You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2022. Here are some reminders.
Category: Food and Drug Administration
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Vaping Settlement by Juul Is Said to Total $1.7 Billion
The New York Times – Business:The proposed deal would resolve thousands of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation based in Northern California.
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Lasik Patients Should Be Warned of Complications, FDA Draft Says
The New York Times – Business:Draft recommendations by the agency describe dry eyes, visual disturbances and other side effects of the procedure. Surgeons say the benefits are being ignored.
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Juul Agrees to Settle Thousands of Vaping Lawsuits
The New York Times – Business:The deal is the latest in the company’s efforts to resolve litigation over its marketing of products that some contend fueled the teenage vaping crisis.
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FDA Report Faults Agency’s Food Unit for Leaderless Dysfunction
The New York Times – Business:Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations with industry over enforcement of critical public health issues.
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FDA Considering New Approach to Blood Donation by Gay and Bisexual Men
The New York Times – Business:The agency may put in place a personalized risk assessment to replace the current prohibition on men who have had sex with men in the previous three months.
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Hemp-Fed Cows Get Buzzed, Study Finds, but Will Humans Who Drink Their Milk?
The New York Times – Business:Hemp with high THC content given to Holsteins leached into their milk, according to a group of German scientists exploring the food chain for dairy production.
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RJ Reynolds Sues California Over Flavored Tobacco Ban
The New York Times – Business:On Tuesday, the state’s voters overwhelmingly supported letting a two-year-old law take effect. The company’s lawsuit is viewed by anti-smoking advocates as a tactic that could keep menthol cigarettes on the market longer.
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Big Tobacco Heralds a Healthier World While Fighting Its Arrival
The New York Times – Business:The industry continues to back smoking protections, like this November’s ballot initiative in California that would overturn a law banning tobacco flavors.
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FDA Panel Recommends Pulling Preterm Birth Drug From the Market
The New York Times – Business:The agency has weighed years of study that showed the treatment given accelerated approval 11 years ago was not effective.
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F.D.A. Confirms Widespread Shortages of Adderall
The New York Times – Business:The agency cited Teva’s continuing supply problems as well as those of other drug makers struggling to fill the gap.