FDA approves Merck drug sotatercept for rare, deadly lung condition
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug from Merck designed to treat a progressive and life-threatening lung condition in a win for both the drugmaker and for…
Ground cinnamon sold at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar tainted with lead: FDA
Ground cinnamon sold by US discount retailers is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded, federal health officials said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration said cinnamon…
Maharashtra Revokes Licence Of McDonald’s Outlet After Action Over Cheese
The action was taken against McDonald’s outlet in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar (Representational) Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked the licence of a McDonald’s outlet in the state’s…
Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink implants chip into brain of first human test subject
Elon Musk announced that his human tech startup Neuralink has inserted a chip implant into the brain of its first human test subject. The billionaire said the person had the…
Thanks to Fauci & Co, the US now has to worry about measles outbreaks
Washington, DC, health officials are sounding the siren about a possible measles exposure at two local airports — and thanks to years of chronic dishonesty and bungling from our public…
Biden administration delays ban on menthol cigarettes until 2024
The Biden administration has once again delayed banning menthol cigarettes, infuriating officials of public health groups who say the products are responsible for taking hundreds of thousands of American lives.…
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to FDA rejection of flavored vapes
A woman smokes an E-Cigarette at Digital Ciggz in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear arguments in a case challenging…
FDA, CDC back Novavax updated Covid vaccine
A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine won the backing of U.S. regulators…
CDC recommends Pfizer maternal shot for infants
A doctor vaccinates an infant against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a treatment room of her paediatric practice. Swen Pförtner | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The Centers for Disease…
The real data behind the new COVID vaccines the White House is pushing
What if I told you one in 50 people who took a new medication had a “medically attended adverse event” and the manufacturer refused to disclose what exactly the complication…