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A decongestant pill containing phenylephrine is displayed for a photograph in Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jonathan Poet)

FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. stands outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. Eli Lilly has launched a unique website to connect U.S. patients seeking obesity treatment to doctors, dieticians and its new weight-loss drug, Zepbound. The drugmaker said Thursday, Jan 4, 2024, it will use the site, called LillyDirect, to pair visitors with third-party mail-order pharmacies for prescriptions and to care providers through a virtual medical weight-loss clinic. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Federal officials approve use of Eli Lilly obesity drug Zepbound for treating sleep apnea

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A closeup of a beam scale is seen in New York on April 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

FDA says knockoff versions of Lilly obesity drug must come off the market

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Canadian certified organic farm-raised King Salmon filets are placed on a tray in a store in Fairfax, Va., April 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FDA updates the definition of ‘healthy’ foods

By Jonel Aleccia - Associated Press

A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. stands outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

FDA says knockoff versions of Lilly obesity drug must come off the market

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

$\Varieties of disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices manufactured by EB Design, formerly known as Elf Bar, are displayed at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)$

Supreme Court scrutinizes details of FDA’s rejection of marketing for flavored vapes

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Conflicts and red tape at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Conflicts of interest at FDA must be confronted

By Michael Astrue

Packages of Colgate and Tom's of Maine toothpaste are seen Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at a store in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Joel Page) **FILE**

FDA says water infected with bacteria was used to make Tom’s of Maine toothpaste

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Bimbo bread is displayed on a shelf of a supermarket in Anaheim, Calif., on April 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Files)

Bakery that makes Sarah Lee and Entenmann’s breads pushes back on FDA sesame warning

By Jonel Aleccia - Associated Press

A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. appears outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

FDA says shortage ends for Eli Lilly weight loss and diabetes drug

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

People gather for the March for Reproductive Justice on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in downtown Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) ** FILE **

Deaths of two pregnant women in Georgia reopens debate about safety of abortion pills

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

(AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Nearly 2,000 drug manufacturing plants overdue for FDA inspections after COVID delays, AP finds

By Matthew Perrone and Nicky Forster - Associated Press

Melanie Salazar of the group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, holds up a mock box of pills in front of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. At stake in Tuesday's arguments is the ease of access to a medication used last year in nearly two-thirds of U.S. abortions. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

States claim economic harm from abortion pill; case revived after doctors’ legal loss

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Republicans, Democrats push approval of psychedelic treatment for vets, but critics warn of risks

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices, Dec. 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA approves first nasal spray for severe allergic reactions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Heroic Hearts Project, Jesse Gould adds 22 dog tags signifying the number of veterans estimated to die by suicide in one day, at a memorial paying tribute to the estimated 150,000 veterans who have lost their lives to suicide over the past 20 years, displayed near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 10, 2024. (Michael Schoen/Heroic Hearts Project via AP)

Veterans asked for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. Makers of thousands of medical tests that have long escaped oversight will have to show that they deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by the testing industry. The regulation finalized Monday, April 29, 2024 brings tests developed by laboratories under control of the FDA, which has warned that the multibillion-dollar industry poses growing risks to patients. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Sick of waiting for FDA, U.S. states target food additives banned in Europe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This illustration provided by Reynolds American in June 2024, shows packaging for the Vuse Alto e-cigarette. The U.S. The Food and Drug Administration authorized sales of Vuse Alto, the best-selling e-cigarette, on Thursday, July 18, 2024, allowing Reynolds American to keep its reusable e-cigarette on the market for years to come. (Reynolds American via AP)

FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Drug shortages in America due to China illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

A perfect storm for drug shortages in U.S.

By Nick Iacovella

FDA OKs first menthol e-cigarettes, citing potential to help adult smokers

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press