Radioactive shrimp are potentially in California now, too
On Thursday, Southwind Foods, headquartered in Carson, California, recalled multiple brands of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive…
Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy cleared to treat live disease MASH
Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy was cleared by U.S. regulators on Friday to treat an increasingly common liver…
FDA Approves BRINSUPRI™ (brensocatib) as the First and Only Treatment for Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis, a Serious, Chronic Lung Disease
“Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis deeply affects the lives of people living with this chronic lung condition, impacting both their…
Experts warn of the cancer-causing chemicals that are a ‘threat to humanity’
The human body contains more than 3,600 synthetic toxins, a new report has warned, with chemical exposure now…
D.C. Diagnosis: Trump’s approach to health care, Sarepta’s lobbyists
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health…
Vinay Prasad returns to the FDA, weeks after his ouster
WASHINGTON — Vinay Prasad is returning to the Food and Drug Administration to resume his role overseeing vaccine,…
What is kratom? All about the addictive supplement amid crackdown
It’s a green, mean, killing machine. At least according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
FDA denies approval for drug that improved a Rankin County teen’s life
RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) – A Rankin County teenager’s life-changing medication is being denied approval by the U.S.…
FDA Marks 7-OH, Kratom Compound With Opioid Effect, for CSA Schedule I
The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly referred to as 7-OH, be federally scheduled under…
FDA Approves Expanded Indication for AJOVY® (fremanezumab-vfrm), The First Anti-CGRP Preventive Treatment for Pediatric Episodic Migraine
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd FDA approves single-dose AJOVY® (fremanezumab-vfrm) injection for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in…