What鈥檚 Keeping the US From Allowing Better Sunscreens?
A decade after Congress told the FDA to expedite the approval of more effective sunscreens, the federal government still has not approved sunscreen ingredients that are safely being used around the world. Meanwhile, skin cancer is the nation鈥檚 most common cancer.
Telehealth Sites Promise Cure for 鈥楳ale Menopause鈥 Despite FDA Ban on Off-Label Ads
Most healthy men produce sufficient testosterone as they age. Yet online ads and telehealth sites are promoting testosterone drugs with flawed promises of boosting libido and busting stomach fat.
Sitios de telesalud prometen una cura para la 鈥渕enopausia masculina鈥 a pesar de prohibiciones
En anuncios de Google, Facebook y otros medios, los sitios web de telemedicina sobre testosterona pueden prometer una soluci贸n r谩pida para la 鈥渓entitud鈥 y la libido baja en los hombres. Pero los m茅dicos dicen que no hay pruebas de su eficacia.
US to Cover HIV Prevention Drugs for Older Americans to Stem Spread of the Virus
The government has proposed that Medicare fully cover preexposure prophylaxis drugs that prevent HIV, a change that could help America catch up with nations in Europe and Africa that are on track to end new infections decades before the U.S. under its current approach.
Prevenci贸n del VIH: proponen que Medicare cubra PrEP para adultos mayores
Seg煤n el plan de la administraci贸n Biden, Medicare cubrir铆a el costo total de los medicamentos de profilaxis previa a la exposici贸n, que previenen la transmisi贸n del VIH.
Proposed PFAS Rule Would Cost Companies Estimated $1B; Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement
A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule calls for companies to disclose PFAS manufactured or imported since 2011. The chemical industry is upset because such compliance would cost an estimated $1 billion, while environmental health advocates worry because the rule wouldn鈥檛 ban the chemicals outright.
Ante vac铆o federal, estados promueven leyes duras contra el uso de sustancias t贸xicas en cosm茅ticos
Las hispanas y asi谩ticas han informado que usan m谩s cosm茅ticos en general que las mujeres negras y blancas no hispanas.
States Seek Crackdown on Toxic Ingredients in Cosmetics to Close Gaps in Federal Oversight
Washington state regulators found formaldehyde, lead, and arsenic in lipstick, powder foundations, skin lotions, and hair products marketed to and popular with women of color. Now legislators there are seeking to ban the products and, like at least a dozen other states, make up for lax federal rules.