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September 21, 2022
A 10-page FDA report offers an account of what led to the shortage, which forced the airlifting of powdered formula…
Monkeypox Vaccine theGrio.com
August 31, 2022
The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain.
rebound COVID theGrio.com
August 2, 2022
After Biden tested positive after testing negative and coming out of isolation, some may have questions about rebound cases and…
BabyFormulaShortageDiversifyEmptyShelf, theGrio.com
July 6, 2022
The FDA will help overseas producers temporarily selling in the U.S. to meet existing regulatory requirements so they can stay…
LPN Yokasta Castro, theGrio.com
June 29, 2022
The panel voted 19-2 that COVID-19 boosters should contain some version of the super-contagious omicron variant.
Pro choice protestors, theGrio.com
June 27, 2022
Kristi Noem said doctors, not their patients, would likely be prosecuted for knowing violations of laws on abortion pills.
June 16, 2022
The FDA has approved a drug that is set to provide some relief for adults battling severe alopecia areata.
June 16, 2022
Abbott Nutrition will pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just restarted after being closed for several…
Mother feeding baby formula theGrio.com
June 12, 2022
The shortage of baby formula has only exacerbated an ongoing struggle for families on WIC to find the best formula…
June 5, 2022
The shutdown of the largest formula factory in the country led to the supply problems that forced parents to seek…
June 5, 2022
The new drug, which targets a protein that drives breast cancer growth, is Enhertu, an antibody-chemotherapy combo given by IV.
May 25, 2022
Head of the FDA faced fury from House lawmakers over months of delays investigating problems at the nation's largest baby…
Shantel Collins, theGro.com
May 18, 2022
The Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan is the largest in the United States and the source of leading brands like…
May 5, 2022
It took trips over state lines, navigating roads and laws, for a South Dakota mother of two to get abortion…
April 30, 2022
The FDA's recently proposed ban on menthol cigarettes prompts researchers to call out the history advertisements targeting Black communities.
April 29, 2022
While the proposed ban is years in the making, some expressed concerns it could negatively impact Black people through policing.
April 28, 2022
Menthol cigarette brands are going to be phased out by the FDA and they've finally announced a specific plan to…
March 29, 2022
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older.
Moderna thegrio.com
March 19, 2022
Moderna said its request for an additional dose was based on “recently published data“ following the rise of Omicron.
LPN Yokasta Castro, theGrio.com
November 19, 2021
Pfizer and Moderna announced that the Food and Drug Administration opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults.