The Food and Drug Administration on Friday called for a federal investigation of the process that led to the approval of a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease that has spurred […]
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Back to news homeAnnie’s Pledges to Purge a Class of Chemicals From Its Mac and Cheese
Nearly four years after traces of chemicals believed to cause health problems in children and reproductive issues in adults were found in mass-market macaroni and cheese packets, Annie’s Homegrown has […]
Disappointing Chinese Vaccine Results Pose Setback for Developing World
The tepid results could also be problematic for Chinese officials, given that they had touted the efficacy of the vaccines made by Sinovac and Sinopharm. Even though the vaccines had […]
F.D.A. Clears Moderna’s Covid Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna for emergency use, allowing the shipment of millions more doses across the nation and intensifying the […]
Vaccination Campaign at Nursing Homes Faces Obstacles and Confusion
CVS and Walgreens have created paper and digital consent forms that nursing homes can use. Consent must be given in advance; the pharmacies need to know how many doses of […]
LabCorp COVID-19 test kit has just been approved for sale over-the-counter
LabCorp has now become the first company to receive approval to sell its COVID-19 test kit over-the-counter without a prescription, according to a statement from the company. One of the […]
AstraZeneca Missteps Undermined U.S. Faith in Coronavirus Vaccine
Oxford hired an outside manufacturer to produce large quantities of the vaccine for the trial. But when researchers received a sample of the vaccine and measured its strength, they noticed […]
Early Data Show Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective
The drugmaker Moderna announced on Monday that its coronavirus vaccine was 94.5 percent effective, based on an early look at the results from its large, continuing study. Researchers said the […]