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Impella heart pump COVID-19

Philly warehouse worker beats severe COVID-19 with experimental treatment

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COVID-19 government regulations

FDA requires opioid labels to recommend overdose-reversing Narcan

FDA naloxone opioid

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine moves to final phase of testing

Moderna COVID-19 Update

Fresh Express recalls bagged salads due to Cyclospora outbreak

garden salad recall FDA

Inhaled form of remdesivir may prevent severe COVID-19 cases, Gilead says

Children's Health

Gaming now a valid treatment option for children with ADHD

FDA approves first prescription video game

Children's Health

FDA approves dispersible HIV drug for newborn infants, children

New HIV drug for children

FDA allows food manufacturers to swap ingredients without editing labels

FDA ingredient regulations ease

Remdesivir could be authorized as emergency COVID-19 treatment, report says

With FDA approval, Rutgers saliva test for COVID-19 poised to scale up in United States

COVID-19 Saliva Test

FDA eases blood-donation rules for gay, bisexual men amid coronavirus shortage

FDA gay men blood donation restrictions

Zantac, ranitidine generics removed from market due to cancer-causing impurity

FDA pulls Zantac ranitidine market

FDA warns against 'fraudulent' coronavirus at-home test kits

FDA warns against coronavirus at-home test kits

Drug trials for potential coronavirus therapies ramping up

Herbal remedies and essential oils do not protect against coronavirus, FDA says

FDA FTC false coronavirus treatments

Juul pitches locked e-cigarette that blocks underage users

Juul Age Lock FDA

Jimmy John's linked to E. coli outbreak – again

Jimmy Johns FDA

Jimmy John's hit with FDA warning over links to E. coli, salmonella outbreaks

Jimmy Johns FDA

Arthritis pain reliever Voltaren to be sold over the counter

Voltaren Arthritis pain reliever

Former drug exec who killed wife in 2004 now in trouble for selling fake cancer cures for dogs

Children's Health

Palforzia, the first peanut allergy drug, to hit market later this year

Palforzia Peanut Allergy Drug

FDA warns Purell maker to stop claiming hand sanitizer kills Ebola, MRSA and other illnesses

FDA warns Purell about unsubstantiated claims

With E. coli outbreak declared over, it's again safe to eat romaine lettuce from Salinas Valley, CDC says

Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak over Pennsylvania

A reality check on artificial intelligence: Can it match the hype?

FDA approves new migraine drug from Allergan

New migraine drug approved by FDA

FDA issues warning letter to Vivitrol makers for excluding serious risks in ad

Vivitrol FDA

Alternative Medicine

FDA warns Pennsylvania CBD company to cease making claims about medical benefits

CBD FDA PA

As e-cigarette popularity surges, 6.2 million American youth are using tobacco products

Teen Smoking 2019

Are generic drugs safe? Not necessarily

Generic Drug Safety

Alternative Medicine

Using CBD carries 'real risk' to your health, FDA warns

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Children's Health

A contact lens designed to slow nearsightedness in children is coming in March

Trump reportedly reverses course on vaping ban

Former FDA adviser warns about dangers of LASIK surgery

LASIK Eye Surgery Dangers

More vapers are making their own juice, but not without risks

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FDA keeps brand-name drugs on a fast path to market – despite manufacturing concerns

President Trump nominates former Penn professor, Temple alum to lead FDA

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What are the alternatives to Zantac?

Zantac alternative medications

Vaping-related illnesses now surpass 1,000

Surge of vaping illnesses expected to continue

Here's what you need to know about the youth vaping epidemic

Youth vaping epidemic

FDA, DEA target websites illegally selling opioids

FDA,DEA target illegal opioid sellers online

CVS, Walgreens halt Zantac sales due to FDA's safety concerns

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THC products the 'most prominent link' among vaping-related illnesses

THC Vaping-related Illnesses

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