The Latest Breaking News from FDA

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- With COVID-19 cases rising again in the Bay Area, parents have a new consideration for protecting their children this week: The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization Tuesday for kids ages 5-11 to get a booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Bad policy makes people vulnerable, and the current baby formula shortage is just the latest example. The immediate cause of the shortage was contamination in a Michigan factory, which might not resume production until June. But the underlying cause is a slew of bad policies that make the market less…

Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula supplies that meet federal standards from overseas to the U.S.

Europe's Nestlé SA (OTC: NSRGF) is ramping up hypoallergenic (HA) baby formula production to alleviate the shortage in U.S. supermarkets.

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALDX) reported a post-hoc analysis from the completed Phase 3 TRANQUILITY dry eye chamber trial of reproxalap for dry eye disease. Using computer-automated grading of digital photography from the trial demonstrated statistical significance in favor of reproxalap over the vehicle for the primary endpoint of reducing ocular redness.  As previously…

This year, at Davos some of the world’s most prominent psychedelic industry leaders and researchers will attend a satellite event that will run parallel to the World Economic Forum.

Bexson Biomedical recently signed a deal with the Stevanato Group to develop a subcutaneous delivery system of ketamine.

Applied Molecular Transport Inc (NASDAQ:AMTI) will prioritize the advancement of AMT-101 into late-stage clinical development.  It is preparing for the end of Phase 2 meetings with the FDA to advance AMT-101 to Phase 3 in chronic pouchitis. Applied Molecular is evaluating the next steps for AMT-126, which recently demonstrated safety and tolerability in…

Many parents are struggling to feed their babies, and the crisis is hitting poorer families disproportionately hard

A bipartisan resolution urges the president to invoke the Defense Production Act.

Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: CWBHF) (TSX:CWEB) shared the conclusions of the combined first and second cohort of the industry-sponsored liver safety study. Cohort two added another 222 adults who daily consumed hemp CBD tinctures orally for 60 days.