HIV prevention drug lenacapavir approved by FDA as twice-yearly injection

HIV prevention drug lenacapavir approved by FDA as twice-yearly injection

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…

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Hong Kong pulls Haribo gummies from stores after cannabis taint in Netherlands

Hong Kong pulls Haribo gummies from stores after cannabis taint in Netherlands

Hong Kong’s food safety watchdog has instructed businesses to temporarily remove Haribo’s gummy products from shelves as a precautionary measure, following reports from the Netherlands of cannabis contamination in certain batches of the popular sweets and an import suspension by Taiwan. In response to the Post’s queries, a government spokesman said on Sunday that while…

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FDA's top inspector abruptly resigns

FDA’s top inspector abruptly resigns

The Food and Drug Administration’s top official overseeing drug and food safety inspections told staff on Monday he has decided to resign from the agency, and multiple federal health officials told CBS News it comes amid frustration from inspectors with the FDA’s new commissioner.   Michael Rogers had worked for the FDA for more than…

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RFK Jr. announces ban on all petroleum-based synthetic food dyes, including red dye No. 40. Here’s what health experts have said about them.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration will phase out all petroleum-based artificial food dyes from the nation’s food supply — a move that is considered a key part of his “Make America healthy again” agenda. In January, before President…

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