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FILE – A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA warns of misuse of laughing gas sold in colorful, flavored canisters

March 14, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, including some brands that are sold in small canisters containing flavors...

FILE – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is photographed on Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier

February 24, 2025 at 12:13 p.m.

Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back.

ARCHIVO – Cigarrillos electrónicos desechables saborizados en una tienda de Pinecrest, Florida, el lunes 26 de junio de 2023. (AP Foto/Rebecca Blackwell, Archivo)

Nueva York demanda a distribuidores de productos de vapeo con sabores que atraen a los niños

February 20, 2025 at 12:45 p.m.

Nueva York demandó el jueves a algunos de los principales distribuidores de cigarrillos electrónicos del país, acusando a las empresas de violar las leyes estatales que prohíben la venta de...

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

February 16, 2025 at 5:22 p.m.

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review the safety of food...

FILE – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Patients using diabetes apps can miss critical alerts. Here’s how to make sure you’re getting them

February 5, 2025 at 3:41 p.m.

Patients who use smartphone apps to manage their diabetes could face serious health problems if they miss notifications needed to control their blood sugar, U.S. health officials warned.

This photo provided by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in January 2025 shows a tablet and bottle of the JOURNAVX (suzetrigine) medication. (Vertex Pharmaceuticals via AP)

FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids

January 31, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.

FILE – A man holds a lit cigarette while smoking in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020.

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Donald Trump

January 15, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go...

FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free

December 26, 2024 at 7:57 p.m.

Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos under a federal rule proposed Thursday.

A decongestant pill containing phenylephrine is displayed for a photograph in Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jonathan Poet)

FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?

December 24, 2024 at 4:01 p.m.

U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, concluding that it doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.

Medicamento contra el resfriado, en una mesa en Filadelfia, el 9 de diciembre de 2024. (AP Foto/Jonathan Poet)

La FDA afirma que muchos medicamentos para el resfriado no funcionan; hará cambios

December 23, 2024 at 11:45 a.m.

Se avecinan cambios en el pasillo de los medicamentos para el resfriado y la tos en las farmacias: los reguladores en Estados Unidos buscan eliminar gradualmente el principal descongestionante que...

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