On May 9, 1960, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first oral contraceptive for use as birth control. The development of the Pill took a long time. It wasn’t the work ...

Within two years of its initial distribution, more than a million American women were taking it. Monumental social change ...

The pill helped give birth to modern America. Known by one simple word, the revolutionary oral contraceptive — approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 66 years ago — didn’t just prevent innu ...

WORCESTER – The monkey wrench, candlepin bowling, smiley face and steam calliope are on the list of items created in Worcester over the course of the city’s more than 300-year history. Several local ...

The first female oral contraceptive was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1960. In the 65 years since its inception, it has become a commonly used drug. The same cannot be said for ...