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Hims to cut 4% of workforce amid ban on weight-loss drug copies
Telehealth platform Hims & Hers said on Friday it will cut 68 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, as it adjusts to a U.S ...
Baby food from NC grocery store recalled due to possible lead contamination
The recalled items have “the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead” and have since been removed from ...
Seattle weight loss patients fret over FDA limits on off-brand drugs
As the Food and Drug Administration clamps down on off-brand weight loss medications, Seattle-area residents are stocking up ...
Over-the-counter drug for condition that 15M women get a year is linked to cancer
UTIs are among the most common infections worldwide, affecting some 15 million women a year. Phenazopyridine, sold under brand names such as Azo and Uristat, is used to treat the pain, burning and ...
China investigating former head of food and drug watchdog
Bi Jingquan, former head of the now-defunct China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), is being investigated for suspected ...
Pet food sold at Walmart, other retailers recalled because of potential salmonella
Spectrum Brand Pets is voluntarily recalling one of its reptile food products due to potential salmonella contamination, ...
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A rare disease drug is rejected, even as the FDA talks about new approval pathway
Instead of approving Stealth BioTherapeutics' drug for Barth syndrome, the FDA withheld its endorsement, but decided it may ...
Popular over-the-counter drug linked to cancer
A drug commonly used in treatment for urinary tract infections may carry a risk of cancer, according to a recent study.