F.D.A. Approves the First Vaccine for Dengue Fever, but Limits Its Use
The agency placed restrictions on who can get the vaccine, Dengvaxia. Its use overseas has lagged amid concerns over rar...
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F.D.A. Won’t Ban Sales of Textured Breast Implants Linked to Cancer
Many other countries have already banned the products. But the U.S. agency said the risk was still low, despite repeated...
F.D.A. Approves IQOS, a New Tobacco Device
The agency said the “heat-not-burn” tobacco device was an alternative to traditional cigarettes.
F.D.A. Halts U.S. Sales of Pelvic Mesh, Citing Safety Concerns for Women
Boston Scientific and Coloplast were the last two companies selling the controversial devices used to repair pelvic orga...
Mammogram Centers Must Tell Women if They Have Dense Breasts, F.D.A. Proposes
A new rule would require mammogram providers to let women know if they have dense breast tissue, which can hide cancer f...
Tobacco and E-Cigarette Lobbyists Circle as F.D.A. Chief Exits
Juul and Big Tobacco have lobbied for months to protect themselves from aspects of the F.D.A.’s crackdown. As Scott Gott...
Tobacco, E-Cigarette Lobbyists Circle as F.D.A. Chief Exits
Juul and Big Tobacco have lobbied for months to protect themselves from aspects of the F.D.A.’s crackdown. As Scott Gott...
F.D.A. Moves to Restrict Flavored E-Cigarette Sales to Teenagers
The agency spells out its proposal to require retailers to wall off sections of stores to limit access, a move opposed b...
National Cancer Chief Named as Acting Head of the F.D.A.
Dr. Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, will take over temporarily now that Dr. Scott...
F.D.A. Criticizes Walgreens and Other Retailers for Selling Tobacco Products to Minors
FDA singles out Walgreens for high rate of tobacco sales to minors -- but gas station stores and other retailers had an...
