The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday added an active sunscreen ingredient popular in Europe and Asia to a list of permitted substances, marking the first update of over-the-counter sunscreen products since the late 1990s.
Why it matters: Medical experts say sunscreens in Europe currently offer better protection from ultraviolet radiation associated with skin cancer because of better testing methods.
U.S. drug development is heavily dependent on China — and Washington is not keeping up with the whole-of-government response many experts say is needed to change that. Why it matters: The U.S. is being held back by vulnerabilities like fragile supply chains for generic drugs and the lack of a cutting-edge biotech infrastructure.
The push to make medical records easier to share could be opening the door for rogue companies to sell patient information to law firms and other businesses without their knowledge.
Why it matters: Americans assume their medical records are only seen by doctors, nurses and others involved in their care.
Add birth control to the list of things an iPhone can do: The introduction of Apple's smartphone in 2007 helped lower U.S. fertility rates, especially among teens and young adults, a new paper concludes.
Why it matters: Researchers and policymakers have been scrambling to pinpoint why exactly birth rates are falling in the U.S. and around the world.
Smartphones and the rise of social media are hardly the sole factor — birth control access and economic concerns like child care and housing costs are also debated — but the paper offers some intriguing evidence that helps explain the overall trend.
The Trump administration, fearing that international travel could accelerate the spread of Ebola as the World Cup hits America, is pressuring Europe to dramatically shift its strategy for preventing infections, sources tell Axios.
Why it matters: Top Trump aides are frustrated with Europe's limited travel restrictions and want it to abandon the World Health Organization's Ebola playbook in favor of Washington's tighter rules, a senior official said.
Fewer Americans say birth control, having a baby outside of marriage and gambling are morally OK this year compared to last, according to a new poll.
Why it matters: Americans' more puritanical view of personal liberty coincides with a Republican resurgence, young men's rebounding religiosity and conservative backlash to LGBTQ+ advancements.
