As President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the CDC, Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida and a physician, is positioned as an important anti-vaccine ally for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary. Experts say the Weldon […]
Dave Weldon, Trump’s CDC pick, could bolster an RFK Jr. anti-vaccine agenda Read More »
The cost of generic drugs for many people could go up if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to impose sweeping tariffs on products from China and other foreign countries, policy experts say. During his campaign, Trump proposed
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to transform America’s food system, vowing to crack down on foods and ingredients he blames for many of the nation’s ills, including ultra-processed foods and food additives. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kennedy to
RFK Jr’s No. 1 hurdle to take on unhealthy food: money Read More »
Some staff members at the Food and Drug Administration are considering a quick exit as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being floated as a potential health official in the incoming Trump administration, according to three former and one current government
FDA employees consider how to handle RFK Jr., including leaving Read More »
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether Taylor Farms, a supplier for McDonald’s, is the possible source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder hamburgers, which has killed at least one person and sickened nearly 50 others.
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Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, appeared to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia. The study adds to evidence
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The Food and Drug Administration said in a court filing late Friday that it would allow pharmacists to continue making compounded versions of tirzepatide — the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s diabetes and weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound —
Compounding pharmacies can resume making tirzepatide as FDA reconsiders shortage Read More »
A total of seven people who were in close contact with a bird flu patient in Missouri developed symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, but it remains unclear whether these represent cases of human-to-human spread of
Is bird flu spreading in people? Without blood test results, officials can’t say Read More »
A second health worker in contact with the Missouri patient who tested positive for H5N1 also developed respiratory symptoms but wasn’t tested for influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The Missouri bird flu patient, who didn’t
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Over the last year, a growing number of cinnamon products have been recalled in the U.S. due to high levels of lead. More recently, Consumer Reports found a concerning amount of the toxic metal in a third of cinnamon powders
Is cinnamon powder safe? High lead levels found in many samples, group says Read More »
