Florida mom demands clearer label on marijuana edibles after child winds up in hospital A Florida mom is urging stricter packaging regulations on THC products after her 6-year-old daughter allegedly ate a Faded Fruits cannabis-infused gummy thinking it was candy.
Teen girls drove increase in suspected suicide attempts during pandemic, CDC report finds Young girls drove significant increases in emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts over the last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Drop in routine childhood vaccinations during coronavirus may spur increase in preventable illness, CDC warns A marked decline in routine childhood vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic may lead to an increase in preventable diseases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Thursday.
2 FDA committee members resign over Biogen Alzheimer's drug approval Fallout over the FDA’s recent decision to grant Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug accelerated approval has seen two advisory panel members resign.
Moderna seeks COVID-19 vaccine authorization for teens Moderna announced on Thursday that it had requested the FDA grant emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents.
More than 170 Houston hospital workers suspended over refusing vaccine More than 170 health care workers at a Houston, Texas, hospital were reportedly suspended for two weeks without pay for choosing to not get the coronavirus vaccine by the hospital’s Monday deadline, which the hospital requires of its workers.
Who should take new Alzheimer's drug? Expert weighs in After the Food and Drug Administration granted approval to the first Alzheimer’s drug in nearly two decades, Biogen's Aduhelm (aducanumab), doctors are left triaging patient calls in a bid to find the appropriate patient with a mild, early course of disease.
FDA OK's Biogen's Alzheimer's drug: What is Accelerated Approval? The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug albeit to mixed reviews.
Pfizer lowers COVID-19 vaccine doses for younger kids in clinical trial Pfizer said it has selected lower dosages of its COVID-19 vaccine for Phase 2/3 portions of its clinical trial involving kids younger than 11 than the volume given to shot recipients ages 12 and older.
COVID-19 vaccine trials in kids 5 and up begin Seven-year-old Russell Bright squeezed his dad’s hand tightly as tests of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine started Monday in Louisiana for children ages 5 through 11.
