WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new guidelines aimed at improving treatment options for young children with partial onset seizures (POS). The ...

FDA to issue new vaccine approval guidance amid questions over coronavirus shots. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said his agency plans to release a new framework for vaccine approvals in “coming ...

In 2008, the FDA strongly recommended against giving over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to children who are under age 2. However, rather than requiring manufacturers to warn consumers, the ...

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two ...

FDA’s actions are too little, too late. Organizations that prioritize children’s welfare were quick to react. “Nearly all baby foods on the market already comply with these limits, making ...

The new guidance comes more than a year after lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon puree sickened more than 560 children in the U.S. between October 2023 and April 2024, according to the CDC.

Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy young adults and children will no longer be necessary under new guidelines suggested by the Food and Drug Administration. Top officials for the FDA said they are ...

The Trump administration released a more stringent set of guidelines for approving Covid-19 vaccines, requiring more evidence for new shots for healthy adults and children.

But FDA Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary has defended the guidelines and joined Amna Nawaz to discuss why. ... And we can't keep blaming kids for this problem. At the FDA, ...

On May 29, the CDC updated its COVID vaccination guidelines for children, recommending healthy individuals make shared clinical decisions with their health care provider about taking the vaccine.

When asked about protecting the youngest children from Covid, he said the guidance will address the FDA’s perspective on vaccinating 6-month-old babies who have not yet been exposed to the virus.

It’s really not theirs to do,” Dr. Paul Offit, a pediatrician who serves on the FDA’s vaccine advisory panel, said of the FDA. “The FDA is a regulatory body; the CDC is a recommending body.” ...