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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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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Federal health officials aim to release their findings on a much-debated contraceptive implant by the end of February.
Nov 24, 2015
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The Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP) at UNC Family Medicine has found that where a person lives determines the likelihood of there being single cigarettes or improperly marketed and displayed tobacco products ...
Nov 10, 2015
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Federal regulators have approved a new four-in-one combination pill to treat HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Nov 5, 2015
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Federal health authorities are ordering manufacturers of specialized medical scopes to study how the reusable devices are cleaned following a series of life-threatening bacterial outbreaks at U.S. hospitals.
Oct 5, 2015
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Federal health officials on Friday expanded approval of an innovative Merck drug to treat patients with an advanced form of the most common lung cancer.
Oct 2, 2015
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