• FDA moves to regulate some tests it says may be unreliable

    The FDA has finalized a divisive plan to regulate some lab tests, including those used to diagnose cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, over concerns about reliability and risk to patients.

  • Illinois set to mandate a strict food additive ban

    (The Center Square) – Some Illinois lawmakers want to supersede the federal government when it comes to banning food additives. A measure moving through Springfield would ban several additives, including brominated vegetable oil and red dye number 3. California recently passed a similar ban, but if enacted, Illinois would have one of the strictest food additive bans in the country under Illinois Senate Bill 2637. “It is time we protect the health of Illinoisans,...

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    Haeran Ryu Leads Headed into Final Round at The Chevron Championship

    Play resumed at The Chevron Championship on Sunday morning at 7:01 a.m. CT, with players returning to where they marked their balls on Saturday before

  • Travis Head leads SRH’s assault again to sink Delhi Capitals

    Before Saturday, only twice had more than 84 runs been scored by a team in the powerplay in this IPL. Travis Head alone made that many in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s innings by the time the first six overs were done on Saturday. So breathtaking was the assault by the in-form opening combination of Head (89, 32 balls, 11x4, 6x6) and Abhishek Sharma (46, 12 balls, 2x4, 6x6) that 125 runs came in the powerplay against a shell-shocked Delhi Capitals bowling attack at the Arun Jaitley Stadium – the highest...

  • FDA Brings Lab Tests Under Federal Oversight In Bid To Improve Accuracy And Safety

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule to regulate medical tests that

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    FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by the testing industry. The regulation finalized Monday by the Food and Drug Administration will gradually phase in oversight of new tests developed by laboratories, a multibillion-dollar industry that regulators say poses growing risks to Americans. The goal is to ensure that new...

  • FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

    By MATTHEW PERRONE (AP Health Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by the testing industry. The regulation finalized Monday by the Food and Drug Administration will gradually […]

  • FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by the testing industry. The regulation finalized Monday by the Food and Drug Administration will gradually phase in oversight of new tests […]

  • Bird Flu in Milk? Early Tests Spark Caution, But FDA Reassures Consumers

    The FDA has found that 20% of pasteurized milk samples contain bird flu residues, revealing milk supply chain contamination.

  • Edinburgh crash leads to rush hour misery for motorists heading into the city this morning

    Traffic delays have been reported this morning at a main route into Edinburgh after an early morning crash at a busy junction. Edinburgh Traffic News has this morning reported that a road traffic collision on Queensferry Road eastbound, at the Clermiston Road North junction, is causing delays from Burnshot. While, AA Traffic News has said that the junction is partially blocked and has caused queuing traffic heading into the City. It estimates that the current travel time is around 14 minutes.

  • Nursing home operators push back against Biden’s new staffing mandates

    Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday that the Biden administration has finalized the first-ever minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes.  The move comes after the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw advocates for the elderly reporting poor living conditions for residents in which they’d go hours without meals and water and were not kept properly clean. […]