HHS, FDA Offer Timeline for Phasing Out Petroleum-Based Food Dyes
FDA to establish national standard and timeline for food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternativesContinue Reading
FDA to establish national standard and timeline for food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternativesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A quick spray of medication might seem like an easy way to get thicker hair, but some folks say one sold online has left them battling sexual side effects, depression and even thoughts of suicide. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — At least three medical journals have received letters from a top federal prosecutor questioning whether they mislead readers or allow political bias to influence what they decide to publish. The letters were signed by Edward Martin Jr., a Republican activist who now servesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 — The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page that promotes the theory that the virus came from a lab in China. Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov, which once helped people order COVID tests and find public health information, nowContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will provide private health data to researchers for U.S. health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new autism study. NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told advisers the aim is to help researchers study autism by giving them accessContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has canceled its plans to help Texas schools stop the rapid spread of measles. The decision came after some CDC staff involved in this year’s outbreak response were told they might lose their jobs,Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shut down amid recent layoffs, raising concerns about tracking and controlling serious infections like viral hepatitis and antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. Among those let go were all 27 scientists in the nation’sContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon hand off routine food safety inspections to state and local officials, multiple federal health officials told CBS News. These changes are not final and could require approval and funding from Congress. Some FDA employeesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is weighing a plan to cut nearly a third of the federal health budget and eliminate or consolidate dozens of programs. An internal memo was sent from White House budget officials to the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A senior government health researcher has announced his retirement, accusing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of censoring his latest findings on ultra-processed food. Kevin Hall made the announcement Wednesday on X, ending 21 years at NIH. Given the Trump administration’s interest inContinue Reading
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