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FDA Authorizes Additional OTC Home Test to Increase Access to Rapid Testing for Consumers

The following is attributed to Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the ACON Laboratories Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test, an over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 antigen test, which adds to the growing list of tests that can be […]

FDA Finalizes Two Foundational Rules for Companies Seeking to Market New Tobacco Products

Rules Provide Additional Information on the Requirements for Future Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Substantial Equivalence Reports Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two final rules for the premarket review of new tobacco products. These foundational rules provide additional information on the requirements for the content, format and review of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) and Substantial […]

L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Celebrate New Community Resource Center in Wilmington

Ribbon-cutting ceremony includes unveiling of Wilmington’s largest mural by local artist Miranda Villanueva and launch of Kindness Rocks Project L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan today are holding a long-awaited ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating their Community Resource Center in Wilmington, which opened to the public in early July. The new site […]

Gandhi Jayanti (video)

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Are We Close to a Pill to Treat Covid? (video)

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Scientist are racing to develop new tools to combat and treat COVID-19. One of those tools is an experimental pill to treat the pandemic. Merck is the first company to seek emergency us authorization from the FDA with its molnupiravir, an antiviral pill which, once approved, will become a valuable tool in the fight to […]

Federal officials seize spices and food additive products held under insanitary conditions from a Florida warehouse

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that, on behalf of the agency, the U.S. Marshals Service conducted a mass seizure of FDA-regulated spices and food additive products held for sale under insanitary conditions. Specifically, these food products were exposed to widespread rodent infestation as well as other pests, such as live and dead […]

FDA to Hold Advisory Committee Meetings to Discuss Emergency Use Authorization for Booster Doses and COVID-19 Vaccines for Younger Children

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing two upcoming meetings of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) to discuss newly available data for the currently available COVID-19 vaccines. VRBPAC Meeting on Janssen and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters On Oct. 14 and 15, the advisory committee will meet to discuss the […]

Strongest Delta-8 Flowers Launched by Budpop

BudPop, a Los Angeles-based company, is one of the leading brands in the world of hemp products today. The company is new, but the team has worked hard to gain popularity. Their premium quality products have helped them knock their competition out of the picture. They have launched the strongest Delta-8 flowers, and this product is no different […]

Youth E-cigarette Use Remains Serious Public Health Concern Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Almost 85 Percent of the More Than 2 Million U.S. Middle and High School Students Who Used E-Cigarettes Used Flavored E-Cigarettes in 2021 A study released today from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that more than 2 million U.S. middle and high school students reported […]

MasterClass Announces Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell to Teach Rock Climbing

For the first time ever, legendary climbing partners team up to reveal their tried-and-true tool kit and how they work together to overcome the impossible SAN FRANCISCO — MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that two of the best rock climbers in […]