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FDA Limits Toxic Lead in Some Baby Foods
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Monday set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts, and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids' exposure to the toxic m
Read MoreFDA Unveils Draft Guidance to Improve Pulse Oximeter Accuracy Across Skin Tones
(MedPage Today) -- Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federa
Read MoreHome Office may reclassify ketamine in response to record levels of use
Illegal use in UK seems to reflect growth of unregulated market in US, where its high-profile users include Elon MuskUK politics live – latest updatesKetamine, the anaesthetic taken by Elon Musk to
Read MoreSTAT+: Generic GLP-1 drugs could help Medicare drive a harder bargain for Ozempic and Wegovy
Medicare is already spending billions on drugs like Ozempic, and Biden recently proposed expanding access to obesity treatments.
Read MoreMedical Debt Barred on Credit Reports; Winter Storm Deaths; Steward Hospital Closes
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Read More‘75 hard’: the viral fitness challenge is back – but is it really the best way to spend January?
Do you yearn to do two workouts a day, eat healthily, eschew alcohol and commit to reading self-improvement books? If not, there are softer options ...Name: 75 Hard.
Read MoreCan an epilepsy drug do more than reduce seizures?
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Read MoreSTAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA guidance on AI, meds releasing ‘forever chemicals,’ and more
The FDA published its first draft guidance on the use of AI in the development of drugs and biological products
Read MoreAbortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight
Washington State’s program is the first, but other states are expected to try allowing pharmacists to prescribe the pills to counter growing efforts to curtail abortion access.
Read MoreSTAT+: Johnson & Johnson says its lung cancer drug significantly extended survival
Johnson & Johnson says its bispecific antibody, paired with a Janssen drug, could change treatment for non-small lung cancer patients.
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