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US FDA approves KalVista Pharma's swelling disorder drug, shares rise
KalVista Pharmaceuticals said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its drug, the first on-demand oral ...
US FDA approves KalVista Pharma's swelling disorder drug
KalVista Pharmaceuticals said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its drug for a type of hereditary ...
Obesity drug prices are dropping, but getting a steady supply remains a challenge
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging ...
RFK Jr.'s FDA officials overrode career staff to limit COVID shots
The FDA's Dr. Vinay Prasad said that he disagreed with the agency's career vaccine reviewers about COVID shot approvals.
S. Daniel Abraham, Who Reaped Riches With Slim-Fast, Dies at 100
He turned a small family business into a billion-dollar weight-loss empire by replacing calorie counting and forbidden foods ...
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked ...
Here’s how to get GLP-1 drugs covered by employer health insurance
Improving access and affordability could be transformative for public health, given that about 88% of Americans are ...
FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against agency advice
A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two ...
Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots
Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.
American Kratom Association Applauds FDA Crackdown on Dangerous Chemically Manipulated 7-OH, Pseudoindoxyl and 'M' Products
Synthetic products posing as kratom mislead and endanger consumers; AKA urges FDA to take decisive action against violative ...
US judge says layoffs at Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be halted
A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the US Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ...