Forbes October 25, 2024
Alex Knapp

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Abortion is one of the major policy issues in this current election cycle. And one point of debate is mifepristone, a drug that’s commonly administered to induce abortions during the early stages of a pregnancy. Attorneys general in Idaho, Kansas and Missouri filed a lawsuit against the FDA last week aiming to roll back regulations that allowed the drug to be prescribed during a telehealth appointment.

But mifepristone isn’t only used for abortions. It’s also used as a treatment for patients with Cushing’s syndrome and is being tested as a treatment for other diseases. And new research published this...

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