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Trump Administration Halts HIV Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
The Trump administration's aid freeze affects HIV treatment access. Find out how organizations are coping with the directive.
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Red No. 3 Ban: From Candy to Medicine, What's Changing and When
FDA's ban on Red No. 3 dye affects candies, baked goods, and some medications, citing potential cancer risks in animal ...
Truthout2d
Trump Aims to Overhaul the FDA. What Does That Mean for Public Health?
Meanwhile, in an executive order, Trump created his long-discussed “Department of Government Efficiency,” to be led by Elon ...
Food Safety News7d
Government Accountability Office finds problems with FDA inspection rates
In response to a report from the Government Accountability Office, the FDA says the biggest stumbling block to conducting inspections of food facilities is understaffing. The Food and Drug ...
Food Safety News6d
Acting FDA Commissioner named
Dr. Sara Brenner has been named acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Brenner replaces Dr. Robert Califf. The announcement was made quietly via an update made online to the FDA ...
Business Insider6d
Trump administration withdraws FDA ban on menthol cigarettes
A government website shows the Trump administration has withdrawn the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed ban of menthol-flavored cigarettes. Publicly traded companies in the space include ...
Business Insider9d
Johnson & Johnson announces FDA approves sNDA for Spravato
Johnson & Johnson announced the U.S. FDA approval of a supplemental New Drug Application for Spravato CIII nasal spray, making this innovative treatment the first and only monotherapy for adults ...
CBS News5d
FDA pauses updates on foodborne outbreak probes as health agencies regroup on communications
The Food and Drug Administration, a federal agency of the HHS, usually releases updates on probes of outbreaks linked to contaminated food every Wednesday, but the agency did not release them this ...
NBC News7d
Federal regulations paused, halting FDA's proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair products
The Food and Drug Administration announced it would decide by April 2024 whether chemical hair straightening products sold in the U.S. would be banned from using formaldehyde or ingredients that ...
ABC News13d
RFK Jr. petitioned FDA in 2021 to revoke authorization of all COVID vaccines
The petition, first reported by the New York Times, asked the Food and Drug Administration to "revoke Emergency Use Authorizations for existing COVID vaccines and refrain from approving and ...
CBS News13d
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 ...
MSNBC6d
Trump is labeling drug cartels as terrorist groups. That’s a terrible idea.
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump designated drug cartels as terrorist organizations. The executive order fuses the “war on drugs” with the “war on terror,” expanding the ...