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LIVE: Trial continues for ex-school resource officer charged with failing to stop Parkland massacre

A Florida police officer has testified he didn't initially know where shots were being fired from during the Parkland high school massacre five years ago.

‘Thanks 4 30 Years’: Mary Baer & John Gaughan talk what’s next, share memories, reminisce on their storied careers

1992....the year Bill Clinton was elected president, the Olympic games were held in Barcelona, Jay Leno debuted on the Tonight Show and John Gaughan and Mary Baer joined the team at WJXT-TV, Channel 4 in Jacksonville.

BREAKING NEWS

LIVE: Trial continues for ex-school resource officer charged with failing to stop Parkland massacre

‘Thanks 4 30 Years’: Mary Baer & John Gaughan talk what’s next, share memories, reminisce on their storied careers

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION


RSV vaccine for pregnant women protects their newborns but is it ready for US sale?

Federal health advisers are debating a first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine to protect newborns by immunizing their moms late in pregnancy.

Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court

A federal appeals court in New Orleans hears arguments Wednesday on whether a drug used in the most common method of abortion was properly approved by a government agency more than two decades ago.

3 judges who chipped away abortion rights to hear federal abortion pill appeal

Three appeals court judges with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion will hear arguments May 17 on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available.

New menopause drug for hot flashes gets FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of drug to treat hot flashes caused by menopause.

New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in US

New blood donations rules will allow sexually active gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships to give in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions on blood donations put in place to protect the blood supply from HIV.

FDA panel backs over-the-counter birth control pill

Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription.

Over-the-counter birth control pill faces FDA questions

U.S. health regulators are weighing the first-ever request to make a birth control pill available without a prescription.

US approves 1st vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts

The U.S. has approved the first vaccine for RSV, shots to protect older adults.

First pill for fecal transplants wins FDA approval

U.S. health officials have approved the first pill that uses healthy bacteria from human waste to prevent dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants.

Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease OK'd by FDA

U.S. health regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind drug for a rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

What's next for abortion pill after Supreme Court's action

Nothing will change for now.

The Supreme Court fight over an abortion pill: What's next?

Nothing will change for now.

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now

The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

Supreme Court extends access to abortion pill to Friday

The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to an abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect.

Abortion foes urge justices to allow limits on abortion drug

Lawyers for anti-abortion doctors are urging the Supreme Court to allow restrictions to take effect on a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, while a lawsuit continues.

Extra COVID-19 booster now open to some high-risk Americans

Older Americans and people with weak immune systems can get an extra COVID-19 booster dose this spring.

High court temporarily blocks restrictions on abortion pill

The Supreme Court is temporarily keeping in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it takes time to more fully consider the issues raised in a court challenge.

Abortion providers scramble as courts restrict pills

Doctors, clinics and telehealth providers across the country are scrambling to figure out how they will continue to provide the most common type of abortion after a federal appeals court imposed new restrictions on a key abortion medication.

DOJ to ask Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on hold

A federal appeals court has ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken and said it could not be dispensed by mail.

Abortion pill rulings in conflict: What happens next?

The Biden administration on Monday asked a federal appeals court to allow women to continue to be able to access to the most commonly used abortion drug in the U.S. while a lawsuit over it plays out.

Justice Department appeals Texas abortion pill order

The Justice Department is appealing a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the U_S_ In its appeal Monday, the Justice Department called the decision “extraordinary and unprecedented.”.

Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as 'not America'

The nation’s top health official says a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America.”.

What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills?

A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act is being been revived by groups seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more than half of U.S. abortions.

Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.

FDA forces unproven premature birth drug Makena off market

The Food and Drug Administration is ordering an unproven drug intended to prevent premature births off the market.

Consumer Reports questions why companies can still make food with Red Dye No. 3

While Red Dye No. 3 adds vibrant color, Consumer Reports warns of potentially harmful health hazards and is questioning why companies are still allowed to put it in some of the things we eat.

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

U.S. health advisersare backing the continued use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, saying it remains an important option for adults at high risk of severe illness.

Here is what's at stake in abortion medication case

A federal judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of a popular abortion medication.

Medication abortions are under fire: Here's how they work

Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Long-used US abortion pill under threat in Texas lawsuit

A conservative judge in Texas has raised questions about an effort to overturn the decades-old approval of a leading abortion drug, in a case that could threaten the country’s most common method to end pregnancies.

FDA approves new nasal spray for migraines

Migraine sufferers will soon have something new to try to relieve their headaches fast.

Maker of unproven birth drug Makena to pull from US market

The maker of an unproven drug intended to prevent premature births says it will voluntarily remove the product from the United States.

White House braces for ruling on abortion pill's fate

The Biden administration is preparing for a worst-case scenario if a conservative federal judge rules in favor of a lawsuit seeking to ban one of the two drugs typically used to induce a medicated abortion.

FDA's tobacco unit pledges reset after criticism

The Food and Drug Administration is pledging a reset in the agency’s tobacco program.

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at a new health hazard: online misinformation.

Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter

The Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee (NDAC) and the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee (AADPAC) is discussing supplemental new drug application 208411/S–006, for NARCAN (naloxone hydrochloride) nasal spray, submitted by Emergent BioSolutions Inc.

Abortion pill could be pulled off market by Texas lawsuit

A Texas lawsuit is posing a threat to the nationwide availability of medication abortion, which now accounts for the majority of abortions in the U.S. The case filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade seeks to reverse a decades-old approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

FDA revamping foods program to move past ‘constant turmoil’

The head of the Food and Drug Administration has announced an overhaul of the agency's food safety and nutrition division.

FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from gay men

The U.S. plans to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood.

A panel of experts answer questions about the COVID-19 booster shot during an FDA meeting

How often should Americans get their booster shot against COVID-19, and how important is the booster to you if you’ve already been infected with COVID-19? Those are questions a panel of experts set out to answer during an FDA meeting, the information will be passed on to the CDC.

FDA food safety official resigns, cites structural issues

The Food and Drug Administration's top food safety official has resigned.

US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.

New FDA Rule Coming to reduce illness and deaths from food poisoning

Millions of people get sick each year from contaminated food and finding the source of the contamination isn’t easy. But that could be changing with a new plan aimed at reducing the number of foodborne illnesses and deaths.

Florida health agency issues notice to providers following FDA decision on mifepristone

The Food and Drug Administration recently made a regulatory change, paving the way for the sale of mifepristone at retail pharmacies — and executives at Walgreens and CVS have both said they plan to carry it where it’s permitted.

EXPLAINER: New drug slows Alzheimer's but comes with caveats

A new Alzheimer’s drug is hitting the market with experts voicing a lot of caution.

US approves Alzheimer's drug that modestly slows disease

U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease.

FDA paves way for sale of abortion pill in retail pharmacies

People could soon get the abortion pill at retail pharmacies.

FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills

U.S. health officials have finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.

FDA changes Plan B label, clarifies it won't cause abortion

The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will overhaul packaging labels for the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B, that women can take after having sex to prevent a pregnancy.

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

U.S. regulators have cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 5.

Speedier drug approvals hit slowdown as FDA faces scrutiny

The Food and Drug Administration is slowing its use of a pathway that expedites the approval of promising drugs.

Panel calls for stronger leadership of FDA foods program

A panel is calling for changes at the federal agency that oversees most of the nation's food supply, saying revamped leadership, a clear mission and more urgency are needed to prevent illness outbreaks and to promote good health.

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5.

FDA considering shift toward individual risk-based assessments for blood donors

In a statement, the agency specifically mentioned risk-based screening for HIV.

FDA clears 1st fecal transplant treatment for gut infection

U.S. officials approved the first pharmaceutical-grade version of the fecal transplant procedures that doctors have increasingly used to treat a potentially life-threatening intestinal infection.

Vet's lawsuit blaming antimalarial drug for psychosis tossed

A lawsuit against the maker of an anti-malarial drug blamed for causing psychotic and neurological damage in U.S. servicemembers has been thrown out.

The potential dangers of buying prescription medicine online

A warning from the Food and Drug Administration — double-check before you buy from an online pharmacy.

Colorado voters decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms

Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older and to create state-regulated centers where participants can experience the drug.

Vaping company Juul cuts 400 jobs amid growing setbacks

Embattled vaping company Juul Labs is announcing layoffs as the company tries to navigate growing setbacks to its electronic cigarette business.

These free apps can keep your children safe this Halloween

Trick-or-treating can be dangerous, but there are tools available to help protect your children.

Safety Warning: Halloween face paint can be toxic

Around Halloween, many parents worry about trick-or-treating safety, sugar crashes and ruined bedtimes. But there’s something you might not be thinking about but should be: toxic ingredients in your kids’ face paints and powders

Sleep apnea device recall drags on, stoking anger from users

A massive recall of sleep apnea machines is expected to drag into next year.

US clears Novavax COVID booster dose

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax.

FDA panel backs removal of unproven pregnancy drug

A panel of federal advisers says a pregnancy drug intended to prevent premature births should be withdrawn because it doesn't work.

Hearing aids to become available over-the-counter without a prescription

The Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter hearing aids to be sold at pharmacies and stores this month.

FDA pushes to remove pregnancy drug, company pushes back

The maker of a drug intended to reduce premature births is making a last-ditch effort to keep its medication on the market, even as health regulators insist that it doesn’t work.

Over-the-counter hearing aids have arrived: What you need to know

Consumer Reports explains everything you need to know about the new ways of shopping for a hearing aid.

FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5

The U.S. is about to offer updated COVID-19 booster shots to kids as young as 5.

US outlines plan for long-term baby formula imports

U.S. regulators have revealed their plan to allow foreign baby formula manufactures to stay on the market long term.

Pfizer seeks to expand omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds

Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11.

FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage

U.S. health regulators say their response to the ongoing infant formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistleblower complaint and test samples from the nation’s largest formula factory.

Warning from FDA: Don’t cook chicken in Nyquil

A new social media trend is encouraging young people to cook their poultry in the basic ingredients of Nyquil and other over the counter cough products.

US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug

U.S. health officials are warning doctors against overusing the lone drug available to treat monkeypox.

FDA panel backs much-debated ALS drug in rare, 2nd review

A panel of federal health advisers has voted to recommend approval for an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig’s disease.

EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?

New COVID-19 boosters targeting today’s most common omicron strains should begin arriving within days.

CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon

New COVID-19 boosters that target today's most common omicron strains are set to begin soon.

Florida sues FDA over ‘delay’ of low-cost drug importations

Florida has sued federal health officials, accusing them of stalling the state's plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada.

WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a “welcome decline” at a media briefing on Wednesday.

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain.

FDA chief says long-awaited opioid review still in the works

The head of the Food and Drug Administration says a government review of prescription opioid medications, including their risks and contribution to the U.S. overdose epidemic, is still underway.

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?

COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but how much will they help.

Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall

Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives.

FDA targets illegal nicotine gummies in new warning letter

U.S. regulators have issued a warning letter to the maker of illegal nicotine gummies.

Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US

U.S. regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that's expected to allow millions of Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription.

FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy

New U.S. recommendations call for three home tests for people exposed to COVID-19 to improve accuracy.

US rules out summer COVID boosters to focus on fall campaign

U.S. regulators say they are no longer considering authorizing second COVID-19 booster shots for all adults under 50 this summer.

US signs off on 800,000 more doses of monkeypox vaccine

Health regulators say nearly 800,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for U.S. distribution.

US regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

U.S. officials say thousands more doses of the monkeypox vaccine could soon begin shipping from Denmark.

US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax

The U.S. is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice.

Federal agencies helping Florida investigate listeria outbreak linked to ice cream

The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is helping the Florida Department of Health and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigate a listeria outbreak linked to ice cream, the FDA said Tuesday.

Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription.

Juul, FDA suspend court case while e-cigarette ban on hold

The Food and Drug Administration and Juul have agreed to put their court fight on hold while the government conducts more review of the company’s electronic cigarettes.

US allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID pill

U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients.

US to diversify infant formula industry to avoid shortages

The Biden administration is looking to help foreign manufacturers of baby formula stay on the U.S. market for the long term.

FDA temporarily suspends order banning Juul cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an administrative stay on the order it issued last month for vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market.

Tweaked COVID boosters in US must target newer omicron types

U.S. regulators are telling COVID-19 vaccine makers to tweak any booster doses intended for fall so they protect against the newest omicron relatives.

Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection

Pfizer says tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and boosts protection.

Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court blocks FDA ban

A federal court has put a temporary hold on the government's order for Juul to stop selling its electronic cigarettes.

Local vape store agrees with FDA ban of Juul e-cigarettes

Health officials have ordered vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market.

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge

U.S. health regulators have ordered vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market.

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