A new memo from U.S. health regulators is raising questions about a recent decision to authorize the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adult smokers.
The Associated Press has learned that officials at the Food and Drug Administration were blindsided by a recent policy change allowing more electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches to hit the U.S. market.
The Food and Drug Administration's top drug official is leaving in the latest shake-up at the powerful health agency.
Dr. Marty Makary's resignation from his post atop the Food and Drug Administration is widening a leadership gap that already existed at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration chief.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have repeatedly announced major changes before any new rules have been drafted.
U.S. health regulators have announced their first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers.
President Donald Trump has directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine.
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a request for new warnings on antidepressant drugs, and that's presenting an unusual conflict of interest at the agency.
The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of the schedule.
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a system for approving customized drugs and medical treatments for patients with rare or hard-to-treat diseases.
The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies for new drug approvals.
Federal health officials will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors.
A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs.
New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar.
The Food and Drug Administration says it will remove a long-standing warning from hormone-based drugs used to treat menopause symptoms in women.
The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday amid concerns about his personal conduct.
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing the first round of drugs that will receive drastically expedited reviews at the agency.
Federal health officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill, prompting outrage from abortion opponents.
Walmart says it plans to remove synthetic dyes and 30 other food additives from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027.
A Trump administration decision to repurpose an old chemotherapy drug for autism has surprised many experts — including the physician who recently proposed the idea.
A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules and promoting fringe views about antidepressants and other products.
U.S. health officials are cracking down on an opioid-related ingredient being added to drinks, supplements and other products.
Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics says it won’t comply with a request from U.S. regulators to halt all shipments of its gene therapy.
Conagra Brands, the parent company of Duncan Hines, Slim Jim and other brands, is the latest big food company to say it’s discontinuing the use of artificial dyes.
A Texas law promoting the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda requires first-ever warning labels on certain foods like chips and candies.
The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that align with Trump administration priorities for Americans' health.
Two major food producers say that they will be pulling artificial dyes from their U.S. products starting in 2027.
Elon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm.
Government advisers are split on whether drugmakers should update their COVID-19 vaccines to better protect Americans this fall and winter.
U.S. health officials are announcing an effort to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, citing possible health risks.
The FDA says it will allow three new color additives made from natural sources to be used in the nation's food supply.
The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its vaccine center.
The Food and Drug Administration is again trying to rehire some staffers who were recently fired amid mass layoffs at the agency.
There’s new uncertainty about updated COVID-19 shots this fall after the Trump administration’s handling of a shot from Novavax.
The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office.
A pill used in most U.S. abortions has been ensnared in politics for years, and many Americans wonder whether it will be restricted under the new Republican administration in Washington.
Dr. Mehmet Oz is promising to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Food and Drug Administration nominee Dr. Marty Makary is known for his contrarian views and fiery criticism of traditional medical institutions.
As Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, the nominees offer a preview of how his administration might handle abortion after he repeatedly flip-flopped on the issue on the campaign trail.
Donald Trump's health team picks include a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
Carlsbad Medical Center, in the Pecos Valley in southeastern New Mexico, is the only hospital in town. Carlsbad Medical Center has sued her five times -- and she also has insurance. Carlsbad Medical Center is owned by a large national hospital chain, Community Health Systems Inc., headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. New policies at Carlsbad Medical CenterAfter CNN and The New York Times reached out to Carlsbad Medical Center, the hospital announced a new policy. He said he hopes Carlsbad Medical Center will eventually come to the same conclusion as Mary Washington Hospital in Virginia.