Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Jumps After FDA Approval for New Non-Opioid Painkiller
Journavx is the first and only approved non-opioid oral painkiller and the first new class of pain medicine approved in more ...
New type of non-opioid pain medication approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class ...
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How to protect HHS, FDA, NIH, and other health agencies from political interference
When politicians subordinate scientific institutions to electoral interests, they undermine immediate public health efforts ...
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With little fanfare, Biden administration stacked vaccine advisory committee with new members
With little fanfare, the Biden administration stacked a critical committee that helps set U.S. vaccination policy with new ...
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Comment: Senators, immunize against RFK Jr.’s vaccine hypocrisy
Kennedy has tried to recast his anti-vaccine extremism as an honest effort to illuminate what he claims is unsettled science (it’s not). He insists he’s not trying to take away anyone’s shots; he’s ...
The FDA Issued a Class I Recall on Ready-to-Eat Broccoli Across 20 States
It's time to check your freezer.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would like you to check if you have any broccoli in your freezer, as it may be part of a serious recall. On December 31, the (FDA ...
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RFK Jr. pressed on vaccines in 2nd HHS confirmation hearing: 5 notes
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on vaccines and his nomination for HHS secretary were questioned again in a second Senate hearing.
FDA approves new type of nonopioid painkiller for acute pain
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NBC News reported.
An Unprecedented 22 Percent Drop in Drug Deaths Does Not Mean Prohibition Is Finally Working
During the year ending last August, according to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Senators acted as stand-ins for American moms as they questioned RFK Jr. about vaccines
The 19th spoke to medical experts about what Kennedy can and can’t do around vaccines if confirmed to lead the Department of ...
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Democrats worry RFK Jr. could purge ‘thousands’ of federal health employees
Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary said that NIH, FDA and CDC would be integral in his objective to ...
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RFK Jr., Trump’s HHS pick, interrogated on vaccine views at second confirmation hearing
RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings continue today as he appears before a second Senate committee. Follow STAT's live updates.