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New label law has unintended effect: Sesame in more foods

A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences _ increasing the number of products that include the ingredient

The Independent UK

Congress saves big health care decisions for last

The health care riders in the year-end spending package that emerged on Monday reflect which health care interests have clout, and which issues lawmakers want to punt into next year.

Axios

States challenge Biden to lower drug prices by allowing imports from Canada

The Biden administration is facing mounting pressure from states to let them import medicine from Canada to help lower prescription drug costs.

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Panel warns FDA’s beleaguered tobacco unit lacks direction

A new report criticizes the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to oversee the tobacco industry, including traditional cigarettes and vaping products

The Independent UK

Medtronic sees 23 serious medical device recalls in two years

Medtronic, battered by a high number of serious medical device recalls in recent years, says it is toughening its internal assessments for acquiring new products.

Tribune News Service

Big Dairy Wants Congress To Restore Huge Tariffs on Imported Baby Formula

Unless Congress takes action, those tariffs will return on January 1. And the baby formula shortage hasn't yet passed.

Reason

Humans' Diet Coke addiction linked to rising anxiety due to artificial sweetener

Scientists tested the artificial sweetener - which is found in most diet fizzy drinks - on mice, finding it induced anxiety and even produced changes in their brains

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Prescription poop could be the future of medicine

Last month, the FDA approved a fecal-based treatment for the first time. This approval is likely only the start of a promising future for prescription poop.

Inverse

Sen. Schumer calls on FDA for action on kids’ medicine shortages amid surge of COVID, RSV and flu

The FDA needs to take action as New York City and Long Island suffer from dangerous “spot shortages” of medicine for children due to the triple threat of COVID, RSV and the flu, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday.

Tribune News Service

The legislative fight against superbugs

Lawmakers are scrambling to pass a bill to spur development of antibiotics to fight drug-resistant pathogens

Salon

Commentary: Abortion clinics shouldn’t have to stand alone

Today, almost all — 96% — abortion procedures take place in clinics, not in hospitals or doctor’s offices. And many of those clinics are closing. Data from the Abortion Care Network estimate that the number of independent clinics in the U.S. fell 35% over the last 10 years and that…

Tribune News Service

Is legislation to safeguard Americans against superbugs a boondoggle or breakthrough?

With time running out in the 2022 congressional session, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and infectious disease specialists is scrambling to pass a bill aimed at spurring the development of antibiotics to combat the deadly spread of drug-resistant pathogens.

Tribune News Service

FDA issues warnings about CBD products

All of the products are also adulterated under section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

Salon

Elon Musk Kicks Tech Journalists, Mastodon Off Twitter

Plus: Sen. Mike Lee wants to remove First Amendment protections for porn, IRS doxxes taxpayers, and more...

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Coronavirus FAQ: Is Paxlovid the best treatment? Is it underused in the U.S.?

The drug is the most effective way to cut the risk of severe disease. It's heading to China now. Yet the drug is underused in some places. Why? And are there options if you're not a good candidate?

Miami Herald

FDA issues serious warning for oyster eaters in Florida, North Carolina and 6 other states

Oysters harvested in Texas are possibly contaminated with norovirus, sickening dozens of people across several states, authorities say.

Reason

These Memos Show That FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes Is Driven by Dubious Value Judgments Rather Than Science

The agency is determined to ban the flavors that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer. For the children.

Capital & Main

Vaccine Tests, Even the Most Well-Funded, Rarely Look Like the America They Aim to Help

The case for a federal diversity mandate in clinical trials.

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Fortune

Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are making bets on brain interface company Synchron as Elon Musk's Neuralink faces controversy and a Federal investigation

Synchron's investment win comes as Musk's Neuralink faces a federal probe into its animal-testing practices that could set it back.

Sports Illustrated

Mercedes Picks Up Schumacher After Split With Ferrari, Haas

His family has extensive ties to the Silver Arrows.

Salon

States press Biden to lower drug prices

President Joe Biden has endorsed the approach, but his administration has yet to greenlight a state plan

The New Daily

Has Moderna successfully developed a personalised vaccine against melanoma? Maybe

Moderna has partnered with another drug company to produce a personalised vaccine against melanoma for people at risk of dying.

Inverse

How Colorado’s radical decriminalization could shape the future of legal psychedelics

Colorado and Oregon offer distinct windows into how efforts to decriminalize psychedelics and legalize psychedelic medicine may play out in other states.

Fortune

A major medical ethics group just asked the FDA to disqualify data from Elon Musk's Neuralink animal experiments: 'We want the FDA to proactively launch an investigation'

Musk’s brain implants company, Neuralink, is already the subject of a federal investigation.

Reason

The Government Hasn't Learned a Thing From the Baby Formula Shortage

With the FORMULA Act soon to expire, the U.S. baby formula market is about to return to the conditions that left it so vulnerable to a shortage in the first place.

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