FDA signs off on new COVID vaccines but limits who will get them
Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The federal government signed-off on the latest round of COVID-19 vaccines, but new limits were set on which Americans can get…
Before Trump push for new coronavirus treatment, White House blasts FDA
WASHINGTON — On the eve of the start of the Republican National Convention, President Trump on Sunday touted a “very historic breakthrough” in treating coronavirus, announcing that…
George Kittle can smile. Smelling salts aren’t banned in NFL after all
When is AI not artificial intelligence? When it refers to ammonia inhalants, aka smelling salts.When are these AIs in the news? When it was reported…
FDA approves long-lasting HIV-prevention drug
June 18 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug that could prevent HIV infections with just two shots every year…
California petitions FDA to undo RFK Jr.’s new limits on abortion pill mifepristone
California and three other states petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday to ease its new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, citing the…
FDA commissioner Marty Makary to review safety of abortion drug mifepristone
June 4 (UPI) -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he plans to review the safety of abortion drug mifepristone after a recent…
FDA sets new rules for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by…
FDA to rehire fired staffers who booked inspection trips
WASHINGTON — For the second time in recent months, the Food and Drug Administration is bringing back some recently fired employees, including staffers who handle travel bookings…
Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON — Shortly before he was forced to resign, the nation’s top vaccine regulator says he refused to grant Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team unrestricted…
Top FDA vaccine official resigns, criticizes Kennedy
WASHINGTON — The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for allowing “misinformation and lies”…
RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health staffing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans Thursday to slash the Department of Health and Human Services, cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce in a…
Senate confirms Marty Makary as FDA commissoner
Martin Makary speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on his nomination to be Commissioner of the Food and Drugs Administration…
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. orders FDA to close food ingredients loophole
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to revise a rule that currently…
Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it
WASHINGTON — Dr. Marty Makary rose to national attention by skewering the medical establishment in books and papers and bashing the federal response to COVID-19 on TV.Now…
FDA cancels meeting to choose flu strains for next year’s vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration Wednesday abruptly and unexpectedly canceled a planned March 13 vaccine advisory committee meeting that was to have chosen the flu…
FDA Approves LEQEMBI® (lecanemab-irmb) IV Maintenance Dosing for the Treatment of Early Alzheimer’s Disease
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Advice for RFK Jr. on how FDA can improve Americans’ health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called the Food and Drug Administration a “corrupt system” that is waging “war on public health.” He has pledged to…
For first time, FDA approves marketing of nicotine pouch products
Officials with the U..S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday OK'd the marketing of Zyn nicotine pouches to adults. Photo courtesy of the Food and…
What is Red Dye 3 and why has the US FDA banned it in food and drinks? | Health News
United States food regulators have banned Red Dye 3, a dye used in food, drinks and medicine after evidence found that it causes cancer in…
Raw Farm CEO reportedly encouraged to apply for FDA position
Mark McAfee, the California raw milk producer who has been at the center of several bird flu-related product recalls, says a transition team for Robert…