Saturday, February 21, 2026

Health

F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill

The decision enraged opponents of abortion, who have been pressuring the administration to restrict access to abortion medication. Source link

Do Vaccines Cause Autism? And Other Questions, Answered.

It can be hard to sort through the conflicting and evolving information about vaccines. Here’s the latest guidance on Covid boosters, flu shots, childhood immunizations and more. Source link

Trump Announces Pfizer Deal to Lower Some Drug Prices and Unveils TrumpRx Website

The administration also announced it will create a website, TrumpRx, that will help consumers buy drugs directly from manufacturers. Source link

College Students Are Seeking Out Phone-Free Social Connection

A campus movement aims to find out. Source link

How Trump’s Latest Tariffs May Affect Your Medicines

The president said he would impose a tariff of 100 percent on certain brand-name drugs. Here’s what we know so far. Source link

Doctors Without Borders Closes in Gaza City as Israel Intensifies Offensive

Doctors Without Borders pulled its staff from Gaza City as the medical system buckled. The U.N. has warned that more hospitals may have to close. Source link

Gunman in NYC Shooting at NFL Headquarters Had CTE

Shane Tamura, a former high school football player, shot himself and left a note that said his motive was anger at the N.F.L. Source link

Trump May Try to Force Drugmakers to Lower Some U.S. Prices

A notice, deleted and then reposted by the administration, provides a hint that more aggressive pricing policies may be coming. Source link

U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say

Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks. Source link

Judge Orders N.I.H. to Restore Suspended Research Grants at U.C.L.A.

The ruling is a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s termination of hundreds of millions of research grants to the California university. Source link
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