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FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation

Research has consistently shown that the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and millions of people have gotten them without serious incident.

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Who can get updated COVID vaccines this fall? FDA will OK for high-risk groups, calls for new clinical trials

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Five burning questions on the FDA’s new Covid-19 vaccine framework

WA vaccine scientists push back against FDA changes around COVID shots

Seattle vaccine experts were surprised and confused by the country’s apparent new direction around updated COVID-19 shots, which top officials at the Food and Drug Administration revealed Tuesday and ...

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F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines

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Annual COVID-19 Shots For Healthy Younger Adults, Children Will No Longer Be Routinely Approved

FDA plans to limit COVID vaccine to only high-risk people. Who would still be eligible?

Public trust in vaccination has declined, potentially impacting other vital immunization programs.

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New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots

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FDA sets new COVID booster guidelines for healthy adults under 65

FDA announces cucumber recall

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FDA Warns Consumers "Do Not Eat" Recalled Cucumbers in These 15 States

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are working in tandem with Bedner Growers, Inc. to recall cucumbers because of concerns over potential Salmonella infe...

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FDA recalls cucumbers due to multistate Salmonella outbreak sickening over 20 people

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FDA recalls whole cucumbers linked to Salmonella outbreak

FDA Clears 1st Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

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FDA Clears First Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

The blood test is nearly 92% as accurate as a PET scan or spinal tap in detecting patients with Alzheimer’s The FDA greenlit marketing for the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease The test measures two proteins,

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First FDA-cleared Alzheimer's blood test could make diagnoses faster, more accurate

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First blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease to be available in US starting late June

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FDA issues warning about popular allergy medications

The FDA warns that longtime users of popular allergy medications may experience "severe itching" after stopping use.

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FDA Warns About Rare Cases of Severe Itch After Stopping Cetirizine or Levocetirizine

The agency will require manufacturers to add a warning to prescription and OTC labeling about the risk of itching and the potential to resolve it by restarting the medication.

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Trump FDA Reveals Canada Will Play Major Role In Bringing Drug Prices Down

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday plans to help states and Indian tribes import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. The initiative is in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order on May 12 which promised to deliver “most-favored nation prescription drug pricing” to America,

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Food and Drug Administration lays out new requirements for annual COVID-19 vaccines

Under a new policy announced Tuesday by the Trump administration, only people age 65 and older and children or young adults with certain health conditions that puts them at risk will be approved for the shot.

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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA eyeing PDUFA changes, compounded weight loss drugs, and more

Online weight loss company Noom has begun offering smaller doses of compounded versions of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy

The FDA Is Replacing Synthetic Food Dyes, and These 3 Just Got the Green Light

The FDA is embracing natural colorants, with three approvals meant to replace synthetic dyes. Galdieria extract, butterfly pea flower, and calcium phosphate are now allowed in a range of foods. This is a key step in the pivot from artificial additives.

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Lisa Jarvis: FDA appointee is a drug critic with a lot to prove

The gravity of these decisions calls for a degree of humility on the part of an FDA leader. And that’s the rub with Vinay Prasad,” Jarvis writes.

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FDA awards cancer drug approvals to AbbVie and MSD

The FDA has approved MSD’s Welireg for rare adrenal tumours, and AbbVie’s Emrelis for treating c-Met+ lung cancer patients.