Healthcare
FDA vaccine panel recommends ‘harmonizing’ primary COVID doses and boosters
The vaccine advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday voted to recommend matching the composition of...
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Watchdog knocks NIH oversight of alliance that oversaw funds to Wuhan lab
A federal watchdog agency for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says in a report released this week...
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FDA says new regulations are needed to manage CBD risks
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday called for new regulations for the cannabidiol (CBD) market, saying the agency...
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Top FDA safety official resigns
A top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety official submitted his resignation this week, citing progress on tackling the U.S....
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Health Care — Updated COVID booster holds up against subvariant
How nostalgic are you willing to get? Starting this week, you can play GoldenEye 007 on your Nintendo Switch. New...
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Federal authorities take down fraudulent nursing diploma operation
Federal authorities charged 25 people across five states for participating in a fraudulent scheme to sell fabricated nursing school diplomas...
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Updated vaccine doesn’t lose efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID cases due to XBB.1.5: CDC
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that the updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccines do not...
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North Korea locks down Pyongyang due to ‘respiratory illness’
North Korean authorities have ordered a lockdown in the nation’s capital city Pyongyang because of the spread of an unspecified...
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Abortion pill maker challenges ban in West Virginia
The maker of a generic version of mifepristone, the first of two drugs used in medication abortions, sued West Virginia’s attorney general...
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Most US children using potentially toxic makeup, face paints: study
Most U.S. children are using cosmetics and body care products that could contain carcinogens and other toxic chemicals, a new...
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