Footnotes News in Brief Synthesizing the News The FDA Approves a Controversial New Opioid Painkiller The Food and Drug Administration is approving a powerful new opioid painkiller, the agency announced Friday. Francie Diep
Footnotes From the Archives News in Brief Why the FDA’s Plan to Regulate Gene Editing in Animals Has Some Scientists Worried The agency's new plan retains several key limitations on animal biotechnology, despite language promoting innovation. Emily Moon
News in Brief Social Justice A New Website Shows Nearly Half of E.U. Clinical Trial Data Isn’t Publicly Disclosed After making a tool that tracks how well drug testers follow U.S. law, researchers turned to an even bigger market for drug trials: the European Union. Francie Diep
Social Justice How Dangerous Is Tylenol? The FDA Is Reviewing Its Rules for Over-the-Counter Drugs Federal regulators announce that they will examine the regulation of non-prescription drugs such as acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. T. Christian Miller & Jeff Gerth