Food Drug Administration

Pig Organ Transplants Inch Closer With Testing In The Dead

Researchers at New York University transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month.
By Lauran Neergaard, AP

Nancy Pelosi Suggests Criminal Penalties For Baby Formula Shortage

Democrats also announced new legislation aimed at relieving the problem, which is affecting families around the country.
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Rare Cases Of COVID Returning Pose Questions For Pfizer Pill

A small number of COVID-19 patients are relapsing after taking Pfizer's antiviral pill, raising questions about the drug at the center of the U.S. response effort.
By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP

Pfizer Hopes To Submit Little-kid Vaccine Data By Early June

Pfizer is testing three extra-small doses of its vaccine in children under 5 after two shots didn't prove quite strong enough.
By The Associated Press, AP

FDA Authorizes Second COVID Booster For Those 50 And Older

This fourth coronavirus vaccine dose would be optional, and federal health officials aren't currently recommending it for everyone in this age group.
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US Surgeons Transplant Pig Heart Into Human Patient

“It was either die or do this transplant. I want to live. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice,” 57-year-old patient David Bennett said a day before the surgery,
By Carla K. Johnson, AP

Moderna Says Its Low-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Works For Kids 6 To 11

Children who received the vaccine developed virus-fighting antibodies similar to levels that young adults produce after full-strength shots, Moderna said.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP

FDA's New Guidelines Ask Food Companies To Use Less Salt

The guidelines seek to lower the amounts of salt used in condiments, cereals, french fries and potato chips.
By CANDICE CHOI, AP

Merck Asks FDA To Authorize Promising Anti-COVID Pill

An antiviral pill that people could take at home to speed recovery could prove groundbreaking, easing the crushing caseload on U.S. hospitals.
By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP

Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Works In Kids Ages 5 To 11

The drugmaker said it will seek emergency use authorization for this age group in the U.S. by the end of the month.
By Associated Press