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FDA approves Ozempic to reduce risks from chronic kidney disease in diabetes patients
Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce certain risks associated with ...
Newsweek21d
Broccoli Recall Update as FDA Sets Highest Risk Level Over Bacteria Fears
Languages: English. Broccoli florets sold in Walmart stores across 20 states that were recalled over bacterial contamination fears have been given the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s ...
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FDA’s Failures in the Infant Formula Debacle Cry Out for Reform
An audit released by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the parent organization of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is not a pleasant read. Let us turn ...
The New York Times23d
In China, Government Data on Drugs Blocked From Public After Backlash
Two separate groups of medical experts and political advisers in Shanghai and Beijing are sounding the alarm over the country’s centralized drug procurement system and the drugs on a list of ...
medtechdive23d
FDA webpages on clinical trial diversity removed after Trump orders
Two days into the Trump administration, several webpages covering diversity in clinical trials, annual medical device reports and LGBTQ+ information were removed from the Food and Drug ...
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The FDA banned Red 3 food coloring. A scientist explains the dye’s history and health risks
Red 3 – also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127 – has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You’ve likely encountered Red 3 before.
The New York Times25d
In China, Rare Dissent Over a Program to Save on Drug Costs
Top doctors raised concerns about domestically made drugs, saying Beijing’s effort to lower costs is sacrificing quality. By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong A rare ...
CBS News25d
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 ...
Scientific American26d
What’s in ZYN, the FDA-Authorized Nicotine Pouch? Is It Harmful?
This month 20 products from the popular ZYN brand became the first such pouches to be “authorized” by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. While this falls short of the FDA’s designation ...
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US FDA drops web pages on improving clinical trial diversity
CHICAGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pulled draft guidance from its website requiring companies to test medicines and devices in diverse populations as part of a ...
medtechdive26d
Sara Brenner named acting FDA commissioner
Sara Brenner, a Food and Drug Administration official overseeing medical devices, has been named the agency’s acting commissioner, according to an update made online to the regulator’s leadership bio ...