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Nearly 50,000 U.S. Children Filled a Prescription for a Drug Never Approved to Treat Autism

A new NEJM study found 47,394 children filled leucovorin prescriptions in 2025, with dispensing up 46 percent in the week of a federal press conference.

Medical Daily · Aug 14

Lidl Recalls a Wok Spice Mix Sold in Nine States and Washington After Its Own Testing Found Salmonella

Lidl recalled one lot of Vitasia Asian Style Wok Spice Mix due to Salmonella. Check your jar for Lot 155846 and a best-by date of JUN 2028.

Medical Daily · Aug 14

About 69% of Tracked E-Cigarette Sales Last December Involved Products the FDA Never Authorized, New Analysis Finds

A new analysis found 69.4% of tracked e-cigarette sales involved unauthorized products. Only 39 e-cigarettes hold FDA marketing orders.

Medical Daily · Aug 14

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Alzheimer's Treatment Can Now Begin at Home with an Injection Instead of Months of Infusions

The FDA approved an at-home subcutaneous starting dose of lecanemab. Launch is planned for late August, and monitoring requirements remain unchanged.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

A Liver Infection with No Approved Oral Treatment in the U.S. Now Has a Drug Under FDA Review

The FDA accepted a new drug application for lonafarnib, which would be the first oral treatment for chronic hepatitis D in the United States.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

Trump administration says US food supply is safe despite rising parasite cases

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The Independent UK · Aug 13

Trump’s FDA insists explosive diarrhea outbreak parasite is removed from food supply - but cases keep growing

There are now nearly 25,000 cases of cyclosporiasis in dozens of states nationwide

The Independent UK · Aug 13

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The Latest: Kennedy Center board approves 2-year closure for renovations, AP sources say

The Kennedy Center will move forward with a two-year closure of the performing arts venue to allow for substantial renovations

The Independent UK · Aug 13

Target shoppers told to check their guacamole and dips after salmonella recall, receive warning to not even smell them

It can "cause serious and sometimes fatal infections."

We Got This Covered · Aug 13

Foodborne illnesses: Is the US really being hit harder this year?

While parasitic Cyclospora infections have reached record-breaking numbers this year, experts have criticized coverage that has created the appearance of "one massive outbreak." The reality is more nuanced.

LiveScience · Aug 13

Trump’s vaccine overhaul could bring more shots, higher costs for US families

President Donald Trump's vaccine plan faces significant financial and logistical hurdles. Drugmakers must develop new manufacturing processes and conduct extensive clinical studies. Separating vaccines could lead to more appointments and increased costs for families. Public health experts question the scientific basis for the proposed changes. States retain authority to mandate…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

A Donor Heart Cell Therapy Slowed Arm Function Loss in Advanced Duchenne, but FDA Advisers Voted Against It

The HOPE-3 trial met its primary endpoint in advanced Duchenne, yet an FDA advisory committee voted nine to three against the therapy.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

The Moringa Salmonella Outbreaks Are Over, but the Recalled Supplements Do Not Expire Until 2028

CDC has closed its Salmonella investigations into moringa leaf powder, but the recalled supplements have expiration dates extending into 2028.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

A Salmonella Outbreak in Peppers Is Now Pulling Chicken Wraps and Burritos from Shelves Through a Second Federal Agency

USDA issued a public health alert for meat and poultry products made with jalapeños that were recalled by a different federal agency.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

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Medical Daily · Aug 13

Illnesses in the Egg Salmonella Outbreak Began More Than Six Months Before the Recalled Eggs Were Laid

The recalled eggs cover only 28 days of production, but illnesses in this multistate Salmonella outbreak began in November 2025.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

The FDA's New Food Ingredient Proposal Also Covers Pet Food and Cattle Feed, Where Just 75 Notices Have Ever Been Filed

The FDA's proposed GRAS rule covers animal food as well, a category with only 75 filed notices and almost no public attention so far.

The Independent UK · Aug 13

Trump's vaccine plan would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago

The biggest obstacles to President Donald Trump’s order on vaccines may be the logistical challenges it poses for U.S. parents, health providers and drugmakers

Medical Daily · Aug 13

Nearly 7 in 10 Vape Dollars Went to Products the FDA Never Authorized, and No Fruit Flavor Sold Was Authorized

An analysis of December 2025 retail data found that 69.4 percent of tracked US e-cigarette sales came from products the FDA has never authorized.

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Medical Daily · Aug 13

A Quietly Filed Federal Charter Now Tells a Vaccine Advisory Panel to Weigh Supplements and Healthy Lifestyle

HHS revised the National Vaccine Advisory Committee charter to direct members to consider supplements and lifestyle as alternatives to vaccination.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

An Antibody Injection Cut Hot Flashes by 83 Percent in a Mid-Stage Trial of 92 Women

AbCellera reports that a single injection reduced moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 83% at 4 weeks in a Phase 2 trial of 92 postmenopausal women.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

An LSD-Based Anxiety Drug Met Its Goal in a First Late-Stage Trial, and the Road to a Prescription Is Still Long

Definium says a single dose of its LSD tablet cut anxiety scores by 5.4 points more than placebo at 12 weeks in a 214-person Phase 3 trial.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

Doctors Have Given Patients Bacteria Killing Viruses for a Century, and Regulators Still Have Not Approved a Single One

Phage therapy has one positive randomized result and no FDA approval. The bottleneck is matching a strain-specific virus to each patient.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

A Major Telehealth Company Will Sell Longevity Peptides That Clinical Evidence Has Not Yet Backed

Hims and Hers plans to sell sermorelin, glutathione, and NAD+ before year-end. Here is what evidence exists for the uses driving demand.

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Farm at center of cyclospora outbreak went years without FDA inspection

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The Independent UK · Aug 12

Farm linked to deadly explosive diarrhea outbreak hadn’t been inspected in 7 years: report

There are now thousands of cases tied to contaminated lettuce at the farm

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