People can use the abortion pill to end a pregnancy until around 70 days, or roughly 10 weeks, after the first day of their last period. However, in some cases, an extra dose may be necessary.

By Pam Belluck The day after the election, Beth Ryan ordered two packages of emergency contraception pills and had them sent to her 27-year-old daughter. “We all felt so helpless,” said Ms.

CHICAGO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The highest dose of an experimental pill developed by Eli Lilly (LLY.N), opens new tab dramatically lowered an inherited form of high cholesterol in a mid-stage trial ...

PET scan images show the location of the target, cortisol-producing enzyme in the brain, which the Xananem pill targets. Dr Steven Gourlay, CEO of Actinogen Medical, says the firm is working ...

Requests for contraceptives, including long-term birth control and so-called "morning after" pills, and abortion pills soared after President-elect Donald Trump won the November 5 election.

And companies that sell emergency contraception and abortion pills say they're seeing significant spikes in requests from people who are stockpiling the medications — one saw a 966% increase in ...