Category: Food and Drug Administration

F.D.A. Opens Door to More Flavored E-Cigarettes

The New York Times – Business:
The agency is proposing allowing other tastes for vapes, like mint, coffees, spices or tea, to appeal to adults. At the same time, illicit candy-flavored types aimed at teenagers have flooded the market.
New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

The New York Times – Business:
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
A Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study

The New York Times – Business:
A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

The New York Times – Business:
Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

The New York Times – Business:
Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.
U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

The New York Times – Business:
The F.D.A.’s refusal to examine the company’s mRNA shot drew widespread criticism from doctors and was divisive within the agency.
’Shrooms Lead the Pack in Psychedelic Medicine, but Rollout Is Bumpy

Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive.
‘Chinese Peptides’ Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World

The gray-market drugs flooding Silicon Valley reveal a community that believes it can move faster than the F.D.A.
F.D.A. Turmoil Keeps Spotlight on Its Commissioner

The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary.
F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea

The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.
FDA Expands Covid Vaccine Inquiry to Adult Deaths

The agency claimed that 10 children’s deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions.
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines

The agency’s top vaccine regulator said that a review had found that the children were likely to have died “because of” the shots. But public health experts want to examine the data.