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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • July 16, 2026

    FDA, Drugmakers Urge 5th Circ. To Allow Abortion Pill By Mail

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the makers of the abortion medication mifepristone have urged the Fifth Circuit not to reinstate an in-person dispensing requirement, arguing that doing so would disrupt the government's ongoing review of the drug, "threaten chaos" and defy the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • July 16, 2026

    Pharma Co. Beats Investor Suit Over Prostate Drug Trial

    A Wisconsin federal judge ruled Wednesday that investors of prostate cancer treatment developer Essa Pharma Inc. have not shown they were misled by the company on the efficacy of its lead drug candidate, which was not as effective as an existing treatment for certain cancer patients in a terminated clinical trial.

  • July 16, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Asked Not To Shift Moderna Vax Patent Case To Gov't

    Drugmakers like Novartis, former federal judges, a startup group and others have urged the Federal Circuit to reject calls to shift liability in a COVID-19 vaccine patent suit against Moderna to the federal government, saying that doing so would undermine patent rights.

  • July 16, 2026

    DEA Judge Lays Out Next Steps Following End Of Pot Hearing

    A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration administrative law judge has laid out upcoming deadlines following the conclusion of hearings on a proposal to move marijuana to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.

  • July 16, 2026

    Senate Democrats Revive Bill To End Federal Marijuana Ban

    Senate Democrats on Thursday once again reintroduced a cannabis legalization bill that would remove the drug entirely from the ambit of the Controlled Substances Act and impose a tax-and-regulate scheme akin to what is currently in place for alcohol and tobacco.

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