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Just had COVID? Here’s when you should get a booster.
Why the FDA paused monoclonal antibody treatments
Why at-home antigen tests might be missing early cases of Omicron
The FDA just announced new booster guidelines for kids ages 12 to 15
Who’s checking if your vitamins and supplements are safe?
Is it ok to eat GMO foods? Scientists say ‘yes.’
We don’t know if artificial food dyes cause health risks
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Lorne J. Hofseth/The Conversation
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You can get a COVID booster shot. Here’s what else you need to know.
Is it safe to take expired medication?
What the COVID-19 vaccine booster data still can’t tell us
How the FDA unwittingly helped Theranos dupe America
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Ana Santos Rutschman/The Conversation
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The CDC recommends booster shots for healthcare workers and other at-risk groups
Will Pfizer’s FDA approval spell an uptick in COVID vaccination?
Your favorite sunscreen might have just been recalled
Why the FDA issued a new warning about the J&J vaccine
‘Fugitive dust’ seems to have caused last summer’s salmonella outbreak from peaches
The FDA approved the first new Alzheimer’s drug in nearly 20 years. But does it work?
23andMe Decides It Won’t Automatically Reunite Long Lost Relatives
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may account for 19 percent of US COVID-19 cases in August
All the pros—and cons—of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19
Kids age 12 to 15 can now get vaccinated in the US
The pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine doesn’t mean it’s not safe
Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine blunder is a surprisingly good thing
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Tinglong Dai/The Conversation
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Another food is primed to join the ‘big eight’ allergens
Are ‘clean’ cosmetics better for us than other beauty products?
A novel drug to prevent Lyme disease is now being tested in humans
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine just passed the FDA’s final test
The case for rethinking how we use cancer drugs
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Gunjan Sinha/Undark
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The FDA just green-lit America’s first COVID vaccine
Pfizer’s COVID vaccine just hit a major milestone on its way to FDA authorization
The FDA just okayed a rapid at-home COVID test—but it won’t work for everyone
The US is running out of wasp venom. That’s bad.
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Hannah Hoag/Undark
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A step-by-step guide to grocery shopping during a pandemic
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is now 95 percent effective. Here’s what that actually means.
A second COVID-19 vaccine just reported excellent results. What now?
These are the best COVID-19 treatments right now
President Trump’s COVID-19 treatment includes an experimental antibody cocktail
Keeping older folks out of COVID-19 vaccine trials hurts everyone
The CDC thinks 90 percent of the US could still catch COVID-19
AstraZeneca resumed its COVID-19 vaccine trials after uncovering a mysterious reaction
Oleandrin won’t cure coronavirus
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Cassandra Quave/The Conversation
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We need rapid COVID-19 screening if we want to get back to normal
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Zoë McLaren/The Conversation
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The onions in your kitchen could give you food poisoning
The FDA’s gay and bi blood-donor ban isn’t just stigmatizing—it’s also likely outdated
Scientists are working on at least 135 different coronavirus vaccines
The FDA just pulled popular heartburn drug Zantac due to cancer risk
Don’t take chloroquine to prevent COVID-19
A popular autism drug for children isn’t as safe as its label indicates
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Hannah Furfaro/Spectrum News
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Period underwear may contain troubling chemicals—but the real problem is much bigger
The FDA is fast-tracking a second psilocybin drug to treat depression
When it comes to fitness trackers and health apps, the FDA says you figure it out
Evidence shows Juul illegally marketed vaping as safer than smoking
Another food is primed to join the ‘big eight’ allergens
The FDA asked a supplement company to recall all their products. Here’s what you need to know.
What to know about fecal transplants in the wake of the first death
Everything you need to know about DIY sunscreen
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Charareh Pourzand/The Conversation
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Common dietary supplements linked to miscarriages in rodents
The FDA knows expiration dates are confusing, so they’re changing them
Kratom is all the rage, but this natural supplement can be dangerous
Think you have a concussion? The FDA says there’s not an app for that.
The FDA is finally updating its decades-old mammogram standards
The first new FDA-approved antidepressant in decades goes up your nose
The FDA is questioning the safety of 14 common sunscreen ingredients
Supplements make false claims to prey on people with Alzheimer’s—but the FDA is cracking down