food and drug administration

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she’s concerned about how the U.S. Supreme Court may rule on a challenge to FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The Supreme Court hears arguments in the case today. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The University of Michigan has received Federal Drug Administration approval for a new type of liver cancer treatment, which will use sound waves to break down tumors. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.

A drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease was approved by the Food & Drug Administration. While it is not a cure, researchers at the University of Michigan are optimistic about what this could mean for patients and their loved ones. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

Washtenaw County Health Department officials are praising the FDA’s decision to make Narcan available for over-the-counter purchase. We get more from WEMU's Taylor Pinson.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this month, granted accelerated approval to an Alzheimer’s drug that might slow the acceleration of memory loss for early-stage Alzheimer’s patients. But neurologist Dr. Judy Heidebrink at Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center at University of Michigan Health is looking at this drug with caution. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran brings us an in-depth discussion with Dr. Heidebrink about local hopes for the drug Lecanemab.

An Ann Arbor doctor is being credited with research that could change the way oxygen levels are registered for people of color. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.

A state House committee will hold its first hearing this week on a bill to regulate the sale and use of a controversial herbal supplement. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Glyphosate, which is usually found in stores as the product Roundup, is the most frequently used herbicide in the world. While it is effective in killing…

The University of Michigan is shifting from a nasal swab COVID-19 surveillance test it gives to students, faculty, and staff to a saliva-based test. By…

Over the last half-century, PFAS chemicals have been added to the formulation of innumerable products we use on a daily basis. The manufacture and…