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Do fluoride supplements harm children? FDA panel discussion turns into heated debate

An FDA panel meeting featured a heated dialogue over whether fluoride supplements could pose health risks to children. Here's ...

FDA closes investigation into deadly listeria outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration has closed an investigation into a listeria outbreak that killed one person and sickened 10 ...

100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar

Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra processed foods, dietary guidelines, and expedited drug and ...

Nationwide Ritz cracker recall update as FDA issues risk warning

Mondelēz Global announced a recall for various sizes of Ritz peanut butter cracker sandwiches over possible undeclared ...

Prescription fluoride faces FDA scrutiny despite widespread support from providers and the public

The US Food and Drug Administration appears poised to continue with a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements at a time ...

FDA Approves First Cream for Treating Chronic Hand Eczema

Studies leading up to the FDA approval found that people with hand eczema who used the cream were more likely to improve than ...

FDA Upgrades Recall on 160,000+ Bottles of Thyroid Medication

The recall of more than 160,000 bottles of levothyroxine sodium, which went into effect June 20, was upgraded to a Class II ...

FDA’s artificial intelligence is supposed to revolutionize drug approvals. It’s making up studies

Insiders tell CNN the FDA’s AI is “hallucinating” studies and can’t access key documents. Agency leaders insist the AI is ...

Sarepta shares slide again as drugmaker bows to FDA pressure to pause gene therapy

Sarepta Therapeutics is pausing shipments of its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy following several patient deaths that ...

FDA panel on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is alarming experts

On Monday morning, the FDA hosted a 10-person expert panel on the use during pregnancy of SSRIs, which include medications ...

Makary ally named to key FDA drug post

Dr. George Tidmarsh, a Stanford pediatrics adjunct professor and former pharmaceutical executive, is FDA Commissioner Marty ...

The FDA must be modernized for the era of personalized medicine

We need a dedicated framework that clarifies the rules, requirements and incentives for those building personalized ...