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FDA's New Mammogram Guidelines Could Help Detect Breast Cancer Earlier
All U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot.
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FDA Warns Consumers About Two More Eyedrop Brands Recalled Due to Contamination Risks
U.S. health officials are alerting consumers about two more recalls of eyedrops due to contamination risks that could lead to vision problems and serious injury.
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FDA Authorizes First Combination Flu-COVID Test for Home Use
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.
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FDA Proposes Plant-Based Drinks Can Be Called Milk
The dairy milk industry is still six times the sale of plant-based drinks.
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FDA Releases Draft Guidance on How Plant-Based Milk Beverages Should Be Labeled
Draft U.S. rules would allow soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” to keep using the name.
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Pfizer RSV Vaccine That Protects Infants Could Receive FDA Approval This Summer
The single-dose RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer is administered to expectant mothers in the late second-to-third trimester of their pregnancy.
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More Than 400 Food Products Sold in Northeast Vending Machines Recalled
The products are also sold in retail locations on transportation providers — and Amtrak issued a warning for some passengers.
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Eye Drops Recalled After Being Linked to Bacterial Infections
U.S. health officials say a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections.
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FDA Proposes Easing Restrictions on Blood Donation for Gay Men in Monogamous Relationships
The U.S. plans to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood by easing restrictions on groups that typically face higher risks of HIV.
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FDA Adds Sesame to List of Major Allergens That Must Be Declared on Food Labels
More than 1.6 million people in the U.S. are allergic to sesame, some so severe that they need injections of epinephrine, a drug used to treat life-threatening reactions
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Probe: Alzheimer's Drug Approval ‘Rife With Irregularities'
The Biogen company wanted to set an “unjustifiably high” initial price of $56,000 a year for the Alzheimer’s drug, investigators said.
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FDA Says Lab-Grown Meat Is Safe for Human Consumption
The FDA cleared Upside Foods to use animal cell culture technology to take living cells from chickens and produce cultured animal cell food.
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FDA Advises Parents Not to Use Infant Head-Shaping Pillows
Head shaping pillows are not safe for babies and can raise their “risk of suffocation and death,” the FDA said.
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FDA Warns About Amoxicillin Shortage
The Food and Drug Administration says amoxicillin is in short supply as cases of RSV increase across the country.
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Federal Health Officials Report Shortage of Widely Used Antibiotic
The department also listed a shortage for an oral powder. Amoxicillin is available in chewable tablets or capsules.
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Parents Sue Over Son's Death After He Took Popular Kratom Supplements
The parents of a 23-year-old Georgia man who died after using kratom have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against about a dozen people, companies and organizations connected to the manufacturing, marketing and sale of the herbal supplement
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Dove, TIGI, TRESemmé Among Dry Shampoo Brands Recalled Over Benzene Levels
Unilever has issued a voluntary recall of dry shampoo products due to potentially elevated levels of benzene, a chemical known to cause cancer.
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FDA Hearing on Taking Pregnancy Drug Off the Market
The FDA could decide to take a drug meant to prevent premature births off the market. Some regulators say its risks are too great for mothers-to-be.
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FDA Says Makena Doesn't Prevent Premature Births, Seeks to Pull Drug From Market
The maker of a drug intended to reduce premature births is making a last-ditch effort to keep its medication on the market, even as health regulators insist that it doesn’t work.
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FDA Confirms Adderall Shortage as Largest Manufacturer Warns of Delays Through End of the Year
The notice came more than two months after some pharmacies reported difficulties filling Adderall prescriptions.