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FDA Freezes COVID-Flu Combo Vaccine Trial Over Safety Concern
Maker Novavax reported a recipient of the combination vaccine experienced symptoms of nerve cell damage.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
FDA vaccines chief hopes for common ground with RFK Jr.
The FDA's Dr. Peter Marks says he hopes to keep his job under a second Trump term, and urges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "keep an open mind."Top stories - CBS News - 10 hours ago -
Novavax’s stock slides 19% after FDA puts clinical hold on COVID and flu vaccine candidates
Novavax Inc.’s stock tumbled 19% early Wednesday after the company said the FDA has placed a clinical hold on its COVID-19-and-flu combination and stand-alone flu vaccine candidates, following a ...Business - MarketWatch - October 17 -
Novavax says FDA put hold on combination Covid-flu shot and influenza vaccine; shares plunge
The so-called clinical hold is due to a single report of nerve damage in a patient who received the combination shot in a phase two trial.Business - CNBC - October 16 -
Thousands of Children in Gaza Get 2nd Dose of Polio Vaccine
Aid agencies said that children in some areas of northern Gaza where Israel is mounting an offensive against Hamas will miss the doses, compromising the effectiveness of the campaign.World - The New York Times - November 4 -
FDA Names a New Chief of Medical Devices
Patient advocates hope Dr. Michelle Tarver will lead the agency to focus more on safety and less on rapid approvals.Business - The New York Times - October 22 -
C.D.C. Expands Covid Vaccine Recommendations
The agency endorsed additional doses for people at high risk.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
AbbVie wins FDA nod for infusion treatment for advanced Parkinson’s disease
Vyalev is the first subcutaneous 24-hour continuous infusion of levodopa-based therapy for advanced Parkinson’s disease.Business - MarketWatch - October 17 -
FDA recalls thousands of antidepressant bottles due to cancer-causing chemical
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class II recall of more than 7,100 bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine due to the possible presence of a carcinogen. Duloxetine belongs to a ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
FDA identifies possible sources of McDonald's E. coli outbreak
The FDA is looking into two possibilities as the source of an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers. CBS News Colorado reporter Karen Morfitt has the latest.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
FDA eyes McDonald's supplier's onions as source of E. Coli outbreak
The FDA said Thursday that it's investigating whether McDonald’s supplier Taylor Farms is the possible source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders hamburgers.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
FDA investigates onion supplier in McDonald's E. coli outbreak
The FDA says it is focusing on a California company that sells McDonald's and other restaurants onions. McDonald's says California-based Taylor Farms is the source of the potentially tainted onions ...Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
FDA investigating if onions are source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's
McDonald's on Thursday confirmed to CBS News that California-based produce giant Taylor Farms is the supplier of slivered onions that have been removed from many of its restaurants amid an E. coli ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Orange, Black and Red Dye No.3: Halloween lessons for the FDA
As America’s children prepare for their annual candy shakedown of America’s grown-ups, it’s time for regulators to get on the (broom)stick and fly in with an important public health intervention.Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
RFK Jr. says 'entire departments' at FDA 'have to go'
Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is slated to hold a potentially big role in a new Trump administration, said Wednesday there are "entire departments" within the Food and ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The FDA said the proposed order is not final yet, which means companies can still market over-the-counter drugs containing oral phenylephrine for now.Business - CNBC - November 7 -
FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal decongestant."Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to remove from the market a common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work. The move brings FDA ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The FDA has proposed ending the use of an ingredient in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications because it doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
A Popular Decongestant Doesn’t Work. The FDA Is Finally Doing Something About It
Oral phenylephrine was shown to be ineffective for treating nasal congestion over a year go. This week, the FDA took the first steps toward removing it from pharmacy shelves.Tech - Wired - 5 days ago -
Richard Pazdur, FDA Cancer Chief, Discusses 25 Years of Innovation
Dr. Richard Pazdur for 25 years has overseen innovations in the treatment of deadly diseases at the agency.Health - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions
New rules require drugmakers to be clearer about explaining the risks and side effects of prescription drugsHealth - ABC News - 11 hours ago -
FDA employees consider how to handle RFK Jr., including leaving
Some staff members at the Food and Drug Administration are considering a quick exit as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Politics - NBC News - 17 hours ago -
Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the ...World - ABC News - October 21 -
Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the ...Health - ABC News - October 21 -
Vaccine for winter vomiting bug to be trialled on thousands
The easily spreadable virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences during winter.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
CDC lowers recommendation age for pneumonia vaccine to adults 50 and older
Doctors have long urged people ages 50 and older to get a shot to protect against bacterial pneumonia.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
Sanofi Earnings Boosted by Early Vaccine Sales
The pharmaceutical company reported third-quarter earnings and sales that beat analysts’ expectations, boosted by earlier-than-anticipated deliveries of flu and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 25 -
GSK cuts vaccine sales target on reduced demand
U.K. drugmaker GSK on Wednesday cut its vaccine sales guidance for the year after what it called lower-than-expected demand.Business - MarketWatch - October 30 -
Some people will need an extra Covid vaccine in the spring
How durable are the mRNA Covid vaccines? Does the protection last as long as other vaccines? Experts the vaccines are performing as expected.Top stories - NBC News - November 3 -
Trump considers banning fluoride, some vaccines
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump, RFK Jr. push against public health measures Former President Trump is embracing former independent ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
How to Talk About Fluoride, Vaccines and Raw Milk
How to build trust and make America healthy again.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Novo Nordisk asks FDA to ban compounding pharmacies from making Ozempic, Wegovy copies
The Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk argues that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, are too complex for those manufacturers to make safely.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Novo Nordisk asks FDA to block compounding pharmacies from making Ozempic copycats
Novo Nordisk wants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent compounding pharmacies from manufacturing their own versions of the company’s popular weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy now available in the U.S. after shortages, FDA says
It is a sign that Novo Nordisk's efforts to ramp up the supply of those drugs are starting to pay off, as demand continues to skyrocket in the U.S.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s FDA Wish List: Raw Milk, Stem Cells, Heavy Metals
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers on health, is taking aim at the agency’s oversight on many fronts.Business - The New York Times - 11 hours ago -
Doctors trial world’s first mRNA vaccine against vomiting bug norovirus
Jab could bring huge health and economic benefits as virus often spreads rapidly and can be serious. Doctors have begun trialling the world’s first mRNA vaccine against the vomiting bug norovirus ...World - The Guardian - October 23