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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a sweeping regulatory move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new safety labeling requirements for all prescription opioid pain medications, aiming to provide clearer …
FDA Orders Overhaul of Opioid Labels Amid New Evidence of Long-Term Risks Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a decisive step aimed at curbing the proliferation of potentially dangerous synthetic opioids, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced recently that it is recommending …
FDA Moves to Restrict Potent Kratom Derivative 7-OH Amid Opioid Abuse Concerns Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended lifting the voluntary clinical hold on Elevidys for ambulatory patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), following a thorough …
FDA Clears Path for Resumed Use of Elevidys Gene Therapy in Ambulatory DMD Patients Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health regulators are investigating the death of an 8-year-old boy who received Elevidys, a gene therapy developed by Sarepta Therapeutics for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare …
FDA Probes Death of Child Linked to Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has opened applications for its next agribusiness trade mission to Mexico City, set for November 3–6. The mission …
USDA Launches Trade Mission to Mexico to Boost Booming Ag Exports and Protect U.S. Livestock Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the termination of the Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) program, a pandemic-era initiative launched under the Biden administration. Secretary of …
Biden-Era Food Program Terminated—USDA Pledges to Honor Existing Farmer Awards Read More
ST. LOUIS, MO — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently unveiled a sweeping plan to modernize food safety enforcement, highlighted by the opening of a state-of-the-art Midwestern Food Safety …
USDA Unveils Bold Food Safety Overhaul With New High-Tech Lab in Missouri Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a sweeping policy shift aligned with President Donald J. Trump’s Energy Dominance agenda, the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced it will eliminate preferential treatment for wind …
Interior Department Ends Favoritism for Wind and Solar, Citing Push for ‘Energy Dominance’ Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — GSK plc recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a prefilled syringe version of SHINGRIX, the company’s vaccine for shingles (herpes zoster). The …
FDA Approves Prefilled Syringe for GSK’s Shingles Vaccine, Streamlining Immunization Process Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday placed Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy trials for limb girdle muscular dystrophy on clinical hold following the deaths of three patients …
FDA Shuts Down Sarepta Gene Therapy Trials After Three Deaths Linked to Liver Failure Read More