The Honor Magic 6 Pro pictured in the wild, will have a centered pill notch

The Honor Magic 6 Pro was pictured in the wild, giving us an early glimpse of its design. The pictures were posted on Weibo but the original source has since been taken down. The images show the Honor Magic 6 Pro in a design-concealing case. Upfront we see the pill-shaped notch has moved from the […]

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The First Pill for Postpartum Depression Is Almost Here

About one in eight women in the United States experiences postpartum depression after giving birth. Soon, there may finally be a convenient, fast-acting medication to treat it—if the Food and Drug Administration gives it the green light. The pill, called zuranolone, is taken over the course of 14 days and works to relieve depressive symptoms […]

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The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill. Here’s What to Know

Early clinical trials of norgestrel, the active ingredient in Opill, have shown that the pills can be up to 98 percent effective at preventing pregnancy, but only when the drug is taken exactly as indicated and used along with a back-up form of birth control. In real life, effectiveness is usually lower. Doctors in the […]

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Abortion Pill Use Is Surging Post-Dobbs. Now It’s Under Threat

The Texas ruling also conflicted with one made the same day by a judge in Washington state, directing US authorities to preserve mifepristone access in 17 states and the District of Columbia. Meanwhile, new suits have been filed in an effort to maintain mifepristone access, including a pair of unrelated suits challenging state restrictions in […]

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A Pill Version of Ozempic Is Coming

“People can also get pretty dehydrated with these medications, because not only do you forget to eat but you also forget to drink,” says Kunal Shah, an assistant professor of endocrinology at Rutgers University who specializes in obesity treatment, referring to Ozempic and Wegovy. Shah says a new pill with a higher dosage could potentially […]

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A Pill Version of Ozempic Is Coming

“People can also get pretty dehydrated with these medications, because not only do you forget to eat but you also forget to drink,” says Kunal Shah, an assistant professor of endocrinology at Rutgers University who specializes in obesity treatment, referring to Ozempic and Wegovy. Shah says a new pill with a higher dosage could potentially […]

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The Supreme Court Preserves Abortion Pill Access—Temporarily

The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have banned the abortion pill mifepristone. The action means that the drug will remain available and legal under status quo regulations until the case works its way through the appeals process, which could take months. The court’s ultimate ruling could be […]

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The Supreme Court Has Delayed Its Abortion Pill Decision

The legal saga over the abortion pill mifepristone isn’t over yet. On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court extended its own deadline to decide on the fate of the drug until Friday by just before midnight Eastern Time.  The pill will remain on the market for at least the next few days. The Supreme Court’s decision on […]

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A ‘Morning-After Pill’ for Sexually Transmitted Infections Is Almost Here

Medicine may be about to achieve a long-sought goal: a “morning-after pill” to prevent sexually transmitted infections. It could sharply reduce soaring rates of illness and huge health care costs. The effectiveness of this pill—and it literally is a pill, a 200-milligram tablet of the antibiotic doxycycline—has been studied for a decade, and people have […]

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The Abortion Pill Legal Standoff Endangers Access to All Drugs

In a statement, Jim Stansel, executive vice president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, called the FDA the “gold standard for determining whether a medicine is safe and effective” and said the group has “serious concerns with any court substituting its opinion for the FDA’s expert approval decision-making.”  Marcus Schabacker, president […]

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The Search for a Pill That Can Help Dogs—and Humans—Live Longer

halioua began 2020 with $5.1 million in funding. By way of thanks she sent all of her investors, including Rosen, fluffy toy puppies wearing company bandanas. She secured an office on the edge of downtown San Francisco, but the lease began in March, the same month the Bay Area became the first part of the […]

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Apple iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max arrive with pill notch, Always-On Display, and new cameras

After unveiling the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, Apple moved to showcasing its refreshed Pro range of smartphones today. The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max come with new cameras, a new notch design, and a new chipset. You can also contact emergency services via satellite if you find yourself ‘off the […]

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Gurman: iPhone 14 Pro Cutouts Will Indeed Look Like ‘One Wide Pill’

The iPhone 14 Pro models have long been rumored to include a notch replacement that consists of a pill-shaped cutout and a separate hole-punch cutout for the Face ID system, but pre-event rumors this morning suggested that the cutouts will be combined into one wider cutout using software. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman has now confirmed that […]

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Rumor: iPhone 14 Pro Display Cutouts Could Appear as a Single Long Pill Shape When Turned On

It’s been almost 12 months since rumors first suggested that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 14 Pro models will feature both hole-punch and pill-shaped cutouts near the top of the display. While this design detail has since been corroborated by respected analysts, what has remained less clear is how Apple’s software will accommodate the cutouts when the […]

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iPhone 14 Pro depicted in renders with a pill and hole design instead of a notch

About a week ago Ross Young of DSCC shared a timeline for the abandoning the notch on iPhones. According to it, the vanilla iPhone 14 models will keep it this year, while the iPhone 14 Pros transition to a “pill + hole” design. CAD-based renders of the iPhone 14 Pro show off just that design […]

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Apple’s Discontinued Beats Pill+ Speaker Returning With Limited-Edition Model

While the Beats Pill+ was discontinued a few months ago, the portable Bluetooth speaker is making a comeback with a new limited-edition model. Beats has collaborated with fashion brand Stüssy on a limited-edition Beats Pill+ speaker featuring a skull-and-bones design and the Stüssy logo. An engraved message on the top of the speaker says “the […]

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