FDA fines four companies for selling unapproved vapes
WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, the Food and Drug Administration has fined four businesses that have ignored its orders to stop selling unapproved vapes. The move is the …
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The FTC is finally ready take on health data leaks. The problem is bigger than GoodRx
The Federal Trade Commission took aim at prescription drug coupon site GoodRx this week in an early attempt to crack down on the unfettered sharing of consumers’ health data for …
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GoodRx leaked sensitive health information to Facebook and Google, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused GoodRx, the prescription drug discount platform, of sharing sensitive personal information about its users’ prescriptions and health conditions with big tech companies. GoodRx, …
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Lawmakers again urge the Biden administration to use federal law to widen access to a cancer drug
For the third time in less than a year, a group of lawmakers is urging the Biden administration to use a controversial provision of federal law to widen access to …
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Biden administration unveils dashboard to track nonfatal drug overdoses
The Biden administration is rolling out a new tool meant to help prevent drug deaths: a nationwide database that tracks nonfatal overdoses. The dashboard, known as the Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose …
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Top U.S. addiction researcher calls for broad deregulation of methadone
BOSTON — The U.S. government’s top addiction researcher is calling for broad deregulation of methadone, a key drug used to treat opioid use disorder. American doctors should “absolutely” be allowed …
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‘I pushed back’: Fauci on how his response to Trump on Covid turned him into ‘public enemy No. 1’
As he faces the possibility of increased scrutiny from what is likely to be a Republican-controlled House, Anthony Fauci on Tuesday signaled he is willing to go to the mat …
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New CDC opioid guidelines emphasize flexibility in treating pain
Federal health officials on Thursday updated their recommendations for using opioids to treat pain, removing specific dose and duration targets that pain experts said had caused unintended harm. The new …
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Biden officials search for backup for key Covid therapy for immunocompromised people
WASHINGTON — Biden health officials are bracing for the prospect that the country’s sole preventive Covid-19 treatment for immunocompromised people could be ineffective this winter. AstraZeneca’s Evusheld, the only monoclonal …
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