FDA /tags/fda FDA en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:21:35 GMT This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' -- and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic /health-wellness/2024-12-12/this-drug-is-the-breakthrough-of-the-year-and-it-could-mean-the-end-of-the-hiv-epidemic That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:21:35 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-12/this-drug-is-the-breakthrough-of-the-year-and-it-could-mean-the-end-of-the-hiv-epidemic David Cox, Maria Isabel Barros Guinle Texas public health experts brace for RFK Jr.'s impact on vaccine policy /health-wellness/2024-12-03/texas-public-health-rfk-jr-vaccine-policy Physicians and nonprofit leaders say Texas is no stranger to misinformation that politicians like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. perpetuate. But they worry about the impact Trump's cabinet picks will have on public health. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:30:34 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-03/texas-public-health-rfk-jr-vaccine-policy Kailey Broussard FDA battles vaping industry at the Supreme Court /news/2024-12-02/fda-battles-vaping-industry-at-the-supreme-court The justices will hear arguments about the FDA's rejection of some e-cigarettes. High schoolers are at the center of the case. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-02/fda-battles-vaping-industry-at-the-supreme-court Nina Totenberg Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill accessibility /health-wellness/2024-06-13/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-abortion-pill-accessibility The court said that the challengers, a group called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, had no right to be in court at all since neither the organization nor its members could show they had suffered any concrete injury. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:31:02 GMT /health-wellness/2024-06-13/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-abortion-pill-accessibility Nina Totenberg The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say /health-wellness/2024-05-02/the-u-s-may-be-missing-human-cases-of-bird-flu-scientists-say Officially, only one person has caught the illness during the current outbreak. But with limited testing, cases could be flying under the radar. Fri, 03 May 2024 10:46:50 GMT /health-wellness/2024-05-02/the-u-s-may-be-missing-human-cases-of-bird-flu-scientists-say Will Stone What consumers should know about the milk testing positive for bird flu /news/2024-04-24/what-consumers-should-know-about-the-milk-testing-positive-for-bird-flu Federal officials and scientific experts say the virus detected in retail milk samples may be inactive and unable to cause an infection. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:43:59 GMT /news/2024-04-24/what-consumers-should-know-about-the-milk-testing-positive-for-bird-flu Joe Hernandez Remnants of the bird flu virus have been found in pasteurized milk, the FDA says /news/2024-04-24/remnants-of-the-bird-flu-virus-have-been-found-in-pasteurized-milk-the-fda-says The agency stressed the material is inactivated and that the findings "do not represent actual virus that may be a risk to consumers," but it's continuing to study the issue. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:12:40 GMT /news/2024-04-24/remnants-of-the-bird-flu-virus-have-been-found-in-pasteurized-milk-the-fda-says The Associated Press A Supreme Court abortion pill case with potential consequences for every other drug /news/2024-03-26/a-supreme-court-abortion-pill-case-with-potential-consequences-for-every-other-drug At issue is the FDA's regulatory power to approve drugs and continually evaluate their safety — a system that until now has been widely viewed as the gold standard for both safety and innovation Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:00:57 GMT /news/2024-03-26/a-supreme-court-abortion-pill-case-with-potential-consequences-for-every-other-drug Nina Totenberg The FDA is investigating whether lead in applesauce pouches was deliberately added /news/2023-12-19/the-fda-is-investigating-whether-lead-in-applesauce-pouches-was-deliberately-added The Food and Drug Administration is working with Ecuadorian authorities to investigate Negasmart, who has been supplying cinnamon to the three recalled applesauce brands. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:58:43 GMT /news/2023-12-19/the-fda-is-investigating-whether-lead-in-applesauce-pouches-was-deliberately-added Juliana Kim Pfizer's RSV vaccine to protect babies gets greenlight from FDA /health-wellness/2023-08-21/pfizers-rsv-vaccine-to-protect-babies-gets-greenlight-from-fda The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine for expectant mothers to shield their babies from RSV. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:25:31 GMT /health-wellness/2023-08-21/pfizers-rsv-vaccine-to-protect-babies-gets-greenlight-from-fda Sydney Lupkin