The New York State Department of Health issued an order in late March to formally implement a new law establishing access to hormonal contraception from pharmacists without a physician’s order.

Data from an NIH-led study found that people who used e-cigarettes were 19% more likely to develop heart failure compared with people who never vaped.

High levels of the human carcinogen benzene can form in some acne treatment products containing benzoyl peroxide, according to a new report from the independent quality assurance laboratory Valisure. The company has launched a citizen petition urging FDA to take action on these products by encouraging an investigation and market withdrawal of the affected items.

HHS wants to accelerate smoking cessation and reduce smoking- and cessation-related disparities. The agency unveiled a new framework with six goals to help drive progress toward cessation and specifically focused on combusted tobacco products, like cigarettes, among people of all ages.

FDA announced the decision to approve the GLP-1 receptor agonist, semaglutide (Wegovy), to reduce the risk of CV death, heart attack, and stroke in adults with CVD and obesity or overweight.