FDA Offers Speedier Approvals to Drug Companies Aligning With ‘National Priorities’
2025-06-18
Agency is offering vouchers to some drug manufacturers to shorten review time for final drug applicationsContinue Reading
CDC Vaccine Expert Resigns After RFK Jr. Cuts Advisers
2025-06-18
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A senior scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resigned, warning that changes in leadership may weaken the country’s vaccine program. Dr. Fiona Havers, who led the CDC’s tracking of hospitalizations from COVID-19 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus),Continue Reading
CDC, FDA Warn of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pistachio Cream
2025-06-17
Four individuals across two states have been sickened and one person has been hospitalizedContinue Reading
2020 to 2022 Saw Nearly 2 Million Annual Emergency Room Visits for Dental Issues
2025-06-13
Largest percentage of emergency department tooth disorder visits accounted for by adults ages 25 to 34 years, White non-HispanicsContinue Reading
RFK Jr. Installs Critics on Vaccine Recommendation Panel
2025-06-12
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Days after ousting all 17 members of the panel that makes U.S. vaccine recommendations, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun remaking it. On Wednesday, he named eight appointees, three of whom are critics of mRNA coronavirus vaccines, The Washington Post reported.Continue Reading
FDA Plans to Use AI to Speed Up Drug and Food Safety Reviews
2025-06-11
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help speed the approval of new drugs and medical devices. That’s one of several priorities federal officials detailed June 10 in JAMA. They said AI could helpContinue Reading
RFK Jr. Removes Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel
2025-06-10
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed all 17 members of the expert panel that makes U.S. vaccine recommendations. Kennedy made the surprise announcement in an opinion piece published June 8 in The Wall Street Journal. He saidContinue Reading
Ex-White House Doctor Says Biden Should Have Had a Cognitive Test
2025-06-09
MONDAY, June 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A former White House physician says former President Joe Biden should have had a cognitive test during his 2024 physical, given his age and the demands of being president. Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, who served as President Barack Obama’s doctor, said a mental fitnessContinue Reading
Moderna’s New Lower-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by FDA
2025-06-03
New vaccine represents a step forward in development of next-generation coronavirus vaccinesContinue Reading
FDA Issues Highest Alert Over Tomato Recall in 3 Southern States
2025-06-02
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Salmonella-tainted tomatoes in three southern states could cause severe illness or even death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns. The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to Class I — itsContinue Reading