Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), and veterinary products. [ Wikipedia → ]
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FDA approves generic Truvada — but there’s a catch
Friday, June 9, 2017The move took advocates by surprise, since it wasn't expected until 2021. However, the announcement has led to confusion about how soon it might be available. -
Outrageous: Trump wants to cut $300 million in HIV/AIDS funding
Wednesday, March 29, 2017The White House sent a document to Congress asking for funding cuts that could drastically harm people's access to life-saving medications. -
FDA investigates: Is your e-cigarette going to explode in your mouth?
Wednesday, January 4, 2017There are dozens of reports of devices that have combusted, overheated or caught fire and injured users. -
Revealing data shows huge racial divide in HIV prevention meds usage
Tuesday, June 21, 2016Whites make up 27% of new U.S. HIV cases but 75% of current PrEP consumers. -
Exhibition showcases gay donors’ banned blood
Thursday, August 13, 2015Sculpture uses blood from nine gay, bisexual, and transgender men to protest FDA ban. -
FDA releases plan to end lifetime ban on gay, bisexual blood donors
Tuesday, May 12, 2015Under the proposal, the current blanket ban on donations from gay and bisexual men would be replaced with a policy barring donations from men who have had sex with men in the last year. -
FDA favors ending lifetime ban on blood donations from gay, bisexual men
Tuesday, December 23, 2014The FDA says it favors ending the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, replacing it with a policy barring donations from men who have had sex with men in the… -
Lawmakers call on HHS to end ban on blood donations from gay, bisexual men
Monday, December 15, 2014Eighty congressional lawmakers sent a letter Monday to Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, calling for the Department to replace the FDA's lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men… -
FDA advisory panel has no plans to reconvene, vote on ending gay blood ban
Sunday, December 14, 2014The Blood Products Advisory Committee will not reconvene to continue discussions or to recommend that the FDA end its lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men. -
FDA advisers mull changes to lifetime ban on gay blood donors
Tuesday, December 2, 2014Health advisers have concerns about lifting a nationwide ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, despite growing pressure from gay rights advocates, medical experts and blood banks.
Further Reading
FDA approves generic Truvada — but there's a catch
Outrageous: Trump wants to cut $300 million in HIV/AIDS funding
Kim Davis' lawyer: Police traumatized by walking in blood from gay Pulse victims
FDA investigates: Is your e-cigarette going to explode in your mouth?
France ends ban on gay, bisexual men donating blood, with a catch
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