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Meet the lone star tick: the primary U.S. source of alpha-gal syndrome, which is a life-threatening meat allergy that’s on the rise

Regulators recently approved the first drug for the condition, and more therapies may be on the way.

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Why is the FDA approving kid-friendly, fruit-flavored e-cigarettes?

The restrictions that drove youth vaping to record lows are the ones the FDA just waived — replacing clinical proof with a Bluetooth...

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FDA’s tobacco center just drafted new rules to let ecigs, pouches onto market, but staffers didn’t write them

Senior officials in the FDA's tobacco center were blindsided, the Associated Press has learned.

23.05.2026 6

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RFK ally confirms she was fired by FDA: ‘I learned so much and leave with no regrets’

Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg will be replaced as FDA's acting drug center director by Dr. Mike Davis, who has been serving as deputy director.

16.05.2026 7

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Hallucinogenics are illegal under federal law but that isn’t stopping the FDA from fast tracking 3 psychedelic drugs to treat mental health

Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the FDA and other federal agencies to speed research and loosen restrictions on...

24.04.2026 8

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Trump speeds review of psychedelics after Joe Rogan texted him about ibogaine. ‘Sounds great. Do you want FDA approval? Let’s do it’

The administration is taking steps to ease restrictions and spur research on using the drugs for medical purposes, including conditions like severe...

18.04.2026 9

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Female libido pill gets expanded approval for menopause by FDA

The Sprout CEO said it “reflects a decade of persistent work with the FDA to fundamentally change how women’s sexual health is understood and...

16.12.2025 10

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The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory

Jim O’Neill once proposed doing away with FDA's mandate of assuring new drugs are safe and effective, suggesting that could be done after they hit...

30.08.2025 10

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RFK Jr.‘s top FDA vaccine official restricts 2 COVID vaccine approvals against advice of agency scientists

The new memos from the FDA show how the agency’s vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, personally intervened to place restrictions on COVID shots from...

03.07.2025 20

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RFK Jr. pledged not to upend vaccine system but FDA is about to ‘unleash a massive framework’ for how they’re tested and approved

Details aren't yet public but the plan is being overseen by the agency's new vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, an outspoken critic of the FDA's...

20.05.2025 20

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FDA reverses course on RTO order after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations like approving new medicines

It’s the latest example of the Trump administration’s chaotic approach to overhauling the federal health workforce.

10.04.2025 20

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