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Rosa Castro is tested for coronavirus at a mobile COVID-19 testing unit, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Lawrence, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

FDA approves diagnostic test to distinguish between flu and COVID-19

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

This Aug. 2, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. The U.S. government isn’t doing routine food inspections because of the partial federal shutdown, but checks of the riskiest foods are expected to resume next week. The FDA said Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, that it's working to bring back about 150 employees to inspect riskier foods such as cheese, infant formula and produce. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FDA is warning people not to use nine hand sanitizers due to toxic ingredients

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

FILE - This Oct. 14, 2015 file photo shows the Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md. On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, the FDA said it has sent warning letters to three companies for marketing adulterated and misbranded COVID-19 antibody tests. The companies targeted by FDA include: Medakit Ltd. of Hong Kong, Antibodiescheck.com of the United Arab Emirates and Sonrisa Family Dental D.B.A. My COVID19 Club of Chicago. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

US warns 3 companies over illegal at-home COVID-19 tests

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

Impact of abortion drugs on women and the environment illustration by The Washington Times

Is the push for chemical abortion hurting the environment?

By Kristan Hawkins

In this April 9, 2020, photo, a chemist displays hydroxychloroquine tablets in New Delhi, India. A new peer-reviewed study suggests the drug may help in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) **FILE**

US revokes emergency use of drugs touted by Trump vs. virus

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

In this April 9, 2020, photo, a chemist displays hydroxychloroquine tablets in New Delhi, India. A new peer-reviewed study suggests the drug may help in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) **FILE**

U.S. revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine, malaria drugs vs. coronavirus

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they ride the subway in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, June 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Accuracy still unknown for many coronavirus tests rushed out

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

This image made available by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, May 28, 2020 shows a label for the drug metformin. U.S. health regulators are telling five drugmakers to recall versions of the widely used diabetes medication after testing revealed elevated levels of a contaminant linked to cancer in several lots. (FDA via AP)

FDA finds contamination in several brands of diabetes drug

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump opens a box containing a 5-minute test for COVID-19 from Abbott Laboratories as Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speaks about the coronavirus, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Federal health officials are warning about potential accuracy problems with the rapid test for COVID-19 used at thousands of hospitals, clinics and testing sites across the U.S., including the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House coronavirus test accuracy questioned by FDA

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Illustration on the true nature of Communist China by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

China is now a dangerous adversary of the United States

By Jenny Beth Martin

FILE - This file image provided by The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows SARS-CoV-2 (orange) the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (green) cultured in the lab. A new type of coronavirus test offers a cheaper, quicker way to screen for infections, moving the U.S. toward the kind of mass screening that experts say is essential to returning millions of Americans to school and work. But the first so-called antigen test _ announced Saturday, may 9, 2020 by the Food and Drug Administration _ is not quite the kind sought by top government health officials. It is less accurate than the current gold standard for testing and can only be run on specialized equipment. (NIAID-RML via AP)

Antigen coronavirus test possible step toward mass screening

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Anthony Fauci enters coronavirus quarantine

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 10, 2020, file photo, pallets of medical personal protective equipment are unloaded from a Chinese cargo plane at the Los Angeles International airport. On Thursday, May 7, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration revoked U.S. medical authorization from respirator masks made by more than 60 Chinese manufacturers after they failed to meet standards needed to protect health care workers, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

US pulls permission for Chinese masks found defective

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listens as President Donald Trump holds a meeting about the coronavirus response with Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House to direct supply of COVID drug amid access fears

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2019, file photo, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks at a news conference in Martinsburg, W.Va. Morrisey announced Monday, May 4, 2010, that West Virginia has reached a $3.9 million settlement with Johnson &amp; Johnson in a lawsuit over the company's marketing of a surgical mesh used to treat pelvic conditions in women. (Matthew Umstead/The Herald-Mail via AP, File)

Johnson & Johnsons settles West Virginia pelvic mesh lawsuit

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 14, 2020 file photo, a woman holds her hand out to have blood collected for COVID-19 antibodies at a drive-thru site in Hempstead, N.Y. U.S. regulators on Monday, May 4 pulled back a decision that allowed scores of coronavirus blood tests to hit the market without first providing proof that they worked. The Food and Drug Administration said it took the action because some sellers have made false claims about the tests and their accuracy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

US to rein in flood of virus blood tests after lax oversight

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, rubber stoppers are placed onto filled vials of the investigational drug remdesivir at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. Given through an IV, the medication is designed to interfere with an enzyme that reproduces viral genetic material. (Gilead Sciences via AP)

US allows use of 1st drug shown to help virus recovery

By MATTHEW PERRONE and MARILYNN MARCHIONE - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

VA defends use of unproven drug on veterans for coronavirus

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, a vial of the investigational drug remdesivir is visually inspected at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. On Wednesday, the company says its experimental antiviral drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major U.S. government study that put it to a strict test. (Gilead Sciences via AP) ** FILE **

Gilead Sciences reports promising early results in COVID-19 trial using remdesivir

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times