FDA approves standalone use of J&J’s ketamine-derived depression treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used ...
FDA proposes mandatory front-of-package nutrition labels to combat spike in chronic diseases
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is demanding increased, in-your-face food transparency when it comes to nutrition ...
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 ...
What does Trump's move to quit WHO mean for U.N. agency and global health?
President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ...
The Health Risks and Benefits of Weight-Loss Drugs
Read More: Patients Are Suing Over Alleged Side Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs ...
Chemistry World15h
Red 3 dye banned in US food and drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the commonly used food dye erythrosine, also known as Red 3, from food, ...
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FDA approves nasal spray drug to treat depression
Johnson & Johnson has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Spravato (esketamine) CIII nasal ...
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 ...
STAT18h
Three former FDA officials: Here’s what Trump and his nominees need to know
The FDA is the leading science-based consumer protection agency in the world. Three former senior officials write about what ...
Yes, Trump rescinded Biden's order to lower prescription drug costs for people on Medicare and Medicaid
The rescinded order directed Medicare and Medicaid to test ways to lower drug costs for enrollees.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 ...
President Trump wants to make showerheads and toilets flow greatly again, but so may utility bills
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump announced plans to pull America from the Paris Agreement and expand the production of oil, both campaign promises.