HHS, FDA Begin ‘Operation Stork Speed’ to Improve Quality of Infant Formula
2025-05-15
Agencies say significant progress has already been made; input has been requested from the publicContinue Reading
NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice
2025-05-15
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A mother with stage 4 colon cancer faces an uncertain future after federal staff cuts delayed her experimental cancer treatment. Natalie Phelps, 43, was accepted into an immunotherapy study at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). But her treatment has been delayed dueContinue Reading
President Signs Executive Order to Lower Some Drug Costs
2025-05-12
Order expected to affect specific medications covered under Medicare that are administered in a health care settingContinue Reading
Trump Taps Wellness Influencer Casey Means For Surgeon General
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and health tech entrepreneur, to be his nominee for U.S. surgeon general. The decision comes after Trump withdrew his previous nominee, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, The Associated Press reported. Trump announced the pickContinue Reading
Thinking About a Tattoo? FDA Warns These Inks Could Be Dangerous
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers and tattoo artists that two tattoo inks have tested positive for harmful bacteria and could lead to serious infections. The affected products are: Sacred Tattoo Ink, Raven Black (CI# 77266; Lot#: RB0624, BestContinue Reading
Trump Administration Ends CDC’s Key Infection Control Committee
2025-05-08
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) was terminated March 31, though members weren’t told until early May, according toContinue Reading
Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division
2025-05-07
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. The division oversees vaccines and biologic medicines, including gene therapies, CNN reported. Prasad isContinue Reading
Top FDA Inspection Official to Retire Amid Staff Frustration
2025-05-07
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The official in charge of federal food and drug safety inspections will retire May 14. Michael Rogers, associate commissioner for inspections and investigations at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced his decision Monday in an email to colleagues. “I have decidedContinue Reading
Europe Launches $565 Million Campaign to Attract U.S. Scientists
2025-05-07
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The European Union is looking to capitalize on the Trump administration’s dismantling of U.S. research programs to beef up its own. A $565 million program unveiled Monday aims to make “Europe a magnet for researchers,” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the EuropeanContinue Reading
COVID Boosters Might Not Be Updated for Next Season, FDA Commissioner Says
2025-05-06
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reiterated Tuesday that the agency is applying a more skeptical approach to this year’s round of COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Companies applying for approval of COVID boosters are being encouraged to use “gold standardContinue Reading