Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: FDA

Thousands protest for “abortion pill” at D.C. Women’s March (includes video...

This year, the annual Women's March on Washington, D.C. did not fight for generalities, but instead focused on one very specific demand. The protest's...

Newsbreak January 8, 2024

The University of Michigan and the University of Washington will face off in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship. Fort Lauderdale is recovering...

FDA approves Narcan, opioid-overdose medication (includes video story)

The Federal Food and Drug Administration has approved Narcan, the first antidote for opioid overdose that can be accessed without a prescription. Narcan is...

Is Miami water safe to drink? The final verdict

You’re sitting in chemistry class. Your professor teaches you that a water molecule is two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen (H2O). Everything else...

U.S. administers the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11...

The directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed off on Pfizer- BioNtech’s lower-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to...

Newsbreak October 29, 2021

President Biden arrives in Europe and his first official stop is with Pope Francis at the Vatican. The FDA is expected to give emergency-use...

Newsbreak October 27, 2021

An 18-year-old murder victim from Miramar is honored with a candlelight vigil just days after his death. Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz is back behind...

Kids’ COVID vaccine one step closer to reality (includes video story)

Twenty-eight million children between five and 11 years old may be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as the coming week. Tomorrow, an FDA...

Vaccine boosters mean expanded eligibility (includes video story)

COVID is still looming and the efforts to get every eligible American vaccinated are still going strong. But health experts believe that boosters can...

FDA advisors vote unanimously for booster dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine...

In the battle against COVID-19, vaccine advisers to the FDA voted unanimously to recommend an emergency authorization of a booster dose for some adults. This...