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On May 20, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials announced that Covid-19 vaccines will no longer be available to everyone. Instead, annual boosters will be limited to people ages 65 and older, and those with certain medical conditions that put them at high risk for severe infection. In a …

Four months into Donald Trump’s presidency, his and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to “Make America Healthy Again” appears to be taking shape: It consists of throwing millions of Americans off their health insurance plans, making Americans pay more for health care in various ways, and slashing health spending and …

The Department of Health and Human Services was by no means spared the hatchet job by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE), and big changes are coming to food safety standards and communications over public health risks — and not in a good way. According to a Thursday report …

The Trump administration gutted federal health agencies on Tuesday morning, as thousands of employees received layoff notices, following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement last week he was planning to lay off nearly 10,000 workers. More than 7,000 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and …

Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran official at theFood and Drug Administration (FDA) who helped establish the U.S. effort to rapidly develop Covid-19 vaccines, resigned on Friday. The Wall Street Journal reported that Marks is stepping down amid pressure from the Trump administration and as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert …

The Food and Drug Administration abruptly canceled a critical meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), which gathers annually in March to determine what flu strains will be covered by next year’s vaccine. The sudden cancellation of the meeting comes amid anxiety at federal health agencies …

Popular semaglutide injectable Ozempic will now have a warning about intestinal blockage after the Food and Drug Administration accepted manufacturer Novo Nordisk’s proposed changes to the drug’s packaging. Semaglutide mimics the body’s GLP-1 hormone, which regulates sugars and can decrease appetite. While the drug was originally approved for diabetes patients, …

Sen. Charles Schumer of New York has raised concerns about PRIME, the energy drink founded by YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI. The drink, which has been extensively marketed to the social media figures’ young audience, contains concerning caffeine levels equivalent to six cans of Coke or two Red Bulls, according …

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it would end its ban on allowing blood donations from men who have recently had sex with men. New guidelines instead advise asking all potential donors the same questions about their recent sexual history, regardless of their sexual orientation, sex or gender. At …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that the state would no longer do business with Walgreens on Monday after the drugstore announced that it would cease selling the abortion pill in some Republican states. Newsom said on Twitter that California is “done” doing business with Walgreens and “any company that cowers …