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US Health Department Probes Potential Covid Vaccine-Linked Fatalities
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting a broad investigation into deaths potentially linked to Covid-19 vaccines, a spokesperson for Donald Trump's vaccine-skeptic health secretary said Tuesday.
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Cough Syrup Smuggling: Case Filed Against 12 More Pharmaceutical Firms In UP
The food and drugs department of the Uttar Pradesh government filed a case on Friday against 12 more pharmaceutical firms in connection with the codeine-containing cough syrup-smuggling case in Varanasi.
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US Drug Regulator's Ousted Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Is Returning To Agency
A Food and Drug Administration official is getting his job back as the agency's top vaccine regulator, less than two weeks after he was pressured to step down at the urging of biotech executives, patient groups and conservative allies of Trump.
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US FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Leaves Agency 3 Months After Appointment
The Food and Drug Administration's polarizing vaccine chief is leaving the agency after a brief tenure that drew the ire of biotech executives, patient groups and conservative allies of President Donald Trump.
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Watchdog Agency Shuts Down Blinkit In Pune For Running Without Licence
The Food and Drug Administration of Maharashtra has taken major action against a dark store "Energy Darkstore Services" located in Balewadi-Baner area of Pune city.
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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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Trump Admin Plans $40 Billion In Health Budget Cuts: Report
The Trump administration plans to slash annual discretionary spending at the US federal health department by around one-third, or $40 billion, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a draft budget document.
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"Crucial Milestone": US Approves New Antibiotic For Urinary Tract Infections
The product -- called Blujepa -- was approved for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women and girls 12 and older.
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US Food Authority Chief Resigns Amid Trump's Mass Firings: Report
A senior US Food and Drug Administration official who recently oversaw the agency's banning of a coloring linked to cancer has resigned to protest "indiscriminate" firings by Donald Trump.
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US Bans Red Food Dye Over Possible Cancer Risk
Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals.
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US Approves First Drug For People With Severe Form Of Fatty Liver Disease
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first medication for people with a severe type of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Moderna Says Updated Covid Vaccine Effective Against New Variant 'Pirola'
Moderna said Wednesday its updated fall Covid booster, which is pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration, performed well against the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant.
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US Food Authority Appeals US Federal Judge's Block On Abortion Pill
The US Food and Drug Administration filed an appeal on Friday against a ruling by a federal judge that overturned the approval of a safe and effective abortion pill, court records showed.
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Amid Indonesia's Inquiry Into Deaths Of 150 Children, 2 Firms Lose Licences
Indonesia's food and drug agency said on Monday it had revoked licences for syrup-type drug production by two local firms for violating manufacturing rules, as it investigates the deaths of more than 150 children due to acute kidney injury (AKI).
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US Senators Fear Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Censoring Abortion Posts
US senators seek answers from Facebook, Instagram parent Meta regarding censored information on abortion posts. The senators questioned how many posts about abortion have been removed since the US Supreme Court overturned a long-standing right to such medical care. Meta, referring to a tweet by spokesman Andy Stone, stated that attempts to provide ...
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US Health Department Probes Potential Covid Vaccine-Linked Fatalities
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting a broad investigation into deaths potentially linked to Covid-19 vaccines, a spokesperson for Donald Trump's vaccine-skeptic health secretary said Tuesday.
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Cough Syrup Smuggling: Case Filed Against 12 More Pharmaceutical Firms In UP
The food and drugs department of the Uttar Pradesh government filed a case on Friday against 12 more pharmaceutical firms in connection with the codeine-containing cough syrup-smuggling case in Varanasi.
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US Drug Regulator's Ousted Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Is Returning To Agency
A Food and Drug Administration official is getting his job back as the agency's top vaccine regulator, less than two weeks after he was pressured to step down at the urging of biotech executives, patient groups and conservative allies of Trump.
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US FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Leaves Agency 3 Months After Appointment
The Food and Drug Administration's polarizing vaccine chief is leaving the agency after a brief tenure that drew the ire of biotech executives, patient groups and conservative allies of President Donald Trump.
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Watchdog Agency Shuts Down Blinkit In Pune For Running Without Licence
The Food and Drug Administration of Maharashtra has taken major action against a dark store "Energy Darkstore Services" located in Balewadi-Baner area of Pune city.
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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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Trump Admin Plans $40 Billion In Health Budget Cuts: Report
The Trump administration plans to slash annual discretionary spending at the US federal health department by around one-third, or $40 billion, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a draft budget document.
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"Crucial Milestone": US Approves New Antibiotic For Urinary Tract Infections
The product -- called Blujepa -- was approved for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women and girls 12 and older.
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US Food Authority Chief Resigns Amid Trump's Mass Firings: Report
A senior US Food and Drug Administration official who recently oversaw the agency's banning of a coloring linked to cancer has resigned to protest "indiscriminate" firings by Donald Trump.
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US Bans Red Food Dye Over Possible Cancer Risk
Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals.
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US Approves First Drug For People With Severe Form Of Fatty Liver Disease
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first medication for people with a severe type of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Moderna Says Updated Covid Vaccine Effective Against New Variant 'Pirola'
Moderna said Wednesday its updated fall Covid booster, which is pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration, performed well against the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant.
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US Food Authority Appeals US Federal Judge's Block On Abortion Pill
The US Food and Drug Administration filed an appeal on Friday against a ruling by a federal judge that overturned the approval of a safe and effective abortion pill, court records showed.
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Amid Indonesia's Inquiry Into Deaths Of 150 Children, 2 Firms Lose Licences
Indonesia's food and drug agency said on Monday it had revoked licences for syrup-type drug production by two local firms for violating manufacturing rules, as it investigates the deaths of more than 150 children due to acute kidney injury (AKI).
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US Senators Fear Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Censoring Abortion Posts
US senators seek answers from Facebook, Instagram parent Meta regarding censored information on abortion posts. The senators questioned how many posts about abortion have been removed since the US Supreme Court overturned a long-standing right to such medical care. Meta, referring to a tweet by spokesman Andy Stone, stated that attempts to provide ...
