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Scores of critical lab tests fall into a regulatory void. The FDA is trying to close it.
Health

Scores of critical lab tests fall into a regulatory void. The FDA is trying to close it.

By Anna Clark/ProPublica

A printout cholesterol screening results.
Health

Safer statin alternative could be a better way to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels

By Laura Baisas

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DIY

Nutrition tracking can put you on the path to meet your fitness goals

By Nick Hilden

a baby feeds on a bottle
Health

The FDA investigated the ongoing baby formula shortage. Here’s what it found.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Close-up at the syringe, vial and hands of a woman preparing the Moderna COVID booster shot
Health

Omicron boosters are the future of COVID vaccines in the US

By Philip Kiefer

Juul e-cigarette vaping pen next to box and a gavel to symbolize FDA ban decision
Health

Why Juul vaping products might start disappearing from US stores

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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Science

Alopecia patients finally have an FDA-approved hair-loss treatment

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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DIY

PFAS are toxic and they’re everywhere. Here’s how to stay away from them.

By Sofia Quaglia

A girl getting vaccinated.
Health

Children 5 to 11 can now get COVID boosters

By Hannah Seo

What the FDA is doing about the US baby formula shortage
Health

What the FDA is doing about the US baby formula shortage

By Hannah Seo

a close up of a person pulling a cigarette out of a pack
Health

The FDA is prepping its biggest cigarette crackdown since the ’60s

By Kate Baggaley

Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Washington, DC hosting a COVID vaccine booster meeting
Health

The FDA is inching closer to a long-term COVID booster plan

By Philip Kiefer

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Health

Moderna’s latest COVID vaccine trial for kids offers ‘really good news’

By Hannah Seo

Biden State of the Union 2022 with the US president, vice president, and speaker of the House of Representatives in front of an American flag and two other individuals wearing COVID masks in the Capitol
Health

A quick look at Biden’s new COVID preparedness plan

By Purbita Saha

Two condoms on blue and yellow background.
Health

Why the FDA finally approved a condom for anal sex

By Sara Kiley Watson

A man wearing a surgical mask is vaccinated by a healthcare worker wearing gloves.
Health

Just had COVID? Here’s when you should get a booster.

By Philip Kiefer

A patient sitting on a hospital bed with an IV, with two medical providers wearing protective clothes on either side.
Health

Why the FDA paused monoclonal antibody treatments

By Philip Kiefer

COVID rapid antigen tests for Omicron detection lined up like dominoes
Health

Why at-home antigen tests might be missing early cases of Omicron

By Philip Kiefer

A woman gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a young person while both wear masks
Health

The FDA just announced new booster guidelines for kids ages 12 to 15

By Hannah Seo

Macaron cookies with bright food dyes like orange, light blue, and pastel yellow
Health

We don’t know if artificial food dyes cause health risks

By Lorne J. Hofseth/The Conversation