First RSV treatment for infants and children approved in US
17 July 2023
A treatment to prevent RSV in children up to two years old has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration
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Benjamin Franklin put early anti-counterfeit measures in paper money
17 July 2023
The first scientific study of 18th-century paper money printed by Benjamin Franklin reveals that the inventor developed innovations that paved the way for modern currencies
First over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the US
13 July 2023
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the oral contraceptive Opill for use without a prescription. It is the first hormonal contraceptive available over the counter in the US
First cell therapy for type 1 diabetes approved for use in the US
29 June 2023
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new therapy for type 1 diabetes in which people with the condition receive donor pancreatic cells capable of producing insulin
World’s first RSV vaccine approved in the US for older adults
4 May 2023
An RSV vaccine has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and should be available to people 60 years and older later this year
Parasite from cat faeces killed four sea otters in California
22 March 2023
An unusually virulent strain of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, primarily found in cat faeces, has been reported in marine animals for the first time
Maternal mortality rate in the US rose drastically in 2021
16 March 2023
The US saw a 40 per cent rise in maternal death rates from 2020 to 2021, with the rate among Black people more than twice as high as white people
US approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska
14 March 2023
The hotly debated Willow oil drilling project has been approved in Alaska, a decision that could exacerbate climate change and imperil wildlife
Brown widow spiders are killing off black widows in the southern US
13 March 2023
Black widow spiders are waning in the southern US and brown widows may be the culprit – in lab tests, they were more than six times as likely to kill southern black widows than other arachnids they were offered
Major drugmaker cuts insulin costs in the US by 70 per cent
2 March 2023
The pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company announced it would lower the price of its most prescribed insulins by 70 per cent and cap out-of-pocket costs for people at $35 per month
