Novo Nordisk is pulling the plug on its partnership with Hims & Hers Health over claims that the telehealth company sold fake versions of the pharmaceutical firm’s weight-loss drug, Wegovy. The Danish drugmaker said Monday that Wegovy will no longer be available on Hims & Hers and that it is ending the collaboration because the San…
By Emma Rumney, Kaylee Kang and Tom Polansek LONDON/NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) -From an office a 15-minute drive from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, one small firm helped import millions of unauthorized Chinese-made vapes last year alone, forming a key link in the supply chain feeding U.S. demand for illegal e-cigarettes. In a little over four years,…
Why FDA approval of new HIV prevention drug is a big deal – CBS News Watch CBS News Decades after an AIDS diagnosis was a death sentence, the FDA approved the first drug that is almost totally effective at preventing the disease. Dr. Jon LaPook joins to discuss what it means. Be the first to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug lenacapavir as a twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV. The drug, called Yeztugo from company Gilead Sciences, was approved Wednesday based on data from clinical trials that showed 99.9% of participants who received it remained HIV negative. Daniel O’Day, Gilead’s chairman and chief executive officer, called…
The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about the harmful effects of products containing tianeptine, also referred to as “gas station heroin” due to its availability in gas station stores. Tianeptine is an opioid alternative prescribed as an antidepressant in some Latin American, Asian and European countries. It is not approved by the…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is calling on companies to phase out all petroleum-based dyes by the end of next year, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced Tuesday. The goal is to replace them with natural alternatives in the U.S. food supply. The FDA will be accelerating the review and approval of some…
Here’s a look at some of the top stories trending online today, April 23. They include the latest news on plans to remove artificial food dyes, the brewing trade war with China over tariffs and much more. Trump approval rating dips; many wary of his wielding of power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds (Reuters) Trump Floats ‘Substantial’…
The Food and Drug Administration is asking the food industry to stop using synthetic food dyes, in a bid to fulfill one of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goals to swap them out with natural alternatives in the U.S. food supply. The FDA’s move stops short of the outright ban that…
The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News, and effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities. The plans have not been finalized and might need congressional action to fully fund, said the officials, who…
4/13: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer and Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari discuss the latest with the U.S. economy. Plus, the FDA’s former top regulator, Dr. Peter Marks, joins. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…