Topic: Janet Woodcock

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the administration of third doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for people with compromised immune systems.

The acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general to review the agency's approval of a new Alzheimer's drug. 

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is proposing a ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes in the United States.

The Biden administration has approved for abortion medication to be dispensed through the mail during the coronavirus pandemic.

The emergence of new variants could require a quick pivot on the part of pharmaceutical and medical device companies, to help stay one step ahead of COVID-19.

Johnson & Johnson has submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration for regulators to give its coronavirus vaccine emergency use authorization.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered drugmakers to remove all prescription and over-the-counter products containing the agent ranitidine from the market immediately due to possible contamination.

Concerns are growing that the safety and efficacy of imported medical supplies might deteriorate now that the United States has halted inspections at foreign drug manufacturing facilities.

Sunscreen protects skin from the sun's harmful rays, reducing risk for some cancers, but studies suggest users of these suntan lotions and oils likely absorb several of their active chemical ingredients.

Levels of possible cancer-causing chemicals in metformin diabetes medications are under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.