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House Republicans call for Biden administration to address nationwide baby formula shortage

EXCLUSIVE: More than 100 House Republicans are calling on the Biden administration and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately address the ongoing baby formula shortage that has left parents scrambling to feed their infants. 

Biden's baby formula shortage crisis is more proof they don't care about our kids

What would you do if you couldn’t feed your baby? This is a question parents across America are facing as the country continues to grapple with a baby formula shortage.

We need a 21st century Marshall Plan to stop taking China's drugs

Today, Communist China dominates the global active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and precursor chemicals, antibiotics, and vitamin markets, leaving patients and policymakers—or even trained pharmacists like me—with very little visibility into the messy supply chain of essential medicines.

Maryland mom of 4 kids, including 10-month-old twins, is desperate for baby formula

A Maryland mom of four children, including 10-month-old twins, is having a terrible time trying to find enough baby formula for her little ones — and she's really angry at the administration. Fox News Digital spoke to Kayla Zurenko of Calvert County, Maryland.

States need more resources to meet expected demand for crisis hotline reboot: report

Approximately 17% of current Lifeline calls last year were abandoned before a caller could get help, while 41% of texts and 73% of online chats were left unanswered.

Baby formula shortage alarms mothers: 'On the verge of a public health crisis'

Mother of two and breast cancer survivor, Alana Cottrill, is warning the baby formula shortage could spiral into a 'public health crisis' on 'Fox & Friends'

Baby formula shortage sends Tennessee mom of 8-month-old into a 'panic': 'I broke down'

Wynter Balthrop, the mother of Blakely, an eight-month-old girl in Gallatin, Tennessee, is worried about the baby formula shortage across the country right now, she told Fox News Digital. Little Blakely is on Enfamil’s Nutramigen formula — which is a hypoallergenic variety; it's been very hard to find.

Connecticut reports its first case of tick-borne Powassan virus in 2022: What to know

The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced this Wednesday of the state’s first reported Powassan virus infection in 2022, a rare tickborne virus

Pediatrician's plea to parents: Do NOT make your own baby formula

Amid today's baby formula shortage, Sarah Adams, M.D., FAAP, a pediatrician at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio, urged parents and caregivers against giving their infants homemade formula. Here's why.

North Carolina food bank describes 'definite' impact of baby formula shortage

The baby formula shortage in the U.S. is negatively impacting some food banks and pantries that serve lower-income clients. Derrick Williams, operations manager for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina in Raleigh, N.C., said its food bank is "definitely being impacted" by the shortage. Meanwhile, a pediatrician warns parents against trying to make their own infant formula at home.