Tag: Food and Drug Administration
Blood test for colon cancer screening is approved by U.S. regulators
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a first-of-its-kind blood test for colon cancer, offering a new way of screening for a leading...
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in...
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used...
Indian manufacturer recalls eyedrops sold at CVS, Target, Rite Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Indian manufacturer of more than two dozen varieties of eyedrops subject to a U.S. safety warning has officially recalled the...
Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk,...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections...
U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge...
Providence woman charged with practicing dentistry illegally
PROVIDENCE – A 57-year-old city woman has been charged with practicing dentistry without a license, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Peter F. Neronha announced...
Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer asked the Supreme Court on Friday to preserve access to an abortion drug free...
Neronha joins coalition challenging abortion pill ruling
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha late Monday joined a multistate coalition challenging a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of a...
FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight
WASHINGTON (AP) – The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation.
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