U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a fresh safety review of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions.

Amid a quiet legislative session for health, lawmakers’ priority legislation reinforced the U.S. health secretary’s agenda.

Mifepristone is a widely used and government-approved abortion pill. While the new review has been requested, experts say the drug remains safe based on strong data from the last 20+ years.

In just six months, healthcare in America — a nation that already lags well behind other wealthy countries on health outcomes — has dramatically worsened under the stewardship of US President Donald ...

Authors of a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open surveyed more than 300 abortion providers about where they practiced before and after the Dobbs decision. Overall, 47 providers moved states ...

RFK Jr. Calls for a Review of Abortion Pill Mifepristone. Jun 5, 2025 Jun 5, 2025 ... — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a fresh safety review of ...

Every month, thousands of women thwart abortion bans in their home states by turning to telehealth clinics willing to prescribe pregnancy-ending drugs online and ship them anywhere in the country.

California, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to ease its new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, citing the drug's proven ...

Read more:Q&A: The FDA says the abortion pill mifepristone is safe. Here's the evidence The FDA has previously said that fewer than 0.5% of women who take the drug experience “serious adverse ...