Health Care
Applesauce pouch contamination may have been deliberate: FDA official
Recalled applesauce pouches that left many children sick with lead poisoning could have been tainted on purpose, according to the...
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CDC warns providers of ‘urgent’ need to boost vaccination against COVID, flu, RSV
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning health providers that there is an “urgent need” to increase...
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Biden, Obama team up for ObamaCare promotion after Trump threats
President Biden and former President Obama teamed up for a video promoting the Affordable Care Act released Friday, the final...
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FDA targets Chewy, other animal companies for selling unapproved antibiotics
Major animal product retailer Chewy and eight other companies violated federal law by selling unapproved animal antibiotics, the Food and...
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Emergency contraception use doubles since over-the-counter approval: CDC
Use of emergency contraception in the form of the otherwise-called “morning after” pill more than doubled since the drug was...
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House GOP threatens to subpoena FDA commissioner in foreign drug quality probe
House Republicans are threatening to subpoena the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the Energy and Commerce...
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Federal agents seize $18M worth of illegal e-cigarettes from China
Federal agents recently seized about 1.4 million unauthorized e-cigarette products from the Chinese manufacturer of popular brand Elf Bar, the...
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US spent $4.5 trillion on health care last year, a return to pre-pandemic levels
The U.S. spent $4.5 trillion on health care in 2022 according to federal figures, a sign the country is settling...
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Dozens of Texas businesses back challenge to abortion ban: ‘This is why our economy is taking a hit’
Ambiguities in Texas's abortion ban are making it harder for businesses in the state to recruit, a coalition of businesses...
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Drug companies to make 230,000 additional RSV shot doses available early next year
Drug manufacturers will make available 230,000 additional doses of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) shot for infants by mid-January for...
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