Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications
Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has asked federal health agencies to pause external ...
Food companies want to confuse consumers. The FDA must push back.
Food companies criticize the science supporting front-of-package labeling, delay public consultation periods, push for their ...
Largest-ever Ozempic and GLP-1 drug study finds they lower risk of 42 health conditions, including heart attacks and Alzheimer’s disease
The study included nearly 2 million patients, making it the largest ever conducted on this group of glucagon-like peptide-1 ...
Ozempic and Wegovy selected for next round of Medicare drug price negotiations
Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will ...
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs in the US
The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food, beverages and ingested drugs, more than 30 ...
The FDA Is Changing Food Safety Strategy Around Fresh and Frozen Berries
The FDA announced the changes in a “ prevention strategy ” to keep fresh and frozen berries from being contaminated with enteric viruses. Enteric viruses are viruses that can infect the intestines, ...
More than a dozen cats dead or sickened by bird flu in raw pet food, FDA says
More than a dozen cats have been killed or sickened by bird flu that is spreading in raw food products, the Food and Drug Administration says, prompting a federal probe into how the virus got into the ...
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What Trump's first day orders mean for healthcare: Ditched drug models, pauses on rules and hiring
President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promises to kick off his second term in office with a tidal wave of ...
Yes, Trump rescinded Biden's order to lower prescription drug costs for people on Medicare and Medicaid
The rescinded order directed Medicare and Medicaid to test ways to lower drug costs for enrollees. Those tests hadn’t started ...
How food brands and drugmakers are responding to FDA's ban of food dye Red 3
Companies say they are working to update their products to comply with the Food and Drug Administration's decision Wednesday to ban the artificial food dye Red 3, after the agency said it was revoking ...
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What is an Orphan Drug? A Guide to Rare Disease Therapies
Orphan drugs offer critical treatment options for rare diseases, improving quality of life for underserved patients and ...
F.D.A. Proposes New Food Labels to Detail Sugar, Fat and Salt Levels
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage products, a long-awaited move aimed at changing eating habits associated with ...