On Sunday night, President Donald Trump announced emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma. The FDA said […]
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FDA Hand Sanitizer Recall Widens to Over 100 Products
There are over 100 “dangerous” hand sanitizers that are being recalled by the Food and Drug Administration. What We Know: The FDA has previously warned […]
U.S. Government Gives Moderna Inc. $472 Million for COVID Vaccine
Moderna Inc., a Cambridge, MA biotech company, announced on Sunday that they received additional funding from the U.S. government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority […]
FDA warns against using two dozen hand sanitizers that could contain toxic wood alcohol
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added more hand sanitizers to its growing list of products that contain wood alcohol, which is toxic if […]
FDA Warning for 9 Hand Sanitizer Brands That Can Be Fatal
Amid the coronavirus, the CDC has been advising people to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer. But, the FDA is now warning people to […]
FDA ends emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew emergency use authorizations for two coronavirus treatments on Monday. President Donald Trump promoted this drug despite concerns about […]
FDA OKs First At-Home Coronavirus Test
U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could […]
Restrictions on Gay Men Donating Blood Eased by FDA
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has certainly struck blows to the U.S healthcare system, and many hospitals are in short supply of virtually everything. The Food […]
FDA Calls for Zantac to be Pulled from the Market Immediately
The US Food and Drug Administration is requesting that manufacturers pull the over-the-counter drug known by the brand name Zantac, from the market immediately. What […]
COVID-19 Update – Trump administration canceled order for 80k ventilators
The joint venture between General Motors and Ventec Life Systems, which the White House had been preparing to reveal on Wednesday, would allow for the […]