The Latest Breaking News from the Food and Drug Administration

Galapagos stock surged Monday after the Food and Drug Administration cleared the biotech company to begin testing its cancer drug in people.

Consumers in the US put their trust in organizations such as the Food and Drug Administration to keep foods, fish, and livestock safe - but to what standards?

Government pre-approval for every label could crush craft breweries. And do you really want to force the Carthusian monks who make Green Chartreuse to reveal their ingredients?

The Food and Drug Administration approves the first at-home test for the sexually transmitted infection syphilis, which has been on the rise since 2018.

“People are going through three or four trials before they get the right medication,” a public health researcher tells Fortune.

Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics announced on Aug. 9, 2024, that the Food and Drug Administration declined to approve the company’s application for the use of MDMA-assisted therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is the first such decision issued on a psychedelic drug application.

The Food and Drug Administration declined to approve MDMA as the first psychedelic drug used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

People are living longer and looking for ways to ease the symptoms of aging, according to a medical marijuana expert.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers

Oral nicotine pouches – like Zyn and Velo in the U.S. – appear to be less toxic than cigarettes and deliver comparable levels of nicotine. This makes them an alternative for people who smoke. However, people who’ve never smoked are using them, too, and youth are open to trying them.…

Lawmakers blasted the FDA for not cracking down on illegal vapes, with one telling the FDA "you have completely fallen down on the job."