Health Jul 23 WATCH: FDA advisory panel narrowly backs use of several peptides favored by RFK Jr. A panel of federal health advisers on Thursday narrowly recommended easing access to several peptides popular with wellness influencers and celebrities, despite warnings from government scientists that the chemicals haven’t been shown safe or effective.
Health Jul 20 FDA is still focused on lettuce supplier as source of parasite, despite faulty test result Federal health officials said Monday they remain focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a multistate outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite, despite inaccurate test results that the government briefly publicized over the weekend.
Politics Jul 16 Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea? Officials under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone, the latest shift in a decades-long debate over the benefits and risks of replacing the hormone that affects sex drive, mood and…
World Jul 15 Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone and offer them hormone replacement therapy Many influencers and proponents of Robert F. Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement tout testosterone as a way to look younger, build muscle and stay mentally sharp — although those uses aren’t accepted by most medical experts.
Health Jun 29 FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr. The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Health Jun 18 FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology The Food and Drug Administration is evaluating Moderna's new shot, dubbed mFlusiva, for older Americans ahead of the winter flu season.
Health May 22 FDA move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches into U.S. blindsides officials Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.
Nation May 14 Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out The court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Access is likely to remain uninterrupted at least until into next year as the…
Health May 12 Marty Makary resigns as Trump's FDA chief At the FDA, Makary failed to win the staff's confidence after mass layoffs, leadership changes and a series of controversies in which the agency’s scientific principles appeared to be overridden by political interests.
Politics May 11 Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.