President Donald Trump is allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming religious or moral objections, issuing new rules Friday that take another step in rolling back the Obama ...
Oct 6, 2017
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A new commentary from Patrick McNamara and Stuart Levy cautions that the Food and Drug Administration's ban on triclosan and 18 other biocidal chemicals that promote antibiotic resistance is only a starting point. Triclosan's ...
Dec 6, 2016
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Health officials are strengthening warnings about the potentially fatal consequences of mixing prescription painkillers and sedatives like Xanax, saying the combination can lead to breathing problems, coma and death.
Aug 31, 2016
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Federal health officials want to know whether hand sanitizers used by millions of Americans work as well as manufacturers claim—and whether there are any health risks to their growing use.
Jun 29, 2016
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Federal health officials are moving to ban most surgical gloves made with powder, a feature designed to make them easier to wear, but which actually poses health risks to patients and health professionals.
Mar 21, 2016
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Federal health officials have approved a new injectable drug to treat patients who have been exposed to the deadly toxin anthrax.
Mar 21, 2016
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Sunday night is the sign-up deadline for subsidized private health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law.
Jan 30, 2016
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Federal health officials have approved a cheaper version of the world's top-selling insulin from Sanofi for millions of U.S. patients with diabetes.
Dec 16, 2015
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Federal officials say a business is recalling a vegetable mix believed to be the source of E.coli in Costco chicken salad that has been linked to an outbreak that has sickened 19 people in seven states.
Nov 27, 2015
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Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind flu vaccine that contains a booster to help protect seniors vulnerable to the virus.
Nov 25, 2015
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