FDA - Food and Drug Administration
US FDA says it is investigating another cyclosporiasis outbreak
The agency's announcement on Wednesday adds to the growing number of cyclosporiasis cases reported across the US Midwest, including Michigan and four other states.
FDA reverses lettuce warning: Taylor Farms cyclospora test was a false positive
Medical journal retracts paper on Amgen’s Tavneos drug trial after FDA findings
FDA approves world's first mRNA-based flu vaccine, signaling start of a new illness-prevention era
Israeli firm gets FDA approval for rectum shield that blocks radiation
When implanted and inflated, the device creates a consistent, reliable, and reproducible space between the prostate and rectum.
Alzheimer's diagnosis revamp embraces rating scale similar to cancer
The new guidelines are intended for doctors to use in clinical practice, for the first time offering patients treatments that can slow the course of the disease, rather than just treat symptoms.
US approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
The approval is expected to cut barriers to access to contraceptives such as the cost and time of seeing a healthcare provider, advocacy groups have said.
Amy Schumer stopped taking Ozempic – here's why
Everyone is talking about Ozempic. But not everyone is honest if they take it, or about the side effects of the drug.
FDA approves first drug to slow Alzheimer's progression
Leqembi is an antibody designed to remove sticky deposits of a protein called amyloid beta from the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
'Stoneos' cannabis cookies look too much like Oreos, says US FTC
The letters were sent by the FTC and FDA over concern that children may want to try them, including products that could easily be mistaken for Doritos chips and Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks.
US FDA panel weighs makeup of next COVID vaccine
The next-generation shots should select a single XBB-related target, the FDA's staff reviewers suggested.
Drugs are not a shortcut to weight loss - opinion
Ultimately, all of these drugs were withdrawn from the market because although they were effective for weight loss, they also harmed and killed people.
Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda: How do these weight loss drugs really work?
As a new weight loss drug prepares to enter the market, find out how the existing ones work, and what the difference is between all of them.
Elon Musk's Neuralink gets FDA approval for study of brain implants in humans
The company, founded in 2016, did not seek permission from the FDA until early 2022
