FDA - Food and Drug Administration

Medical journal retracts paper on Amgen’s Tavneos drug trial after FDA findings

An Amgen spokesperson said it "takes scientific integrity seriously and respects the role of journals in upholding the peer review process."

 Pills on health form
Flu shot

FDA approves world's first mRNA-based flu vaccine, signaling start of a new illness-prevention era

US President Donald Trump, joined by lawmakers and healthcare industry professionals, answers a reporters question during an event on maternal healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump claims unnamed drug can bring people back from death, boasts success of Right To Try Act

Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women's Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, US.

FDA launches safety study of abortion pill Mifepristone with White House approval


Kentucky Fried Chicken seasoning's 'secret ingredient' causes social media outrage

MSG is a common savory flavor enhancer. It is found naturally in tomatoes and cheese. It is recognized as safe by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is not banned anywhere in Europe.  

An illuminated sign stands atop a KFC outlet in the Sydney suburb of Villawood April 27, 2012

Eating fish while pregnant: Beneficial or detrimental? - study

Study authors concluded that "government recommendations should be reviewed to emphasize the beneficial value of fish consumption during pregnancy."

 Illustrative image of fish.

Pfizer, Moderna's COVID-19 Omicron vaccine boosters approved by US FDA

Pfizer said it has some doses ready to ship immediately and can deliver up to 15 million doses by September 9.

 ONE OF THE trends during the COVID pandemic has been a tendency of social media to drive obsessive hot-takes around each new crisis.

Biden administration to allow new injection method for monkeypox vaccine

The United States declared monkeypox a public health emergency last week, in an effort to bolster the US response to contain the outbreak.

 US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on administration plans to fight inflation and lower costs during a speech in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022.

Have breast implants? Israeli study warns they cause autoimmune, mental problems

Lack of FDA supervision, data on side effects hidden by companies resulted in severe autoimmune and mental complications * Permission in 1960s to allow the technology was a “historical medical error”

 Can silicone breast implants cause autoimmune complications? (Illustrative)

Israeli company SoniVie receives FDA approval for innovative hypertension treatment

SoniVie’s treatment is called TIVUS – an innovative Ultrasound system that treats Hypertension patients with Renal Artery Denervation. 

 SoniVie's TIVUS medical device.

US, Canada investigate Hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries

"Consumption of imported fresh organic strawberries is the likely source of the outbreak," American and Canadian health agencies said.

 Hepatitis A virus (HVA) causes acute inflammation of the liver and is the most common of all forms of viral hepatitis

US FDA clears Pfizer's COVID booster shot for young children

Children below the age of five are not yet eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.

The Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11

State sues Teva over Copaxone drug royalties

Two doctors sued Teva for failing to acknowledge their contributions and demanded to be compensated with royalties stemming from the new version of copaxone.

Teva CEO Kåre Schultz at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, February 19, 2020

BioGenCell raises $16m. for chronic disease treatment

The company’s treatment has already prevented loss of limb in several patients during Phase I trials.

 Microglia (green) that were “matured” in the lab from stem cells of ALS patients; the cells’ nuclei are in blue. Viewed with confocal microscopy