New Pain Drug Gets FDA Nod as Safer Alternative to Addictive Opioids
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. gained US approval for the first new type of painkiller in more than two decades, paving the way ...
FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often ...
What Does the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Do?
If he is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take over a sprawling bureaucracy with ...
Food and Drug Administration wants to put nutrition labels front and center on food products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to put nutrition information front and center on food products to give consumers ...
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FDA redefines ‘healthy’ food labels to help consumers make informed choices
The FDA is overhauling food labels to redefine "'healthy," focusing on redefining terms and introducing new front-of-package ...
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Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug gets FDA approval in milestone for company and research
Despite high demand for an option like Journavx, doctors fear the drug’s price could be a major hangup for insurers, ...
Fact check: Kennedy repeats false and misleading claims in confirmation hearing
In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...
Recalled potato chips sold in Oregon and Washington could cause ‘serious adverse health consequences’
The Food and Drug Administration has newly classified the December recall of some Lay’s Classic Potato Chips sold in Oregon ...
Trump Administration Orders a Temporary Freeze on Food and Health Agency Communications
Dr. Dorothy Fink, the acting secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump, has ...
The Food Dyes And Additives That Are Banned In The United States vs. Europe, Explained By A Dietitian
Food additives have been a huge topic in the U.S. for years, but really caught fire earlier this month when the U.S. Food and ...