All news on the topic: Food And Drug Administration
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Amid rise of RFK Jr., officials waver on drinking water fluoridation — even in the state where it started
Only 15 months after being awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for excellence in community water fluoridation, the city of Grayling, Michigan, altered its direction.
• Politics • Views: 548
FDA Advises Caution Regarding Potentially Radioactive Shrimp Available at Walmart
A radioactive isotope called Cesium-137, or Cs-137, has been found in certain packages of shrimp sold under Walmart's Great Value label
• Politics • Views: 501
FDA Names Former Pharmaceutical Executive To Oversee U.S. Drug Program
The Food and Drug Administration named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency’s drug program.
• Politics • Views: 416
FDA To Review Safety Of Abortion Pill After Junk Science Report Paved The Way
Republicans have been laying the groundwork to undermine the safety of mifepristone for months, despite the drug's proven safety record.
• US News • Views: 1013
FDA Approves Novavax COVID-19 Shot But With Unusual Restrictions
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine but with unusual restrictions.
• Politics • Views: 930
FDA, RFK Jr. Begin Effort To Remove Ingestible Fluoride Products From Market
Previous reviews by public health experts and dental professionals have not shown any serious health risks with the products.
• US News • Views: 568
FDA Approves First At-Home Test To Screen For Cervical Cancer, Company Says
The self-administering test aims to provide women with greater access to testing and an alternative to Pap smears.
• US News • Views: 936
FDA Chief Downplays COVID Boosters After Suggesting No Updated Shots This Season
“We need some better data,” Dr. Marty Makary said Tuesday on approving booster shots before the winter season.
• Politics • Views: 1023
FDA Cuts Lab Quality Control Program, May End Routine Food Safety Inspections
Maybe mass firings at critical federal agencies are a bad idea!
• Politics • Views: 378
FDA's Chief Tobacco Officer Ousted in Recent Setback to Health Agency's Leadership
Brian King was ousted just days after the head of the FDA's vaccine division resigned, pointing to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s endorsement of vaccine "misinformation."
• US News • Views: 437
West Virginia Bans Food Additives In Line With 'Make America Healthy Again' Movement
There are at least another 20 states considering similar restrictions, but this bill is the first of this magnitude to be passed, according to The New York Times.
• US News • Views: 614
FDA Calls Off Meeting With Vaccine Experts, Sparking Worries About Production
The federal agency, currently led by someone skeptical of vaccines, provided no explanation for the cancellation. It was scheduled to evaluate upcoming flu vaccine formulations
• Politics • Views: 1101
Whoops! Trump Unintentionally Dismissed FDA Medical Device Reviewers
The Food and Drug Administration is urgently working to rehire hundreds of essential employees who were let go in large numbers by DOGE
• US News • Views: 630
FDA Prohibits Red 3 Dye in the Country's Food Supply
Over thirty years ago, the FDA refused to approve the use of Red 3 in cosmetics and topical medications
• Politics • Views: 795
Trump Asserts His Dedication to Ensuring Abortion Pills Remain Available
There was plenty of caution exercised, yet it remains the most direct the president-elect has been about guaranteeing ongoing availability of medication abortion
• Politics • Views: 570
Ex-FDA Commissioner Says RFK Jr. 'Will Cost Lives' As Head Of HHS
Scott Gottlieb, who served early on in Trump's first term, is now warning senators about the impact Kennedy could have on public health.
• Politics • Views: 977
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Entire Departments Of The FDA 'Have To Go'
He believes he can take the "corruption" out of them.
• US News • Views: 584
FDA Report Discovers Bird Flu Traces in Samples from Commercial Milk Supply
Around 20% of store-bought pasteurized milk samples had detectable levels of highly pathogenic avian influenza
• Politics • Views: 912
Hundreds Of Researchers Urge SCOTUS To Follow Science On Abortion Pill
A group of more than 260 members of Congress also submitted a friend-of-the-court brief ahead of the mifepristone hearing in March.
• US News • Views: 1171
Tydemy Birth Control Pills Recalled Over Possibly Decreased Effectiveness
The Food and Drug Administration stated that using the contraceptives "might lead to unintended pregnancy."
• Politics • Views: 527
US Abortion Landscape Alters Once More Due to Federal Appeals Court Decision
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans decided on Wednesday that the FDA's original approval of mifepristone in 2000 should stay valid
• Politics • Views: 953
White House Urgently Warns Radical Abortion Pill Ruling May Upend Everyone’s Medicine
The pharma-bashing Biden administration is now joining drugmakers raising alarm about courts second-guessing the Food and Drug Administration.
• Politics • Views: 486
Texas Judge Halts FDA Approval For Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The ruling from a Texas judge will go into effect in seven days, giving time for the Biden administration to appeal.
• US News • Views: 696
Narcan, an antidote for overdoses, approved for sale over the counter
The life-saving nasal spray is anticipated to appear in U.S. stores and online retailers by the end of the summer, although the price remains uncertain
• US News • Views: 758
FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test That Can Detect Flu And COVID-19
The announcement follows a surge in COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) towards the end of 2022, igniting fears of a “tripledemic.”
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