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Ron DeSantis warns Florida residents under 65 not to get Covid booster shot – against CDC guidance

DeSantis cited a conspiracy theory that global health authorities are using people who choose vaccination as ‘guinea pigs’

The Independent UK

Partisan divide on drug shortages unresolved after hearing - Roll Call

The debate over how to address drug shortages threatens the reauthorization of a key pandemic preparedness law expiring Sept. 30.

Roll Call

Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

For a history-making two months, a pig's kidney worked normally inside a brain-dead man

The Independent UK

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Dr. Google meets its match: Dr. ChatGPT

Chatbot-delivered medical information may represent an improvement over Dr. Google, but some concerns remain

Salon

After infant formula crisis, lawmakers look to donor milk - Roll Call

Lawmakers want to make donor breast milk more mainstream but advocates warn the alternative comes with risk.

Roll Call

Fake Sudafed Is Bullshit, Just As You Suspected

Legal restrictions on pseudoephedrine have not reduced meth use, but they have driven people with colds or allergies toward substitutes that seem to be completely ineffective.

Reason

Do Covid tests work after they expire? What to know as case counts rise across the US

Some, but not all, at-home tests have been given extended expiration dates by the FDA

The Independent UK

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Do new Alzheimer's drugs actually help?

Fast-track approval of three risky drugs intends to slow the disease, but evidence they benefit patients is shaky

Salon

Up First briefing: Biden impeachment inquiry; Libya flood; ineffective decongestants

Republicans begin a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Aid groups rush to Libya after catastrophic flooding. FDA advisers say a decongestant in common cold medicines doesn't work.

WEKU

Joe Biden sends message to Americans on Covid booster shots: ‘Stay up-to-date on vaccines’

US president’s message comes after CDC and FDA decide to recommend Covid booster shots amid rising cases

The Independent UK

A popular nasal decongestant doesn't actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say

The FDA asked advisers to take another look at phenylephrine, which became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient were moved behind pharmacy counters.

WEKU

CDC greenlights two updated COVID-19 vaccines, but how will they fare against the latest variants? 5 questions answered

On Sept. 12, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the newly formulated COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans ages 6 months and up, hours after its expert advisory committee voted 13 to 1 in favor of recommending the vaccines.

The Conversation

CDC OKs updated COVID-19 vaccine, clearing way for shots to begin this week

Chicago public health officials have said the CDC approval was all they needed to “begin the rollout” of the vaccine, which will be free for all city residents. “We already have the vaccine in Chicago,” Dr. Geraldine Luna, medical director for the Chicago Department of Public Health, said Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

New round of COVID boosters approved

The shots will protect against currently circulating variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus

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Chicago Sun-Times

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Tuesday against the effectiveness of the key drug phenylephrine found in popular versions of Sudafed, Dayquil and other medications stocked on store shelves.

WEKU

Kentuckians can access FDA, CDC approved new COVID vaccine targeting Omicron subvariants in coming d

As new variants of COVID are making the rounds, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved a new round of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Guardian - US

Decongestant ingredient in popular products does not work, FDA concludes

Advisory panel spent two days reviewing studies of phenylephrine, an active ingredient in Benadryl, Mucinex, Sudafed PE and Tylenol

The Independent UK

CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week

Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine

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WEKU

CDC advisers back broad rollout of new COVID boosters

A panel of doctors and scientists advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend that people 6 months of age and older get new COVID boosters this fall.

Evening Standard

Decongestant in Sudafed and Benadryl doesn’t actually work, FDA says

US regulator says ingredient in popular High Street medications ‘not effective’ at standard doses

The Independent UK

Common decongestant used in Nyquil and other drugs doesn’t relieve congestion, FDA says

Big pharmaceutical companies like Johnson & Johnson may have to pull products from shelves

Salon

Food recalls are on the rise. Why?

Trader Joe's had six recalls in five weeks, as Skippy and Hillshire Farms both pulled products. What's going on?

The Independent UK

Government advisers say the leading decongestant used by millions of Americans to treat nasal congestion doesn't actually work

Roll Call

FDA advisers reject efficacy of common cold medication - Roll Call

The drug brought in nearly $1.8 billion in sales in 2022, according to an FDA briefing document, a number that is likely an undercount.

Reason

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