The Food and Drug Administration on Friday laid out a proposal to begin regulating laboratory medical tests, a multibillion-dollar industry that the agency says poses a growing risk to patients because of potentially inaccurate ...
Sep 29, 2023
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A top UVA Health cancer expert is highlighting how a new drug could transform how doctors treat a brain tumor that typically strikes younger people.
Sep 29, 2023
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An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted resoundingly against recommending a stem cell-based experimental treatment for ALS.
Sep 28, 2023
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A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel concluded last week that the decongestant phenylephrine, contained in many over-the-counter cold remedies—including some formulations of popular brands like Sudafed, Tylenol, ...
Sep 21, 2023
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A new government report finds that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep kids and teens off tobacco.
Sep 21, 2023
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In a surprising move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opted not to approve a needle-free alternative to the EpiPen for emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions.
Sep 21, 2023
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Restaurants posting their menus on third-party food delivery platforms, such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub, are not consistently following a law requiring calorie disclosures, according to new research published September ...
Sep 14, 2023
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New COVID-19 booster shots could soon pass the needed hurdles for vaccinations to begin next week.
Sep 7, 2023
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Kentucky has the highest rate of cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the U.S.—a dire statistic considering these cancers can be largely preventable through vaccination.
Sep 6, 2023
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A formulation for intravenous nutrition that includes four lipid sources, including fish oil, reduced hospitalizations and urinary tract infections among pediatric patients at Duke Children's Hospital.
Sep 6, 2023
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for regulating and supervising the safety of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics. The FDA also enforces section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and the associated regulations, including sanitation requirements on interstate travel as well as specific rules for control of disease on products ranging from pet turtles to semen donations for assisted reproductive medicine techniques.
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