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The FDA announces that it has approved the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for youths between the ages of 12 and 17.
2022-08-19

The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, becoming the first vaccine to be approved for children in the United States.
2021-10-29

The Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for Eli Lilly and Company's combination antibody therapy bamlanivimab-etesevimab for use in COVID-19 positive adults and children aged 12 and older who are at high risk of severe disease.
2021-02-9

The United States Food and Drug Administration approves the Merck & Co. drug, Bridion, that reverses the effects of muscle relaxants used during surgery.
2015-12-15

The United States Food and Drug Administration approves marketing of a cooling cap system to reduce hair loss in female breast cancer patients during chemotherapy. The DigniCap scalp cooling system, a product first available in Sweden in the 1990s, produces near-freezing temperatures that make it harder for cancer-fighting drugs to reach and harm hair follicles. [https:--www.usnews.com-news-politics-articles-2015-12-08-fda-clears-cold-cap-to-save-hair-during-breast-cancer-chemo (AP via U.S. News and World Report)] [http:--www.fda.gov-NewsEvents-Newsroom-PressAnnouncements-ucm476216.htm (FDA)] [http:--www.dignicap.com-dignitana-fda-clearance- (DigniCap)]date=August 2019
2015-12-8

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration orders R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to stop further U.S. sale and distribution of four cigarette products because they may be more dangerous than similar older cigarettes.
2015-09-15

A study released by the University of California, San Diego shows that vitamin D increases the chances of survival in patients suffering from breast cancer.
2014-03-7

Australian rock singer Chrissy Amphlett (Divinyls – "I Touch Myself"), dies at the age of 53 from breast cancer and multiple sclerosis.
2013-04-21

The US Food and Drug Administration bans all milk, fruit and vegetables imports from areas of Japan near the Fukushima plant.
2011-03-22

Surgeons at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia inject a spinal cord injury patient with embryonic stem cells in an experiment approved by United States Food and Drug Administration.
2010-10-11