Articles Tagged With: FDA
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Healthcare Workers Likely Will Be Offered New Vaccine
Healthcare workers likely will be offered a new COVID-19 vaccine the FDA is pushing to roll out for this fall and winter. The FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee approved “the inclusion of a SARS-CoV-2 omicron component for COVID-19 booster vaccines in the United States.”
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An Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Could Be a Game-Changer
The application for the first OTC birth control pill in the United States marks a new chapter in the ever-changing reproductive healthcare environment of 2022. In June, Perrigo Company announced its HRA Pharma arm submitted an application to the FDA to approve its progestin-only daily birth control pill, Opill, for OTC status.
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Research Shows High Levels of Interest for OTC Medication Abortion
A recent study that is part of a long-term research project about the possibility of OTC medication abortion found a high interest, among abortion patients, in accessing OTC abortion pills.
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FDA Finalizes Rule on Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Affordable devices could be available for sale later this year.
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EPA, FDA Partner on Safer Medical Device Sterilization
Agencies seek cuts to ethylene oxide emissions, safe alternatives.
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Workers Suffering in Central Sterile Supply
Many healthcare workers in central sterile supply are experiencing pain and ergonomic injuries, particularly as the emphasis on meticulous reprocessing of duodenoscopes has increased due to patient infections and deaths, researchers reported.
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Who Can Receive the Non-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Now?
The FDA recently limited the use of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.
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Two-Dose Novavax Added to List of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the fourth vaccine.
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Biden Signs Executive Order Protecting Reproductive Rights
Action aims to protect access to healthcare services, patient privacy.
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Study Raises Awareness About IUD Perforation
The complication is rare, but the manufacturer updated its safety information.