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After Baby Formula Scandal, FDA Announces New Unit Focused on Food Safety
Agency will also create a new Center for Excellence in Nutrition to better inform Americans about the nutritional value of everyday foods
Biden to Lift COVID-19 Emergencies in May
Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
However, sellers and traffickers of hard drugs will still face criminal prosecution
Utah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health Care for Minors
American Civil Liberties Union of Utah responded by saying the law violated due process and constitutional equal protection rights
COVID-19 Pandemic at a Tipping Point: WHO
Organization's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee met last week to discuss COVID-19
FDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
Draft recommendations around the new policy center on 'individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV'
In a First, Medicaid Extends Coverage to Prison Inmates
Care would begin 90 days before someone is scheduled to be released, offering supports that do not currently exist
FDA Says No to Regulating CBD Products as Supplements
How to regulate CBD supplements has become a pressing public health concern as the popularity of CBD supplements has exploded in the United States
Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID-19 Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
Committee members also weighed a proposal to streamline the dosing schedule for COVID-19 vaccines by turning them into annual shots
Top FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
Frank Yiannas' role included developing policies on food safety and responding to outbreaks, but the infant formula shortage posed the greatest challenge
