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Abortions fully covered by NYU insurance starting this fall

NYU also plans to offer medicated abortion at its Student Health Center, and will stock emergency contraception at vending machines on campus.

Tori Morales, Deputy Managing Editor • March 31, 2023

All abortions will be fully covered for NYU students using a university-sponsored health insurance plan starting fall 2023, as the insurance policy now covers both elective and...

Limited Adderall supply prompts students to seek alternatives

A shortage of Adderall, which is commonly prescribed to treat ADHD, is threatening patients’ ability to access their medication. Its impacts are being felt at NYU.

Amna Sheikh, Contributing Writer • November 2, 2022

NYU sophomore Amanda Williams was prescribed Adderall in October to address difficulties she was having with her attention span — a common symptom of ADHD. After a lengthy process...

Herbal supplements require FDA supervision

Adnan Zarif, Staff Writer • February 18, 2015

FDA must institute a systematic audit of all supplements that are sold on the market.

Study reveals FDA reporting issues

Alanna Bayarin and Marita Vlachou • February 12, 2015

A university professor and his students investigated the FDA for burying research misconduct.

Drug developers should consider ethics of market exploitation

May 1, 2014

Drug companies should ultimately reconsider the prioritization of their goals and primarily strive to benefit consumers.

Scientific Society: Focus should be on HIV medicine, not users

April 21, 2014

About 48 percent of those prescribed Truvada are women, as the drug is commonly given to HIV negative individuals in a relationship with someone who is HIV positive.

Heavy regulations impede genome testing

February 25, 2014

The FDA should not ban direct-to-consumer personal genome tests.

Students, professors split on Bloomberg’s e-cigarette ban

January 29, 2014

The e-cigarette ban was one of Bloomberg's many health initiatives.

Supplements require stricter FDA oversight

November 13, 2013

The herbal supplement market needs to be FDA-regulated for quality control, considering a majority of supplements are diluted with fillers.

Ban against gay men donating blood should be dropped

October 3, 2013

By turning away blood from homosexual, sexually active men, the Food and Drug Administration significantly decreases the pool of eligible and clean blood donors.