and data in meeting with employees.
Proposed Federal Budget Slashes Funds to EPA, CDC
Diana Kwon | Feb 13, 2018
Funds for the NIH and NSF would stay flat, while some agencies, including the FDA and NASA, would see increases.
Prizes and Penalties
Bob Grant | Jan 1, 2018
Life is filled with pleasure and pain. Science and society are struggling mightily with both.
Toward a Nonaddictive Opioid
Ben Andrew Henry | Aug 18, 2016
A newly discovered painkiller does not cause respiratory depression or addiction in mice and could be an alternative to frequently abused prescription medicines, researchers report.