After canceling meeting of independent advisers, FDA issues 2025-26 flu vaccine recommendations
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming respiratory virus season, but without input from its independent vaccine ...
US FDA makes recommendations for influenza vaccines to manufacturers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday made recommendations to vaccine manufacturers for the virus strains to be ...
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New CDC Leadership Highly Unlikely to End Its Nicotine Misinformation
Trump's nominee to head the CDC has been withdrawn. A shameful record of impeding smoking cessation is likely to continue ...
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100 fired CDC employees press RFK Jr. to rehire them, citing shifting guidance
In a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 100 former CDC employees say due process was not followed in firing them and seek reinstatement.
Senate panel OKs Makary’s nomination as FDA commissioner
Committee voted Thursday to advance Marty Makary’s nomination as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He ...
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Federal health officials want to hear from you about vaccines. Give them an earful.
If the FDA and CDC sit on their hands, next season the flu shot will be a lot more expensive, if you can find it at all. That’s a deadly proposition. News that federal health officials canceled ...
Altimmune to test obesity drug for alcohol use disorder and related health conditions
Altimmune said on Thursday that it plans to test its lead experimental obesity drug, pemvidutide, to potentially treat ...