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  1. health
    The FDA May Finally Take Action on Hair RelaxersThe agency reportedly plans to ban straightening products with formaldehyde.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  2. just asking questions
    A Popular Decongestant Is Useless. What Else Is?Harvard Medical School professor Aaron Kesselheim on what you can and can’t trust at the drugstore.
    By Benjamin Hart
  3. plagued
    What to Know About the Newest COVID Booster ShotsNewly reformulated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna have gotten the green light from the FDA and CDC and should be available as soon as Thursday.
    By Chas Danner
  4. health
    FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth-Control PillOpill is expected to be available both online and in popular retail stores starting in early 2024.
    By Nia Prater
  5. life after roe
    Supreme Court Preserves Full Access to Abortion Pill, For NowMifepristone will remain fully available in states were abortion is still legal, at least while a longer court battle over its fate proceeds.
    By Chas Danner
  6. politics
    Why the GOP Can’t Moderate On Abortion Pill BansAs public opinion moves left on abortion, the pro-life movement’s ambitions move ever rightward.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. plagued
    The FDA Wants COVID Boosters to Be Like Annual Flu ShotsThe agency’s new proposal aims to simplify booster development and administration, but some experts are skeptical.
    By Chas Danner
  8. but why though
    Please Don’t Cook TikTok’s ‘Sleepy Chicken’The FDA absolutely does not advise cooking chicken in NyQuil.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  9. plagued
    The Big Remaining Questions About the New Bivalent COVID BoostersSome of the concerns are valid, others aren’t, but none should prevent people from getting the shot if they want to.
    By Chas Danner
  10. plagued
    What to Know About the New COVID Booster ShotsReformulated booster shots have arrived. Here’s how they are different and who can get them.
    By Chas Danner
  11. investigations
    The Vaping Industry Has Gone RogueJuul’s been dethroned. Mysterious upstarts sell banned flavors shipped in from China. Counterfeits are everywhere. And the authorities seem hopeless.
    By Matt Stieb
  12. public health
    The FDA Just Changed Vape Life for GoodR.I.P. Juul — for now.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  13. health
    The Baby-Formula Shortage Could Ease by Late July44,000 pounds of Nestlé baby formula will arrive this week.
    By Bindu Bansinath and Mia Mercado
  14. plagued
    The COVID Vaccine News Many Parents Have Been Waiting ForPfizer has finally filed for FDA approval for a three-dose COVID vaccine for kids under the age of 5.
    By Matt Stieb
  15. explainer
    What We Know About Second COVID Booster ShotsAmericans over 50 are now eligible for an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But experts are still debating who should get one.
    By Chas Danner
  16. covid-19
    Pfizer Delays FDA Request for COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5Shots for tots are now months away, as Pfizer anticipates pending data will prove administering three doses is more effective than two.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. pandemic
    The Parent BoosterFrustrated by a lack of urgency and information, activist parents pushed the FDA on shots for the youngest kids.
    By Irin Carmon
  18. abortion rights
    FDA Green-lights Abortion Pills by MailBut conservative states plan to institute bans, if they haven’t already.
    By Claire Lampen
  19. covid-19
    All Adults Now Eligible for COVID Booster Shots: FDA, CDCEveryone 18 and older who was fully vaccinated at least six months ago may now receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.
    By Chas Danner
  20. explainer
    What to Know About Booster Shots, NowCountless Americans are now eligible for a booster dose of any of the three U.S.-authorized COVID vaccines.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner
  21. business
    Millions of Used Medical Gloves Imported to U.S.: ReportA Thai company that was repackaging and selling reused gloves shipped at least 200 million gloves to U.S. distributors during the pandemic.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  22. covid-19
    Booster Shots Are Now Approved for All of the COVID VaccinesAdditional dose recommended for all with J&J and many who got Moderna, with “mix and match” allowed for all varieties.
    By Nia Prater
  23. booster shots
    FDA Panel Recommends Booster Shots for Those 65 and Over, But Not EveryoneThe panel’s vote against authorizing third shots of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for those 16 and over may derail the Biden administration’s booster plan.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner
  24. covid-19
    The Debate Over Booster Shots Is Getting HotterShould everyone get an extra shot, or just the most vulnerable? That question is splitting experts and even the Biden administration.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  25. covid-19
    The FDA Has Fully Approved Pfizer’s COVID VaccineExperts hope this will encourage more people to get vaccinated.
    By Mia Mercado
  26. covid-19
    FDA, CDC Approve Third COVID Vaccine Dose for ImmunocompromisedThe move paves the way for Americans with weakened immune systems to get a third shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines as soon as this weekend.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  27. vaccine mandates
    FDA Accelerates Timeline for Final Approval of Pfizer VaccineThe regulatory agency reportedly has an unofficial deadline of Labor Day or sooner, clearing potential legal hurdles for some vaccine mandates.
    By Matt Stieb
  28. covid-19
    FDA Will Add Warning of Rare Nerve Syndrome to J&J VaccineAbout 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been reported among U.S. recipients of the vaccine.
    By Nia Prater
  29. covid-19
    Feds Adding Warning to Pfizer, Moderna Shots Over Rare Heart ConditionThe CDC has so far confirmed 323 cases of the condition in people ages 12 through 29, but patients generally recovered from the symptoms.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  30. covid vaccines
    Johnson & Johnson Must Toss 60 Million Vaccine Doses Made at Troubled PlantOnly ten million J&J doses produced by Emergent BioSolutions’ Baltimore facility have been cleared for use.
    By Chas Danner
  31. covid-19
    Moderna Says COVID-19 Shot Is 100 Percent Effective in TeensIt looks like a second shot will be ready for kids before the next school year.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  32. covid-19
    FDA Set to Authorize Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Adolescents: ReportKids aged 12-15 could be able to start getting the shot next week.
    By Chas Danner
  33. smoking
    FDA Moves to Ban Menthol Cigarettes NationwideThe agency points to the particular harm they cause among Black consumers.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  34. covid-19
    U.S. Resumes Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID VaccineThe FDA and CDC have lifted their pause of the one-shot vaccine after an extensive safety review regarding a very rare blood clot risk.
    By Chas Danner
  35. covid vaccines
    J&J Takes Over Plant Where Contractor Error Led to Loss of 15M Vaccine DosesNew reports detail past batches of discarded vaccines and doubts that Johnson & Johnson can correct the course at the plant in Baltimore.
    By Chas Danner
  36. liveblog
    Pfizer, Trump Administration Reach Deal for More Doses: Live UpdatesThere will now be enough vaccine for at least 200 million Americans by the end of July.
    By Chas Danner
  37. tomorrow
    We Had the Vaccine the Whole TimeThe silver bullet we’ve been waiting for took all of one weekend to design.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  38. rapid test
    At Last, the FDA Has Approved an at-Home Rapid COVID TestThe company that produces the test says it should be widely available by the spring.
    By Hannah Gold
  39. keratin
    Why Hasn’t the FDA Banned Toxic Keratin Treatments?Brazilian Blowout and similar hair-straightening products are believed to release noxious clouds of formaldehyde, which may cause cancer.
    By Hannah Gold
  40. health
    Xanax Will Now Come With a More Serious Warning LabelThe FDA will require new labels on benzodiazepines to reflect the drugs’ high risk for abuse and addiction.
    By Amanda Arnold
  41. tiktok
    Please Do Not Try the ‘Benadryl Challenge’The FDA has issued a warning against the dangerous TikTok trend, which has landed several teens in the hospital.
    By Amanda Arnold
  42. recalls
    This Is the Worst Food Recall YetFirst, onions and citrus. Now, peaches — at the height of stone-fruit season, no less.
    By Amanda Arnold
  43. coronavirus
    The FDA Has Approved a Coronavirus Vaccine for Phase Two TrialThe company says it could start phase three this summer and bring a vaccine to market by early 2021.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: We Can’t Go on Like This Much LongerThe psychological damage from the deeply unnatural way of life under coronavirus lockdown is only going to intensify.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  45. food allergies
    The FDA Approves the First Peanut-Allergy DrugThe treatment involves building up a partial immunity to the nut over six months.
    By Nikita Richardson
  46. flu season
    FDA Warns Purell to Stop Claiming It Can Prevent the FluHand-sanitizer use is an ineffective way to deal with flu season.
    By Hannah Gold
  47. explainers
    Your Questions About CBD, AnsweredIs that CBD gummy useful, or just delicious?
    By Katie Berohn
  48. food borne illnesses
    Romaine Lettuce Is Making People Sick AgainDidn’t we just go through this?
    By Nikita Richardson
  49. vaping
    Vape Safety Requires Legalizing MarijuanaIf the government wants to be serious about ensuring consumer safety, it’s the only way.
    By Josh Barro
  50. health
    Do We Really Understand the Risks of Breast Implants?The Cut spoke to a plastic surgeon about the FDA’s decision to recall certain textured breast implants linked to a rare cancer.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
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