“If the particulate matter enters the blood vessels, it can travel to various organs and potentially block blood vessels in the heart, lungs or brain, leading to serious complications such as stroke or even death ,” the statement said. This drug is used to deal with the lowering of blood pressure under anesthesia.

Liberty-based Vitti Labs, a human tissue bank, is suing the Food and Drug Administration over how the agency is regulating a product derived from umbilical cords. Vitti filed a lawsuit against the FDA on Jan. 7, challenging how it classifies a Vitti Labs product called Cordgraft.

US berry-related outbreaks of intestinal viruses such as hepatitis A and norovirus have been linked to imported rather than domestic fresh and frozen berries.

Zyn products will be allowed to stay on the market after federal health officials said Thursday that the popular nicotine pouches can help adult smokers cut back or switch completely.

This product was previously known as Aunt Jemima’s Pancake and Waffle Mix. Of the 11 states issued a recall, Kansas was among them. Here’s what you need to know. Pearl Milling Co.'s Original ...

The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens for drug-resistant TB. The trials are using two fairly new drugs— bedaquiline and delamanid. The medicines were first brought to the market in 2012 and 2013 and were the first new medications for TB in almost 50 years.

Red Dye No. 3 has been used in food and medicine since the 1960s. The FDA is changing its tune and research shows the dye I slinked to several health risks including cancer. Dr. Natalie Gentile joined us to talk more about its potential ban.

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first Senate confirmation hearing, the chaos at the NIH and with federal research funding, new dosages for an Alzheimer’s drug, a major tuberculosis outbreak, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.

Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump's health secretary.

Schools that receive Title I funding — and there are hundreds in both Kansas and Missouri — are left wondering about hundreds of millions of dollars in funding. They aren't the only groups uncertain of what's next.

Super Bowl LIX will see the Philadelphia Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs! If you're experiencing déjà vu, you're not alone. The pair faced off in the 2023 Super Bowl, kicking off the Chiefs ...