U.S. Food And Drug Administration

• U.S. FDA approves Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 oral weight-loss pill

  The U.S. FDA said the drug was approved within 50 days of the company filing for approval, one of the fastest approval times for any drug.

  Health

  Apr 1
  
• U.S. FDA asked to probe Prime energy drink created by Logan Paul, KSI

  U.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.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2023
  
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• U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill to at-risk people, FDA says

  The 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.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2022
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• U.S. FDA backs COVID-19 booster shots tailored to target Omicron BA.4, BA.5 subvariants

  The 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.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2022
• Montreal patients first to receive state-of-the-art pacemaker

  Montreal Heart Institute patients become the first in Canada to receive a state-of-the-art pacemaker.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2020
• U.S. reports 1st COVID-19-related drug shortage

  The U.S. has announced its first drug shortage related to novel coronavirus.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2020
• Experts vouch for raw food diet as FDA investigates list of dog food brands

  The 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.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2019
• YouTube star JoJo Siwa’s makeup kit pulled from Claire’s for asbestos

  The kit, marketed to kids and tweens, contains eyeshadow, two lip glosses and nail polish.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 10, 2019
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• E. coli in romaine lettuce makes 6 Canadians sick

  Federal 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.

  Canada

  May 10, 2018
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• Orlando shooting: Florida Muslim community urges members to donate blood after nightclub attack

  The 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.

  World

  Jun 12, 2016