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A monitor displays Pfizer Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, June 9, 2017.

Pfizer and Moderna stocks tumble over anticipated low COVID-19 vaccination rate

Gabrielle M. Etzel · September 18, 2023 9:23 pm

FILE - This July 19, 2010 file photo shows medications containing pseudoephedrine on display behind the counter of a pharmacy in Edmond, Okla. The decongestant is an ingredient used to make methamphetamine. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

FDA says common decongestants don’t work: What to know ahead of cold and flu season

Gabrielle M. Etzel · September 13, 2023 4:16 pm

President Trump signed into law the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 on Friday. It reauthorizes a program in which drug and device makers pay the FDA a fee for every new product application, and the agency uses that money to hire more people and speed up approvals. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Sudafed and DayQuil among decongestants that don’t actually work, according to FDA advisers

Brady Knox · September 13, 2023 2:28 am

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The CDC said in a press release on May 19, 2016, that at least one violation was uncovered in nearly 80 percent of public pool and hot tub inspections in five states.

Pfizer and Moderna announce prices for new COVID-19 vaccine doses

Gabrielle M. Etzel · September 12, 2023 7:20 pm

A nurse administers a flu shot, manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton, Illinois, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. Senate in both political parties say they've reached agreement on fixes to stabilize Obamacare just two weeks before Americans start signing up for 2018 coverage.

COVID-19 boosters approved by FDA

Gabrielle M. Etzel · September 11, 2023 6:04 pm

Vaping linked to shrinking testicles, lower sperm count, and reduced sex drive: Study

Breccan F. Thies · September 11, 2023 9:00 am

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) speaks during a House Energy and Commerce Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on data privacy, Thursday, April 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

House to tackle drug shortages as top priority this term

Gabrielle M. Etzel · September 8, 2023 9:00 pm

FDA misses deadline on menthol cigarette ban

Gabrielle M. Etzel · September 1, 2023 6:40 pm

FDA needs to let go of its risk-averse regulatory model

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FDA needs to let go of its risk-averse regulatory model

David Williams · September 1, 2023 6:00 am

FDA closes largest primate lab to save hundreds of monkeys and millions of dollars

Jenny Goldsberry · August 31, 2023 8:14 pm

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem

Congress must end ‘severe’ prescription drug shortage, GOP governors tell McCarthy and Schumer

Gabrielle M. Etzel · August 29, 2023 10:07 pm

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Is Tylenol really more dangerous than chemical abortion drugs?

Erik Baptist · August 29, 2023 5:50 am