A Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-10 that the drug's benefits outweigh its risks, including potential birth defects if used during pregnancy.
Hormone therapy has been used to relieve symptoms of menopause for the past 70 years. We know it can dramatically improve quality of life in women suffering from symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the consensus decision during a special session of the U.N. health agency's members was a "cause for celebration.''
Physicians now have another reason to counsel patients to stop vaping. A new study suggests that using electronic nicotine delivery systems leads to a 2.4 increased likelihood of erectile dysfunction.
A Manitoba man who needed hip surgery opted to have the procedure done in Mexico for $16,000 rather than wait the expected two to three years in his home province.
Numerous experts have long predicted that new variants would emerge in less developed countries if the pace of vaccinating their citizens lags behind richer countries.
