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Bivalent COVID-19 shot should become standard, FDA advisers say

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Bivalent COVID-19 shot should become standard, FDA advisers say

Bivalent COVID-19 shots should become the standard form of the vaccine, U.S. advisers said, part of a plan to offer a single booster to the public each year that gives protection against the most recent, dominant strains.

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FDA's advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

The U.S. is poised to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot

The Independent UK

FDA seeks end of regulatory wild west for CBD products

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced that CBD products, increasingly popular but largely unregulated, will soon join the ranks of other more mainstream, regulated products.

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An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.

WEKU

FDA committee plots future of COVID vaccines, with Omicron formula and potentially annual booster shots

The aim of Thursday’s meeting was to “determine if we’ve reached a point in the pandemic where we can simplify and take a more routine approach,” said Dr. David Kaslow, director of the Office of Vaccines Research and Review at the FDA.

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What is ‘Ozempic face’? Doctors warn about facial ageing side effect of diabetes medications

“Weight loss may turn back your biological age, but it tends to turn your facial clock forward,” one dermatologist says

The Independent UK

U.S. CDC still looking at potential stroke risk from Pfizer bivalent COVID shot

New data from one U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database shows a possible stroke risk link for older adults who received an updated Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot, but the signal is weaker than what the agency had flagged earlier in January, health officials said on Thursday.

Reuters

FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of targeting the same coronavirus strain for initial COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters going forward, but some expressed skepticism about whether all Americans need to receive the shots annually.

Reuters

FDA declines to regulate CBD; calls on Congress for fix

The Food and Drug Administration says there are too many unknowns about CBD products to regulate them as foods or supplements

The Independent UK

FDA seeks end of regulatory wild west for CBD products - Roll Call

The announcement came as the agency has faced some pressure to regulate CBD products as dietary supplements.

Roll Call

New drug cures man with terminal cancer

The drug in question, Lunsumio, is currently under review in the UK.

Evening Standard

UV nail dryers may pose cancer risks, a study says. Here are precautions you can take

A new study finds that UV dryers for gel nail polish can damage DNA and mutate cells, confirming dermatologists' safety concerns. There are precautions you can take and alternatives to consider.

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Adam Minter: This column may, or may not, cause an allergic reaction

For years, Olive Garden's famous breadsticks were considered safe to eat by the more than 1.5 million Americans who suffer from sesame allergies. But that's no more. In December, the Italian eatery began adding sesame flour to its recipe.

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Pro-abortion rights advocates sue over state pill restrictions

The lawsuit comes as Republican-led states in the US attempt to crack down on the use of abortion-inducing medications.

The Independent UK

FDA food safety official resigns, cites structural issues

The Food and Drug Administration's top food safety official has resigned

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FDA announces proposed levels for lead in processed baby food products

The proposed action levels — which are not legally set limits — would result in reduced exposures to lead and lessen potential health effects for babies and toddlers, the agency said.

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North Carolina doctor who successfully challenged state abortion ban sues over pill restrictions

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina OB-GYN who successfully challenged the state’s 20-week abortion law is now suing the state over its abortion pills laws.

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Do detox diets actually work?

There's very little evidence that detox diets remove harmful substances from your body

The Independent UK

What is ‘Ozempic face’? Doctors warn about facial ageing side effect of diabetes medications

“Weight loss may turn back your biological age, but it tends to turn your facial clock forward,” one dermatologist says

Salon

Noem vows charges over abortion pills

Anyone prescribing the pills, Noem said, "with the intent to induce an abortion is guilty of a felony"

The Independent UK

New lawsuits target state restrictions on abortion pills

Supporters of abortion rights have filed separate lawsuits challenging abortion pill restrictions in North Carolina and West Virginia

The Independent UK

Nothing helped my depression. Then I joined a ketamine study

Nancy Brier suffered all her life from treatment-resistant depression. Then she heard of ketamine therapy. As a 55-year-old mother who’d never even inhaled helium, she was reticent — but decided she had everything to gain and little to lose

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Lawsuits show focus of abortion battle shifting to medication - Roll Call

Moves by the Biden administration to expand access to a drug first approved in 2000 have spawned multiple lawsuits.

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