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Nursing Homes Will Receive Fast, Cheap COVID Tests — With a Catch
Experts say the administration’s approach with antigen tests could add cost and risk for the most vulnerable patients.
Trump’s FDA Grants Drug Company Exclusive Claim on Promising COVID-19 Medication
The claim is a potential windfall for the company that could put the drug out of reach for many Americans.
The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases
The FDA could change its rules to speed things up, but hasn’t.
Missteps at the CDC Have Set Back Its Ability to Detect Spread of Coronavirus
The CDC designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to figure out a fix so state and local labs could use it.
What Will It Take to Rid Our Store Shelves of BPA and Other Dangerous Chemicals?
U.S. regulatory agencies are pushing to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science.
FDA Approved HIV Prevention Drug Without Clearing for Use by Cisgender Women
While the drug has been shown to be highly effective for cisgender women, it is used mostly by affluent white men.
Factory Farm Conditions Are Unhealthy for Animals and Bad for People, Too
An increase in life-threatening antibiotic resistance is one of many public health crises caused by factory farming.
Meet Brett Giroir, the Anti-Choice Advocate Temporarily in Charge of the FDA
Giroir’s role at the FDA could have a detrimental effect on reproductive health policy.
There Are 2,000 Untested Chemicals in Packaged Foods — and It’s Legal
The current U.S. policy on food additives, written in 1958, has since been co-opted by corporations.
Trump’s EPA Is Letting “Forever Chemicals” Into Our Food, Experts Say
Public health watchdogs said the government must take swift action to limit human exposure to PFAS chemicals.