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Abbott Strikes Deal With FDA To Reopen Baby Formula Plant At Center Of National Shortage
It could take more than 10 weeks for Abbott Laboratories’ baby formula to reappear on store shelves, the company said.
FDA Rejects Bid To Authorize Cheap Antidepressant As Covid Treatment
Fluvoxamine has been used to treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder for 15 years, but its usefulness as a Covid-19 treatment has yet to be proven, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Fetterman Hospitalized With Stroke—But Campaign ‘Isn’t Slowing Down’
Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful John Fetterman suffered a stroke Friday, but will not put his campaign on hold, according to a statement he released Sunday—two days before Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary.
Abortion-Themed Political Ads Surged After Leaked Roe V. Wade Decision, Study Finds
As the U.S. prepares for the possible end of Roe v. Wade, mentions of abortion have ramped up in both Democratic and Republican ads, according to a report by the Wesleyan Media Project.
Most Americans Don’t Care If People Around Them Mask In Public, Poll Finds
Most Americans aren’t bothered when businesses require them to wear a mask, but also aren’t bothered when people around them choose not to mask, according to a survey published Wednesday by Pew Research Group.
Omicron May Be Less Likely To Cause Smell Loss Than Other Covid Variants, Researchers Say
Smell loss from Covid-19 has been linked to depression symptoms and dementia, researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University said.
Arkansas Governor Who Signed State-Level Abortion Ban Says He’s Against A National Ban
A national abortion ban would be “inconsistent with what we’ve been fighting for for decades,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) told ABC Sunday.
FDA Limits Use Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Due To Blood Clot Risk
Moderna and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines are preferable to Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine because they have significantly milder side effects, the Food and Drug Administration said.
First Pig-To-Human Heart Transplant May Have Failed Due To Pig Virus, Report Says
The first ever pig-to-human heart transplant used a heart infected with a virus that has been linked to previous transplant failures, MIT Technology Review reports.
Teachers’ Union Pushes Facebook Owner Meta To Take Closer Look At ‘Harms’ To Children
The U.S.’s second-largest teachers’ union claims that Meta has done too little to curb content on Facebook and Instagram that the union says has damaged students’ mental health.
