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Byline: MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer

17 Jun

FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting ‘national priorities’

published on June 17, 2025 - 4:54 PM

(AP) — U.S. regulators will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that administration officials deem as promoting “the health

16 Jun

Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

published on June 16, 2025 - 2:16 PM

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plunged Monday after the biotech drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy

16 May

FDA OKs first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

published on May 16, 2025 - 3:07 PM

(AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s and identify patients

24 Feb

FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier

published on February 24, 2025 - 2:43 PM

Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the

15 Jan

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

published on January 15, 2025 - 6:41 AM

(AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine content,

14 Nov

New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions

published on November 14, 2024 - 2:45 PM

Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a

12 Aug

Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments

published on August 12, 2024 - 1:04 PM

Two years ago, Pfizer was the envy of the pharmaceutical world, with more than $100 billion in annual sales from

12 Jun

Senators blast health and law enforcement officials over illegal e-cigarettes used by teens

published on June 12, 2024 - 1:55 PM

Senators on Wednesday blasted top health and law enforcement officials for not doing more to combat the rise of illegal electronic

30 Apr

US challenges ‘bogus’ patents on Ozempic and other drugs in effort to spur competition

published on April 30, 2024 - 2:32 PM

(AP) — Federal regulators are challenging patents on 20 brand name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic, in the

09 Apr

Company that made millions of defective sleep apnea machines ordered to overhaul manufacturing

published on April 9, 2024 - 2:15 PM

The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it

BLOG: SB 7 puts automation on trial, could stall workplace innovation

Posted: June 30, 2025 at 2:42 pm

The California Chamber of Commerce has identified Senate Bill 7
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BLOG: Using fallowed ag land for solar farms opens training, job opportunities for local workers

Posted: at 2:00 pm

In all the talk about the San Joaquin Valley’s groundwater
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