Monday, June 13, 2022: Life Sciences

The Biden administration is eyeing a policy change to push tobacco companies to cut nicotine levels in cigarettes sold in the U.S. to nonaddictive levels. The move would be the government’s biggest step to curb smoking since the Master Settlement Agreement in 1998....

Monday, June 13, 2022: Life Sciences

Sanofi SA and GSK PLC said a late-stage trial showed their experimental COVID-19 booster shot activated a substantial boost in antibodies against several variants — including omicron BA.1 and BA.2 — compared to its first-generation booster shot. Sanofi and GSK also...

Monday, June 13, 2022: Life Sciences

An Associated Press review of federal records found that U.S. regulators did not inspect the three biggest baby formula manufacturers in 2020, as the onset of the pandemic disrupted the typical annual cadence of site visits. Following a two-year lapse in inspections...

Monday, June 13, 2022: Mental Health

A group of 20 senators released a bipartisan gun safety deal that includes funding for a nationwide expansion of community mental health clinics that provide 24/7 mental health crisis response, substance abuse treatment, and other services. The clinics would be...

Friday, June 10, 2022: Life Sciences

The House passed a bill to reauthorize drug industry fees to help fund the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the next five years. The package includes measures to overhaul the agency’s accelerated approval process, increase diversity in clinical trials and...