Tag: Food and Drug Administration
F.D.A. Moves to Ban Sales of Menthol Cigarettes
Public health advocates have long sought a menthol ban. When the landmark Tobacco Control Act passed in 2009, giving the…
3 Types of Baby Formula Recalled After Reported Bacterial Infections
Abbott Nutrition, a popular baby food manufacturer, announced on Thursday that it was voluntarily recalling three types of infant formula after…
Senate Confirms Califf as F.D.A. Chief in Tight Vote
The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a key federal…
FDA Panel Rejects Lilly’s Cancer Drug Tested Only in China
The agency has long had strict rules about approving drugs that were tested solely overseas, requiring that the data be…
Pennsylvania Doctor Accused of Prescribing Ivermectin for Covid Is Fired
A Pennsylvania doctor accused of prescribing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19, two drugs that regulators have called not safe…
Biden’s Pandemic Fight: Inside the Setbacks of the First Year
WASHINGTON — Dr. Rochelle Walensky was stunned. Working from her home outside Boston on a Friday night in late July,…