A new COVID-19 booster each fall? An FDA advisory committee recommended a major overhaul to how COVID shots are issued Salon · Jan 27, 2023
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023
FDA eases blood donor restrictions on gay, bisexual men Several medical and LGBTQ groups have called the FDA's blood donor restrictions on gay men "discriminatory." Axios · Jan 27, 2023
FDA eases rules again for gay men seeking to donate blood The U.S. is making it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood by easing restrictions on groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023
FDA experts are still puzzled over who should get which COVID-19 shots and when At a meeting to simplify the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, the FDA’s panel of experts could agree on only one thing: Information is woefully lacking about how often different groups of Americans need to be vaccinated. That data gap has contributed to widespread skepticism, undervaccination, and ultimately unnecessary deaths from… Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023
Fact check: Are viral videos showing COVID-19 vaccine side effects accurate? Videos appearing to show people experiencing severe side effects after allegedly receiving COVID-19 vaccines are making the rounds on social media as part of a renewed push from anti-vaccine movements to cast doubt on safety. Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023
Noah Feldman: Abortion pill lawsuit won’t get a fair shake in post-Roe America The first significant stage of post-Roe abortion litigation is underway and focuses heavily on abortion pills. GenBioPro, a pharmaceutical company that makes the drug mifepristone, has asked a federal court to declare that West Virginia’s anti-abortion law is inconsistent with the Federal Drug Administration’s determination that the pill is safe… Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023
FDA pulls pesticide-laced pot noodles The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended sales of a Korean instant noodles brand after Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) announced that pesticide residue was found in some packages. Bangkok Post · Jan 27, 2023
News briefs Bivalent COVID-19 shot should become standard, FDA advisers say Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023
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. Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023
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 · Jan 26, 2023
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. Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023
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 · Jan 26, 2023
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. Fortune · Jan 26, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023 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
Reuters · Jan 26, 2023 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 · Jan 26, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023 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
Roll Call · Jan 26, 2023 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.
Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2023 New drug cures man with terminal cancer The drug in question, Lunsumio, is currently under review in the UK.
WEKU · Jan 26, 2023 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.
Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023 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.
Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2023 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 · Jan 25, 2023 FDA food safety official resigns, cites structural issues The Food and Drug Administration's top food safety official has resigned
Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023 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.