Along with the FDA ban, Delaware legislators seek to ban use of Red No. 3 in the state
Delaware legislators joined the Food and Drug Administration’s recent ban on Red No. 3 by introducing a bill in the First ...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Jumps as Non-Opioid Painkiller Gets FDA Approval
The company announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a twice-daily pill that it described as a "highly selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor for the treatment of ...
Exclusive: Cowboys QB Dak Prescott supports effort to get cancer test covered by Medicare
Bill to pay for multi-cancer early detection screening test has bipartisan support, but just ran out of time last session.
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U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Animals from Unnecessary Drug Testing at the FDA
In 2022, Congress passed the FDAMA 2.0, which Kennedy helped introduce and Pres. Joe Biden signed into law. The law removes a requirement under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for mandatory ...
Imported vs. Domestic: The fight to protect Gulf seafood
Mississippi lawmakers are considering House Bill 602 and Senate Bill 2014, both designed to ensure consumers know whether ...
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx for short-term pain that often follows surgery or injuries.
Stricter abortion laws may cause increased infant deaths − 2 maternal and child health researchers explain the data
Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the ...
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Jeff Landry urges Bill Cassidy, Senate to support Trump nominee RFK Jr. for health secretary
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has urged the U.S. Senate — including specifically Sen. Bill Cassidy, a fellow Republican from ...
Psychoactive drug Kratom could be regulated in South Dakota under new bill
Kratom is known for its stimulant and opioid-like effects and is derived from the leaves of a tree in the coffee family, the Southeast Asian tree Mitragyna speciosa. This differs from another natural ...
FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-derived nasal spray for depression as standalone treatment
The announcement was welcome news for those with major depressive disorder, affecting an estimated 8.3% of the adult ...