Politics Feb 15 Senate confirms Biden’s FDA pick after narrow vote The Senate has narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, filling a position that had been open for more than a year.
Health Feb 11 More data needed on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5, FDA says The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply for authorization of extra-low doses of its vaccine for the youngest children before clinical studies were finished. On Friday, the FDA reversed course.
Nation Feb 01 Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.
Health Jan 31 Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine wins full U.S. approval U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness.
Nation Jan 13 As omicron rages, COVID-19 pill stymied by shortages Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections.
Health Dec 23 FDA authorizes Merck’s pill against COVID-19 The Food and Drug Administration authorization of Merck's molnupiravir comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer.
Health Dec 22 Pfizer pill becomes first home COVID-19 treatment authorized in the U.S. The long-awaited milestone comes as U.S. cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all rising and health officials warn of a tsunami of new infections from the omicron variant that could overwhelm hospitals.
Health Dec 19 Omicron may sideline two leading drugs against COVID-19 As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of yet another challenge: the two standard drugs they’ve used to fight infections are unlikely to work against the…
Health Dec 16 U.S. regulators say abortion pill no longer has to be picked up in person Earlier this year the FDA stopped enforcing the in-person dispending requirement because of the pandemic. Under Thursday's decision the agency will permanently drop the rule.
Politics Dec 14 WATCH: Senate hearing on the nomination of Robert Califf as commissioner of FDA President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration deftly parried questions on crises ranging from the COVID pandemic to the opioid epidemic.