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FDA Approves First Injectable HIV Prevention Drug

Officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced the approval of the first injectable, HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug. The drug is called Apretude and it’s taken every 2 months to reduce the chance of sexually acquired HIV. “Today’s approval adds an important tool in the effort to end the HIV epidemic by providing the first option to prevent HIV that does not involve taking a daily pill,” […]

todayDecember 28, 2021

Food & Drink

Dole Recalls Packaged Salads Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Dole Fresh Vegetables has voluntarily recalled all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at its Bessemer City, N.C. and Yuma, Ariz. processing facilities due to a possible Listeria contamination. The recall affects dozens of Dole products, including shredded carrots, coleslaw, and various salad kits, sold at Kroger, Lidl, and additional retailers nationwide. This massive recall comes just days after the FDA opened an investigation into packaged salad produced by […]

todayDecember 28, 2021

Health & Wellness

FDA Allows Abortion Pill to Stay Available by Mail

Access to abortion pills by mail was made permanent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last Thursday. Health Day News reports that Patients will be able to have a telemedicine appointment with a provider who can prescribe the pills and send them to the patient by mail, the FDA said. Abortion pills are approved in the United States for pregnancies up to 10 weeks' gestation and are an increasingly […]

todayDecember 22, 2021

Health & Wellness

New FDA-Approved Eyedrops Could Replace your Reading Glasses

WebMD reports that new FDA-approved eyedrop medicine could replace reading glasses for millions of Americans who have age-related blurry vision. The product, called Vuity, was approved by the FDA in October and went on the market last week. The new medicine begins working in about 15 minutes and provides sharper vision for 6 to 10 hours. Vuity is the first FDA-approved eyedrop to treat the condition known as presbyopia, which tends to affect […]

todayDecember 20, 2021

Health & Wellness

The Withings ScanWatch with EKG is finally available in the US

After almost two years, the Withings ScanWatch is now available to purchase in the US after its announcement back at the beginning of 2020. The ScanWatch was waiting for clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, which it had received in October for its EKG and blood oxygen measurement features. Unlike its competitors Apple Watch and Fitbit, both of whom can track blood oxygen and have EKG technology, Withings is claiming that the […]

todayNovember 25, 2021

Health & Wellness

FDA Authorizes a Virtual Reality treatment for Chronic Back Pain

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized a virtual reality system as a prescription treatment for chronic back pain. The therapy, called EaseVRx, joins the short list of digital therapeutics cleared by the agency over the past few years. EaseVRx includes a VR headset and a device that amplifies the sound of the user’s breath to assist in breathing exercises. It uses principles from cognitive behavior therapy, which aims to help […]

todayNovember 23, 2021

Health & Wellness

FDA clears Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters for all US adults

The Food and Drug Administration has just opened booster shots for the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to all adults, expanding eligibility outside of the initial, vulnerable groups they were cleared for earlier this fall. Just over 16 percent of people in the United States who had an initial vaccine series have already received a booster shot. This expanded eligibility should see those numbers rise. Although the COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are still […]

todayNovember 22, 2021

Food & Drink

Dole packaged salads have been Recalled in 10 states due to a possible Listeria Risk

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling bags of garden salad that were sold in 10 states due to a sample that tested positive for listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and possible deadly infections, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The company recalled four different salad varities: the 24-ounce Dole Garden Salad, 24-ounce Marketside Classic Salad, 12-ounce Kroger Brand Garden Salad and the 12-ounce Salad Classics Garden Salad. FDA […]

todayNovember 8, 2021

Health & Wellness

FDA clears Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Kids ages 5 to 11

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds, opening up the shots to a new age group and ending an anxious wait for families of children in that bracket. Children are less likely to have severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19, but they can still catch and spread the disease. NBC News reported that both cases and deaths in children peaked in September, […]

todayNovember 1, 2021

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