U.S. Food And Drug Administration
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U.S. FDA asked to probe Prime energy drink created by Logan Paul, KSIU.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says Prime has become an in-demand drink for children and teenagers and contains more caffeine than many other products with the stimulant.HealthJul 10, 2023
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U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill to at-risk people, FDA saysThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it authorized state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer Inc's PFE.N COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, to eligible patients.HealthJul 6, 2022
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U.S. FDA backs COVID-19 booster shots tailored to target Omicron BA.4, BA.5 subvariantsThe BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron COVID-19 subvariants are now dominant in the United States, according to data from the Cenetrs for Disease Control and Prevention.HealthJun 30, 2022
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Montreal patients first to receive state-of-the-art pacemakerMontreal Heart Institute patients become the first in Canada to receive a state-of-the-art pacemaker.HealthNov 25, 2020
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U.S. reports 1st COVID-19-related drug shortageThe U.S. has announced its first drug shortage related to novel coronavirus.CanadaFeb 28, 2020
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Experts vouch for raw food diet as FDA investigates list of dog food brandsThe U.S. FDA has released a list of 16 dog food brands it's putting under the microscope for possible ties to a dangerous canine heart disease.HealthJul 5, 2019
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YouTube star JoJo Siwa’s makeup kit pulled from Claire’s for asbestosThe kit, marketed to kids and tweens, contains eyeshadow, two lip glosses and nail polish.LifestyleJun 10, 2019
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E. coli in romaine lettuce makes 6 Canadians sickFederal health officials say six Canadians have been stricken by a strain of E. coli that has a similar genetic fingerprint to romaine lettuce from the U.S. southwest that has already sickened 149 people in 29 states.CanadaMay 10, 2018
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Orlando shooting: Florida Muslim community urges members to donate blood after nightclub attackThe largest Muslim civil rights group in the United States is urging the Muslim community to donate blood in the wake of the worst mass shooting in the U.S. that left at least 50 people dead at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.WorldJun 12, 2016
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Canadian-made Ebola drug not used on U.S. missionaryThe Canadian company developing an experimental Ebola drug says its product was not given to one of two American aid workers infected with the virus.ScienceAug 3, 2014
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