New York CNN — Elon Musk’s controversial biotechnology startup Neuralink opened up recruitment for its first human clinical trial Tuesday, according to a company blog. After receiving approval…
Read more Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, set to begin human trials | CNN BusinessCNN — Advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in support of making the birth-control pill Opill available over-the-counter, saying the benefits outweigh…
Read more FDA advisers vote unanimously in support of over-the-counter birth-control pill | CNNCNN — A 13-year-old in Ohio has died after “he took a bunch of Benadryl,” trying a dangerous TikTok challenge that’s circulating online, according to a CNN affiliate…
Read more A 13-year-old died in Ohio after participating in a Benadryl TikTok ‘challenge’ | CNNCNN — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the terms of its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccines on Tuesday, allowing people ages…
Read more FDA clears the way for additional bivalent boosters for certain vulnerable individuals | CNNEditor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other…
Read more Opinion: Top secrets come spilling out | CNNCNN — A pair of conflicting federal court rulings on Friday created arguably the most contentious and chaotic legal flashpoint over abortion access since the Supreme Court’s ruling…
Read more Rival rulings on medication abortion hypercharge the post-Roe legal war | CNN PoliticsCNN — The manufacturer of eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of serious bacterial infections in the US, including at least three deaths, did not…
Read more FDA inspection finds sterilization issues at recalled eye drop manufacturer’s facility | CNNCNN — The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday its initial strategy to boost and strengthen the management of the country’s supply of infant formula. The announcement…
Read more FDA sketches out plan to bolster fragile US infant formula supply management | CNNA version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — The Wild West of…
Read more 19th century chastity law endangers 21st century abortion medicine | CNN PoliticsAmarillo, Texas CNN — Over the course of about four hours of arguments, a federal judge in Texas asked questions that suggested he is seriously considering undoing the…
Read more Takeaways from the Texas hearing on medication abortion drugs | CNN PoliticsCNN — Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration narrowly voted Tuesday in favor of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for adults over the age of 60, paving…
Read more FDA advisers narrowly vote in favor of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults, despite possible safety concerns | CNNCNN — Twelve states led by liberal attorneys general announced Friday that they had sued the Food and Drug Administration, saying its limits on mifepristone, one of the…
Read more 12 blue states sue FDA, saying it’s too strict in limiting abortion drugs as legal battle over mifepristone heats up | CNN PoliticsCNN — A federal judge may rule later this month on a lawsuit seeking to block the use of medication abortion nationwide, in the biggest abortion-related case since…
Read more What to know about the lawsuit aiming to ban medication abortion drug mifepristone | CNN PoliticsCNN — More than 400 food products sold under dozens of brand names were recalled due to possible Listeria contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.…
Read more More than 400 products including breakfast sandwiches and fruit cups recalled due to possible Listeria contamination | CNNCNN — A panel of independent experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration on its vaccine decisions voted unanimously Thursday to update all Covid-19 vaccines so…
Read more FDA vaccine advisers vote to harmonize Covid-19 vaccines in the United States | CNNCNN — A congressional investigation found that the US Food and Drug Administration’s “atypical collaboration” to approve a high-priced Alzheimer’s drug was “rife with irregularities.” The report, released…
Read more House investigation says FDA approval process of Alzheimer’s drug was ‘rife with irregularities’ | CNNCNN — As a triple threat of respiratory illnesses – flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV – sweeps the United States, emergency departments are using…
Read more A growing push to fix pulse oximeters’ flawed readings in people of color: ‘This can be dangerous’ | CNNCNN — The Food and Drug Administration is advising people in 13 states not to eat certain raw oysters from South Korea after at least one person in…
Read more FDA warns against consuming certain raw oysters distributed to 13 states after reported illnesses | CNNCNN — Green Day Produce is recalling its enoki mushroom packages sold between September and October because they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes – the bacteria that…
Read more Green Day Produce recalls enoki mushroom packages due to possible health risk | CNNCNN — It’s shaping up to be a severe season for respiratory syncytial virus infections – one of the worst some doctors say they can remember. But even…
Read more By the next RSV season, the US may have its first vaccine | CNN
