FDA moves to expand sunscreen options, proposing ingredient used in Asia and Europe

The FDA has proposed adding bemotrizinol, a new sunscreen ingredient, to the U.S. approval list, which could expand consumer ...

FDA approves first at-home device for depression. What is it?

The FDA has approved Flow Neuroscience's at-home brain stimulation device to treat depression, offering an alternative to ...

FDA proposes adding sunscreen ingredient commonly used in other parts of the world to list of permitted products

A new proposal from the US Food and Drug administration would allow sunscreens in the United States to include bemotrizinol ...

FDA reviewing safety of RSV drugs for infants, no incidents reported

Federal regulators have begun a safety review of two RSV medicines used to protect infants, even though no safety problems ...

Testosterone levels have declined in men. Here's what the FDA wants to do about it

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with FDA Commissioner Martin Makary about the decline in testosterone in men in the U.S. and what ...

FDA Examines Possible Adult Deaths From Covid Shots in Probe

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether Covid-19 vaccines caused deaths in adults, as part of a safety ...

FDA proposes allowing sunscreen ingredient already used in Europe and Asia

Bemotrizinol, a broad-spectrum chemical sunscreen ingredient, has long been used abroad. Experts say it offers better ...

FDA Head In Hot Water For Reportedly Delaying Abortion Pill Review Until After Midterms

Following a pressure campaign from anti-abortion groups, Makary and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

FDA approves first new antibiotics to treat gonorrhea in decades, with hope to combat drug resistance

For the first time in decades, the US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new antibiotics to fight gonorrhea. The ...