Tag: Food and Drug Administration
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.
It's an...
CVS pharmacists now allowed to prescribe antiviral treatment against COVID-19
WOONSOCKET – Pharmacists at more than 9,000 CVS Pharmacy locations can now prescribe Paxlovid, the antiviral treatment against COVID-19, in the first program of...
Rhode Island to start administering updated COVID-19 booster shot
PROVIDENCE – A new and more comprehensive booster shot for COVID-19 is now available to Rhode Islanders, the R.I. Department of Health recently announced.
The...
Ortho RI: Surgeon first in U.S. to use new shoulder replacement...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – An Ortho Rhode Island orthopedic surgeon is the first in the United States to perform a reverse shoulder replacement with the...
White House: 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5 possible by...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration said Thursday that children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon...
U.S. safety, savings rules set stage for baby formula shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) – A massive recall is getting most of the blame for the U.S. baby formula shortage, but experts say the products have...
Are you concerned enough about another spike in COVID-19 cases to...
The Food and Drug Administration on March 29 authorized a second COVID-19 booster for everyone age 50 and older.
This could allow a fourth dose...
Doctors finding hurdles to using pills to treat COVID-19
High-risk COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills...
Pfizer pill becomes 1st U.S.-authorized home COVID treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take...
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