The agency revived an old treatment for cancer patients, unilaterally approving it for a subset of people with autism. Experts worry that the narrower scope will get lost in the hype.
Category: Food and Drug Administration
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FDA OKs New Keytruda Shot for Cancer
The F.D.A. approved Merck’s injected version of its blockbuster infusion Keytruda. The company says it will be quicker and easier, but it stands to slow the adoption of cheaper competitors and increase costs by billions of dollars.
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F.D.A. Reviews Cases of Covid Vaccine Deaths
The agency plans to present accounts of deaths involving children and birth defects to an influential C.D.C. panel meeting next week.
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Trump Weighs Crackdown on Medicines From China
Behind the scenes, major pharmaceutical companies and Trump-tied billionaires are furiously lobbying in opposite directions over proposed anti-China measures.
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F.D.A. Official Overruled Scientists on Wide Access to Covid Shots
The agency’s staff scientists pointed out how Covid was still unpredictable and posed a threat to toddlers, but the official decided to restrict shots only to children with risk factors.
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CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States
The country’s largest pharmacy chain said it needed a C.D.C. panel to recommend the shots before it could offer them nationwide.
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F.D.A. Approves Covid Shots With New Restrictions
The agency’s fall recommendations underscore the goals of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to limit access to the vaccines, which he has long opposed.
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Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team
Panel members have been given a broad mandate, despite pleas from C.D.C. employees asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop spreading misinformation.
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Walmart Recalls Frozen Shrimp After Radioactive Contamination Warning
The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to discard packages of frozen shrimp sold in 13 states. A food safety expert said the risk to the public was low.
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F.D.A. Approves Juul Vapes After Yearslong Delay
The company was accused of marketing its products to teenagers, causing a surge in use.
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Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again
Former government employees are finding that perhaps the only thing harder than getting laid off from the federal government is staying that way.