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China investigating former head of food and drug watchdog
Bi Jingquan, former head of the now-defunct China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), is being investigated for suspected ...
China Probes Former Food and Drug Authority Chief for Violation
Beijing is investigating Bi Jingquan, a deputy chief of the economic affairs committee under China’s top political advisory ...
RFK Jr. cuts COVID vaccine recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women -- and why it matters
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced the removal of the COVID-19 vaccine from the ...
Trump administration cancels contract with Moderna to develop a bird flu vaccine
Moderna had been awarded over $750 million to develop a vaccine against bird flu, which has been circulating in farm animals ...
Cancer Drugs Cost More Than Ever. They Often Don’t Extend Lives
Pharmaceutical companies are making billions on treatments that can sometimes overpromise and underdeliver for terminal cases ...
Cucumber and vegetable trays recalled over salmonella concerns
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cucumber and vegetable trays have been recalled over salmonella concerns, according to the Food and Drug ...
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A rare disease drug is rejected, even as the FDA talks about new approval pathway
Instead of approving Stealth BioTherapeutics' drug for Barth syndrome, the FDA withheld its endorsement, but decided it may ...
What’s the Price Outlook for Weight-Loss Drugs?
The supply of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic has been increasing, but they’re still expensive for most patients. Here are answers ...
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Nationwide cucumber recall expands again, products sold at Walmart, Kroger, and more
All of the recalled cucumbers are traced back to Bedner Growers, Inc. of Boynton Beach, Florida, which announced its own recall on May 19. Two days later, PennRose Farms, LLC announced a recall of ...
Pet food sold at Walmart, Amazon, Chewy and Petco is recalled due to potential salmonella contamination: FDA
Spectrum Brands Pet LLC of Earth City, Missouri, is voluntarily recalling Tetra Reptomin Reptile Food for Aquatic Turtles ...
State lawmakers chew on possible food safety updates for Virginia in wake of federal cuts
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spearheaded a national movement to “make America healthy again,” including a plan to phase out synthetic dyes from foods.