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FDA publishes vaccine guidelines opposed by White House
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-elections-virus-outbreak-efdb363953cc5e2d64028b60baabdc90Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-elections-virus-outbreak-efdb363953cc5e2d64028b60baabdc90Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration released updated safety standards Tuesday for makers of COVID-19 vaccines despite efforts by the White House to block them, clearing the way for requirements that are widely expected to prevent the introduction of a vaccine before Election Day.In the new...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-elections-virus-outbreak-efdb363953cc5e2d64028b60baabdc90Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-elections-virus-outbreak-efdb363953cc5e2d64028b60baabdc90Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration released updated safety standards Tuesday for makers of COVID-19 vaccines despite efforts by the White House to block them, clearing the way for requirements that are widely expected to prevent the introduction of a vaccine before Election Day.In the new...WW…
Fears of 'Wild West' as COVID-19 blood tests hit the market
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-us-news-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-public-health-6f918ac77eefa34beaa381003a7663f9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-us-news-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-public-health-6f918ac77eefa34beaa381003a7663f9Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Blood tests for the could play a key role in deciding whether millions of Americans can safely return to work and school. But public health officials warn that the current “Wild West” of unregulated tests is creating confusion that could ultimately slow the path to recovery. More than 70 companies...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-us-news-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-public-health-6f918ac77eefa34beaa381003a7663f9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-us-news-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-public-health-6f918ac77eefa34beaa381003a7663f9Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Blood tests for the could play a key role in deciding whether millions of Americans can safely return to work and school. But public health officials warn that the current “Wild West” of unregulated tests is creating confusion that could ultimately slow the path to recovery. More than 70 companies...WW…
FDA bans shock device used on mentally disabled patients
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-ma-state-wire-us-news-business-9c51ec8935818d84dbfa7e43f890c9ecClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-ma-state-wire-us-news-business-9c51ec8935818d84dbfa7e43f890c9ecClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday banned electrical shock devices used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in patients with mental disabilities.The announcement from the Food and Drug Administration follows years of pressure from disability rights groups and mental health experts who have called the treatment outdated,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-ma-state-wire-us-news-business-9c51ec8935818d84dbfa7e43f890c9ecClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-ma-state-wire-us-news-business-9c51ec8935818d84dbfa7e43f890c9ecClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday banned electrical shock devices used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in patients with mental disabilities.The announcement from the Food and Drug Administration follows years of pressure from disability rights groups and mental health experts who have called the treatment outdated,...WW…
FDA warns of heart risks with Trump-promoted malaria drug
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-malaria-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-21249a99b29d7b2c8648acb1f01a9812Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-malaria-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-21249a99b29d7b2c8648acb1f01a9812Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned doctors against prescribing a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus except in hospitals and research studies.In an alert, regulators flagged among coronavirus patients taking hydroxychloroquine or the...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-malaria-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-21249a99b29d7b2c8648acb1f01a9812Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-malaria-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-21249a99b29d7b2c8648acb1f01a9812Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned doctors against prescribing a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus except in hospitals and research studies.In an alert, regulators flagged among coronavirus patients taking hydroxychloroquine or the...WW…
FDA warns Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus virus remedies
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-alex-jones-health-us-news-virus-outbreak-be17f735971aa03b32794c482f8b9c06Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-alex-jones-health-us-news-virus-outbreak-be17f735971aa03b32794c482f8b9c06Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus remedies for the coronavirus.The Food and Drug Administration sent a warning Thursday ordering Jones to stop falsely claiming that toothpaste, mouth wash and other products...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-alex-jones-health-us-news-virus-outbreak-be17f735971aa03b32794c482f8b9c06Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-alex-jones-health-us-news-virus-outbreak-be17f735971aa03b32794c482f8b9c06Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus remedies for the coronavirus.The Food and Drug Administration sent a warning Thursday ordering Jones to stop falsely claiming that toothpaste, mouth wash and other products...WW…
Juul Labs sought to court AGs as teen vaping surged
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/tobacco-industry-regulation-ia-state-wire-az-state-wire-ri-state-wire-public-health-c148a2866cd4e2948552402c8d3b62ccClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/tobacco-industry-regulation-ia-state-wire-az-state-wire-ri-state-wire-public-health-c148a2866cd4e2948552402c8d3b62ccClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — It was a blunt warning about the dangers of youth vaping: Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced late last month that his state had joined 38 others to investigate whether Juul Labs, the nation’s largest electronic cigarette company,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/tobacco-industry-regulation-ia-state-wire-az-state-wire-ri-state-wire-public-health-c148a2866cd4e2948552402c8d3b62ccClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/tobacco-industry-regulation-ia-state-wire-az-state-wire-ri-state-wire-public-health-c148a2866cd4e2948552402c8d3b62ccClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — It was a blunt warning about the dangers of youth vaping: Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced late last month that his state had joined 38 others to investigate whether Juul Labs, the nation’s largest electronic cigarette company,...WW…
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at higher risk from the coronavirus. Pfizer's vaccine is authorized for ages 16 and older. But vaccinating children of all ages will be critical to stopping the pandemic -- and helping schools, at least the upper grades, start to look a little more normal after months of disruption.In the vaccine study of 2,260 U.S. volunteers ages 12 to...…that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at higher risk from the coronavirus. Pfizer's vaccine is authorized for ages 16 and older. But vaccinating children of all ages will be critical to stopping the pandemic -- and helping schools, at least the upper grades, start to look a little more normal after months of disruption.In the vaccine study of 2,260 U.S. volunteers ages 12 to...WW…
FDA allows 1st rapid virus test that gives results at home
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/fda-allows-1st-rapid-virus-test-at-home-0430fe7460b4385bd952978f19b3d88dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/fda-allows-1st-rapid-virus-test-at-home-0430fe7460b4385bd952978f19b3d88dClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed entirely at home and delivers results in 30 minutes.The announcement by the Food and Drug Administration represents an important step in U.S. efforts to expand testing options for COVID-19 beyond health care facilities and...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/fda-allows-1st-rapid-virus-test-at-home-0430fe7460b4385bd952978f19b3d88dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/fda-allows-1st-rapid-virus-test-at-home-0430fe7460b4385bd952978f19b3d88dClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed entirely at home and delivers results in 30 minutes.The announcement by the Food and Drug Administration represents an important step in U.S. efforts to expand testing options for COVID-19 beyond health care facilities and...WW…
Experts: Revamped OxyContin hasn't curbed abuse, overdoses
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-us-news-business-opioids-ap-top-news-a6d9454206d4b4a942b164cd30eab992Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-us-news-business-opioids-ap-top-news-a6d9454206d4b4a942b164cd30eab992Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of government health advisers said Friday there’s no clear evidence that a harder-to-crush version of the painkiller OxyContin designed to discourage abuse actually resulted in fewer overdoses or deaths.The conclusion from the Food and Drug Administration advisory panel comes more than a decade after Purdue Pharma...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-us-news-business-opioids-ap-top-news-a6d9454206d4b4a942b164cd30eab992Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-us-news-business-opioids-ap-top-news-a6d9454206d4b4a942b164cd30eab992Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of government health advisers said Friday there’s no clear evidence that a harder-to-crush version of the painkiller OxyContin designed to discourage abuse actually resulted in fewer overdoses or deaths.The conclusion from the Food and Drug Administration advisory panel comes more than a decade after Purdue Pharma...WW…
Pro-painkiller echo chamber shaped policy amid drug epidemic
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/698e559e134e47e884b783dd93a6e73bClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/698e559e134e47e884b783dd93a6e73bClick to copyRelated topicsFor more than a decade, members of a little-known group called the Pain Care Forum have blanketed Washington with messages about prescription painkillers’ vital role in the lives of millions of Americans, creating an echo chamber that has quietly derailed efforts to curb U.S. consumption of drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin and Percocet.ADVERTISEMENTIn 2012, drugmakers and their affiliates in the forum sent a letter to U.S....…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/698e559e134e47e884b783dd93a6e73bClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/698e559e134e47e884b783dd93a6e73bClick to copyRelated topicsFor more than a decade, members of a little-known group called the Pain Care Forum have blanketed Washington with messages about prescription painkillers’ vital role in the lives of millions of Americans, creating an echo chamber that has quietly derailed efforts to curb U.S. consumption of drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin and Percocet.ADVERTISEMENTIn 2012, drugmakers and their affiliates in the forum sent a letter to U.S....WW…
