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FDA to review abortion pill safety after sustained GOP ire

Presented by Planned Parenthood {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story FDA to review abortion pill safety after sustained GOP ire The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday said it will be following through with plans to conduct a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone, responding to months of pressure...

Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn't know cause—or how to prevent it

In the end, the three companies involved all point the finger at each other.

What America Needs From a New FDA Commissioner

More than any other in recent memory, this administration has been willing to be bold in defense of American interests. It must do so for US biotech as well. Our US biotech ecosystem is in crisis: to be blunt, China's industrial policy combined with a sclerotic FDA over the previous decade is stealing and eroding away the industry. This is happening at a time when AI breakthroughs should be accelerating faster and cheaper cures.

FDA launches mifepristone study after pressure from Trump’s right flank

The Food and Drug Administration has launched a safety review of mifepristone, the drug used for medicated abortions, according to the Wall Street Journal. The review comes as some anti-abortion advocates have grown increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration, arguing it has moved too slowly on promises to revisit federal abortion-pill regulations ahead of the […]

FDA reviewing safety of abortion drug mifepristone

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving ahead with a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone, according to an administration official. The move marks a victory for anti-abortion groups that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict its use and how it can be distributed. The retrospective analysis of data...

FDA Reportedly Opens Safety Study Into Mifepristone Abortion Pill

The reported study could allow the Trump administration to limit the distribution of the abortion pill by mail or telehealth services.

FDA launches safety study for abortion pill mifepristone, source says

The Food and Drug Administration has launched a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.

Senators question tobacco firms on lobbying in wake of new FDA policy

A group of six Democratic senators sent letters to two tobacco companies on Thursday, asking for details on their dealings with the Trump administration in the wake of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) easing restrictions on vapes. Last month, the FDA granted marketing authorization to four flavored vaping products and issued new guidance allowing...

What America Needs From a New FDA Commissioner

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I helped solve the hand sanitizer shortage. Then Xavier Becerra's FDA came after me.

Distillers who made emergency hand sanitizer during the pandemic were unfairly penalized by the FDA, leading to public outcry and a reversal of the fee, but the FDA under HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra later reopened the issue, leading to further public pressure and a dropped investigation.

FDA delays cost Americans trillions and slow lifesaving drugs, new report says

A new report estimates speeding up FDA drug approvals by one year could generate over $10 trillion in economic value from faster medical innovation.

‘Sexual Chocolate’ Faces Recalls After FDA Tests Reveal Undisclosed Viagra

Sellers of products with names like Boner Bears and DTF have voluntarily recalled their products after testing positive for the active ingredients in Viagra and Cialis.

As a physician, I know we need to focus on helping the forgotten smoker

Former HHS Secretary argues 25 million American smokers are being overlooked and calls on the FDA to clarify nicotine and combustion risk differences.

A Drama-Free FDA Is a Win for the White House

The FDA’s problem isn’t personnel — it’s enforcement

President Donald Trump’s FDA chief is out, but the reason behind it is not what many think. We must be careful not to learn the wrong lessons from Marty Makary’s resignation. The narrative around the resignation of former Food and Drug Administration official Makary, as reported in the media, implies he was pushed out for […]

Replimune is resubmitting its twice-rejected melanoma drug after FDA leadership exodus

The FDA rejected vusolimogene oderparepvec twice under former Commissioner Marty Makary, who stepped down earlier this month

FDA panel recommends updating covid shots to target XFG strain

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended updating this fall’s Covid shots to target the XFG variant, a fast-growing strain nicknamed “stratus.”The recommendation — from the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee — is meant to help vaccine makers prepare shots for the fall and winter, when Covid infections typically rise

‘Boner Bears’ chocolate recalled for containing Viagra drug

According to the FDA, products containing undisclosed sildenafil can pose health risks to consumers.

Ban gas station heroin: Three headlines, one deadly drug

Three seemingly unrelated headlines dominated the news in recent weeks: NBA star Brandon Clarke passed away, the family of a teenager who died from a drug overdose after prompting by ChatGPT sued OpenAI, and the resignation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. But, there’s a disturbing thread that ties these disconnected stories together: Kratom — a […]

Trump's former COVID adviser: US equipped to handle response to Ebola outbreak

A former adviser to President Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic said Sunday that the U.S. is equipped to handle an Ebola outbreak. “The U.S. right now does not have a confirmed head of the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)], it does not have a confirmed head of the [Food and Drug Administration (FDA)],...