The FDA has approved a label change on the long-acting injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, commonly known as Depo-Provera, to warn users of a potential risk of meningioma. The ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot made by Pfizer, alerting patients to a possible risk for a type of brain ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday a label change for Pfizer's birth control shot Depo-Provera that warns patients of the risk of meningioma, a tumor in the lining of the brain.

If you took the warning label that comes with your birth control and tossed it right in the trash, you wouldn’t be alone. After all, every medication comes with a risk of side effects, and those ...

FDA Adds Brain Tumor Warning to Depo-Provera Birth Control Shot THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a ...

The decision comes as Pfizer faces lawsuits from more than 1000 women who say the company knew about the risks and didn’t warn them. The agency signed off last week on a label update for 2 versions of ...

For centuries, the country’s western volcanic peninsula has been dormant, but a new era of volcanic activity could be on the horizon. The Fagradalsfjall Volcano, a raised crater of bubbling ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...

The FDA approved a label change for the birth control shot depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera), which now warns about the risk of meningioma, according to a letter posted on the agency ...

Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to release its investigative files on the late millionaire, who was accused of repeatedly sexually ...

The birth control pill is used by over 10 million women in the US today and about 4 million of those are under age 25. The Pill consists of a combination of two types of artificial hormones called ...