FDA and Border Officials Join Forces to Seize Vast Quantity of Illegal E-Cigarettes
2025-05-22
Almost $34 million worth of unauthorized e-cigarette products seized in joint operationContinue Reading
China Donates $500M to WHO as U.S. Pulls Back Support
2025-05-22
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — China has promised to give $500 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) over the next five years, positioning itself to become the group’s top donor. The pledge comes as the United States plans to leave the international organization, The Washington Post reported.Continue Reading
NIH Scientists Still Face Layoffs Despite RFK Jr.’s Reassurances
2025-05-20
TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some of the nation’s top brain researchers are still facing layoffs, even after U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said no working scientists would be cut. Last month, scientists at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeContinue Reading
Publix Recalls Baby Food Over Possible Lead Contamination
2025-05-20
TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Publix is recalling one of its popular GreenWise baby food pouches because it may contain lead, the company said this week. The recalled product is the Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food pouch. The supermarket chain said it found the issue throughContinue Reading
FDA Launches Postmarket Chemical Review Program to Ensure Food Safety
2025-05-19
Program includes review of existing chemicals, developing final, systematic process for postmarket reviewContinue Reading
FDA Gives Full OK to Novavax COVID Shot for High-Risk Groups
2025-05-19
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, but only for certain people. The vaccine is now approved for adults ages 65 and older, or for people ages 12 to 64 who have at least oneContinue Reading
Former President Joe Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer
2025-05-19
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced Sunday. Doctors found the cancer after Biden reported urinary symptoms. Testing showed a small nodule on his prostate. His medical team said theContinue Reading
Black Patients, Women Face Worse Outcomes, Death In Heart & Blood Vessel Procedures
2025-05-19
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women and Black patients are more likely to suffer life-changing complications from advanced heart and blood vessel procedures, a trio of new studies says. Women face a higher risk of complications after procedures aimed at replacing heart valves or altering the heart’s structureContinue Reading
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