Full Episode
Monday, Sep 29
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
    Education
    • Newshour Classroom
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs

Clarity when it matters most

With federal funding gone, your monthly support powers PBS News
Donate now
PBS News

Get news alerts from PBS News

Turn on desktop notifications?

food and drug administration

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • Live

Jan 31

FDA approves first treatment for kids with peanut allergy

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for children with peanut allergies.

Continue reading

Jan 01

Trump suggests some flavored vapes may be pulled from market

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump was vague about what the plan would entail but suggested “certain flavors” in cartridge-based e-cigarettes would be taken off the market “for a period of time."…

Continue reading

Sep 13

U.S. finds contaminant in popular heartburn drug

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

For now, the Food and Drug Administration said patients can continue taking Zantac and related generic drugs.

Continue reading

Sep 11

WATCH: FDA to regulate flavored e-cigarettes, Trump officials announce

By Associated Press

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the Food and Drug Administration will develop guidelines to remove all e-cigarette flavors from the market, especially those favored by children.

Continue reading

Aug 15

FDA makes new push for graphic warning labels on cigarettes

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration proposed 13 new warnings that would appear on all cigarettes, including images of cancerous tumors, diseased lungs and feet with amputated toes.

Continue reading

Jun 03

FDA food testing finds contamination by PFAS and other ‘forever chemicals’

By Ellen Knickmeyer, John Flesher, Michael Casey, Associated Press

The levels in nearly half of the meat and fish tested were double or more the only currently existing federal advisory level for any kind of the widely used manmade compounds.

Continue reading

Jun 03

No image
U.S. aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer

Instead of making doctors plead their case first to companies and then to the FDA, the FDA will become the initial step and will assign a staffer to quickly do the paperwork.

Continue reading

May 15

Watch 4:20
How generic drug makers are responding to price-fixing lawsuit

U.S. consumers often turn to generic versions of prescription drugs to keep costs down, but dozens of states are now suing manufacturers of these drugs, saying they illegally fixed prices and divided up market share. Affected drugs include medicines used…

Continue watching

Apr 16

U.S. halts sales of pelvic mesh tied to injuries in women

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration ordered the two remaining makers of the mesh to stop selling it immediately, saying the companies failed to show the mesh is safe for long-term use. The FDA action does not apply to surgical mesh…

Continue reading

Apr 03

FDA investigates reports of seizures among e-cigarette users

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Regulators stressed it's not yet clear whether vaping is responsible for the seizures, but they said they are concerned.

Continue reading

Jump to the First Page Previous Page
1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 18
Next Page Jump to the Last Page

Support Provided By: Learn more

web ad

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Monday, Sep 29
  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You
  • Friends of the News Hour
PBS News

© 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • X
  • TikTok
  • Threads
  • RSS

Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Support for News Hour Provided By

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You