The US Food and Drug Administration has now authorised bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children between the ages of 6 months and four. The booster, offered by both Pfizer and Moderna, was originally approved for use in October by anyone five years of age and above.

US: FDA authorises updated COVID-19 booster shots for children under five

The Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company CSL Behring published the $3.5 million price tag immediately after the FDA granted its approval, claiming that the medicine would ultimately lower healthcare costs because patients would experience fewer bleeding events and require fewer clotting therapies.

US: FDA approves most expensive drug ever, costs $3.5 million per dose

Conservative activists in the U.S. want FDA to recall Mifepristone. They say the abortion pill was approved in a haste & could prove to be dangerous for women & girls. How true are their claims? Priyanka Sharma reports.

Gravitas: Activists want FDA to ban mifepristone

The FDA has approved a life-changing therapy for Diabetes. It says an antibody called Teplizumab can delay the onset of Type 1 Diabetes. Priyanka Sharma reports.

Gravitas: FDA approves life-changing therapy for Diabetes

The United States is all set to become the second country in the world to allow the sale and consumption of lab-grown meat. The US food and drug administration (FDA) said on Friday that it will allow a California-based company called Upside Foods to sell lab-grown meet after all the necessary safety and quality checks.

United States regulator approves consumption and sale of lab-grown meat

How would you feel if you could enjoy a meat delicacy without any guilt of slaughtering animals or contributing to carbon emissions? This could soon turn into reality for Americans, as the FDA has declared a lab-grown meat product to be safe for human consumption.

WION Fineprint | Lab-grown meat gets green flag from the FDA for the first time

Since 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration has sought to crack down on fruity, sweet-flavoured e-cigarettes that hook teenagers on nicotine. But at least 20 brands continue to sell China-made disposable devices with kid-friendly flavours such as “peach blueberry candy” and “pineapple strawnana” at liquor stores, smoke shops and convenience stores in the United States, Reuters has found.

After Juul e-cigarettes, Americans rally behind 'candy' flavoured disposable e-cigs

Making basic healthcare facilities available to all, the US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced it had signed the historic legislation that allows millions of Americans to buy hearing aids without any prescription, from over-the-counter.

Americans can buy hearing aids over-the-counter; FDA clears the way

For individuals with weak eyes, spectacles and eyeglasses are unquestionably a blessing. They allow you to walk without tripping over objects, read, and essentially just see what's in front of you.

US FDA approves new eye drops that can replace spectacles and fix near-vision

The baby formula scarcity the US state of Michigan may ease up with the resumption of operations at a crucial baby formula plant that was shut down by torrential rains last month.

US baby formula shortage: Abbott’s Michigan plant to resume production after halt due to flooding

In a bid to prepare itself for potential surge in COVID-19 cases during the fall, the Food and Drug administration (FDA) of the United States of America has decided to upgrade the Omicron specific booster shots. The new jabs are expected to be bivalent in nature that will target the original COVID strain as well as the virus's most recent strain.

FDA approves upgrading Omicron-specific booster shots

US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday (June 22) that it was looking into a new report of death of another baby after it consumed baby formula manufactured by Abbott Laboratories.

FDA looks into death of baby 'after drinking Abbott's formula'

Staff reviewers of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Sunday that Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccines were safe and effective for children from ages 6 months to 4 years.

Pfizer COVID vaccines are safe for small children, says FDA staff

US scientists with the Food and Drug Administration said in a new analysis of data released on Friday that Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective for young children and infants.

Covid-19: Moderna vaccine effective and safe for kids under the age of 5, says FDA

United States FDA is going to discuss COVID vaccines for babies next week. Meanwhile, FDA is also investigating rare side-effects of Moderna jabs in teens.

Moderna jabs to approved for infants? FDA to discuss vaccines for babies next week

American multinational pharmaceutical Pzifer completed its emergency use application to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to administer its COVID-19 vaccine to children under the age of 5 on Wednesday.

Pfizer applies to FDA for covid vaccine approval for children under five

The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a hepatitis A epidemic that may be related to two brands of organic strawberries sold at various merchants in the United States and Canada.

Hepatitis A linked to strawberries? US FDA and CDC investigating cause

Parents gathered in front of the US FDA headquarters with posters and signs urging to prioritize young children and review data without delay.

US: Parents rally for vaccine for young children

In yet another setback for the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine jab, the FDA limits its use. According to FTA, 15% cases of TTS have been fatal.

Another setback for Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine jab as FDA limits its use

The US government is planning to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars which have taken a disproportionate toll on smokers and other minorities. The FDA says that the proposal would reduce disease and death by helping smokers quit and stopping young people from starting

US plans to ban Methanol cigarettes to reduce disease and death

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States have decided to ban sales of menthol-flavoured cigarettes in an attempt to reduce smoking in the general population.

US FDA pushes ahead with move to ban menthol cigarettes to prevent youth initiation

Moderna has formally submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration for approval of two doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in children fewer than six years old, beginning a long-awaited government review process that might soon see the first vaccines for these youngest Americans approved.

Moderna asks FDA to authorise its COVID vaccine for children younger than 6

There are fears of the Russia-Ukraine war escalating into a nuclear conflict. There is already a scramble for anti-radiation pills. Potassium iodide products are among such pills. Approved by FDA, these are available without a prescription

Ukraine-Russia war: What are anti-radiation medicines? Side effects & availability

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation to a Covid diagnostic test that uses breath samples to provide a positive or a negative result.

US FDA approves emergency use of first Covid test that uses breath samples

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